Oh, very cool. I’ll have to check that out, thx man :)

We’re just about to take the plunge and start investing with Vanguard too. They have very cheap management fees and the way the company is structured is very unique and important.

A great blog I read on this stuff is over at http://jlcollinsnh.wordpress.com He’s an already retired and very experienced investor.

haha… “don’t rush the elopement” – haven’t heard that one before ;)

GOOD JOB keeping that emergency fund safe and secure! That’s a wonderful feeling isn’t it? Knowing you always have it just in case? I never advise anyone to start investing until they’ve got most of their debt away and a nice savings cushion for emergencies/etc… You gotta have a solid foundation first before venturing into other more complicated worlds :)

No shame in that, friend! You can keep “investing” your money into your savings account for however long you want :) Piles a money anywhere is still piles of money.

Maybe you should, indeed :) Your brother’s lucky he has you to help watch over and lead him too – you only need to learn this stuff once and then it’s always in your head!

Haha, no – we’re not at the cartoon stage yet. I’m currently getting him hooked on HGTV since all he does is try and eat all his toys when it’s on anyways ;)

haha nice! that’s what everyone told me when I invested in Sirius radio back when it was all new and fresh. but it def. turned out much better! :) only I had a pittance of money back then so me tripling my $100 wasn’t all that impressive, haha… but it was cool to buy a stock for like 25 cents or whatever when you were first learning.

I like that approach a lot.