of money and men
So I’ve got some extra money this month. The first Friday of the month I got my second-to-last paycheck from my previous employer, also known as the University of Kansas.1 The next week, I got my first paycheck (for half a pay period, one week) from my current employer. The week after that — last Friday — I got my last paycheck from my previous employer which included a buyout of my vacation time, making this check roughly equal to a month’s pay. This week, I’ll get my first full check from my current employer.
Therefore, I’m relatively flush with cash. This isn’t a post about how cool I am; I’m looking for some recommendations. I’ve already decided that the extra money is going into savings for a possible down payment on a house somewhere in evolution’s fading empire, but I have my eye on a few things if that doesn’t work:
- A Sirius Stiletto 2 — That’s the Sirius handheld player. I’ve heard some things about weak signal quality, and I don’t even know if I could get signal at all at work, making it rather pointless if I couldn’t.
- An LCD TV — 1080p of course; I don’t need a huge one. I’d be willing to settle for something 40-42″. Recommendations welcome.
- I only divulge the name of my employer after I’ve already left. [↩]
08.28.2008 @ 17:27
One I-Phone for you and one for your brother.
08.28.2008 @ 19:50
Neil that’s pretty thoughtful for you to think of me like that! If you go w/ a TV Sony seems pretty good for an LCD based on what I’ve seen.
08.28.2008 @ 20:07
At the two year t-bill rate (2.17%) unadjusted for inflation, it’s the same as paying $3,350.99 now (or paying $3498 in two years).
Take that $3,350.99 and invest it at the S&P 500 yield rate of 5.89% and (not counting dividends or inflation) take home $3757 in two years. Extend that plan another year and you’ve got $5149.24.
08.28.2008 @ 21:35
Yeah..maybe just an I-pod Touch then. One for Keith too I guess…
08.29.2008 @ 15:54
Two words… 35 Black.