The Fool Makes Me Happy Sometimes

POSTED BY Shan on Oct 24 under The Basics

It’s not very often that I agree with The Motley Fool, but yesterday they published some advice they gleaned from Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, and put it in a nice little piece called 9 Things You Should Do Instead of Buying Stocks, and they are:

Make a will.
Pay off your credit cards.
Get term life insurance [...]

Updated Blog Luv Links

POSTED BY Shan on Oct 17 under The Basics

I noticed that my Blog Luv links are seriously out of date, so I updated them with PF blogs I currently follow. Man, there is a bunch!
If you know of a good blog that you think I’d be interested (such as your own), please let me know and I’ll add it to my links.
I encourage [...]

About This Blog, The Series: Why I Blog

POSTED BY Shan on Sep 11 under About

This is the third post in my About series. In this post, I’ll discuss why I decided to start this blog. You can read the first two posts by clicking the links below:

About me
My story

This blog is the culmination of two activities that I enjoy: writing and personal finance.
Writing
I can claim two activities that I’ve [...]

Personal Finance 101 - No Place for Math

POSTED BY Shan on Aug 27 under The Basics

You didn’t learn how to play an instrument in math class, why would you learn personal finance?
In fact, I’d say that math is more closely tied to reading music than personal finance. When it gets down to it, personal finance is about psychology, sociology, and behavioral studies.
Sure, you have to know math to perform the [...]

Your Ads, They Doth Offend Me

POSTED BY Shan on Aug 21 under The Basics

I’ve had more than one person point out to me that from time to time some ads on The Apostle of the Turtle (TAOTT) are for credit cards, payday loans, and other hideous financial products I loathe.
In the spirit of transparency, I am going to use this post to explain my philosophy behind using ads [...]

About this blog, the series: My Story

POSTED BY Shan on Aug 19 under About

This is the second post in my About series. In this post, you’ll learn about my personal finance story. To read the first post, click here.
Growing up, money was a taboo subject. I never knew how much my dad made or what he did with his money. I always knew that it was none of [...]

About this blog, the series: About me

POSTED BY Shan on Aug 16 under About

This is the first post in a series that make up the About page for this blog. In this post, you’ll find a little bit about who I am.
My name is Shannon, but most people call me Shan. My wife of eight years and I have a brood of four children ranging in age from [...]

First blog series: About The Apostle of the Turtle

POSTED BY Shan on Aug 15 under About

It’s been gnawing at the back of my brain that I don’t have an About page.  I always enjoy reading other blogs’ About pages, and I’m just narcissistic enough to think other people would read my About page and perhaps be inspired to write my biography or erect a statue in my honor.
My problem is [...]

Now on PFBlogs.org!

POSTED BY Shan on Aug 14 under The Basics

You can now find The Apostle of the Turtle on PFBlogs.org, which is an aggregator for personal finance blogs! Be sure to check them out, some of my favorite PF blogs are there.

Build your foundation for financial freedom

POSTED BY Shan on Aug 11 under The Basics

How many times have you told yourself that you’re going to get your finances in order? Perhaps you decided that you need to get out of debt, save for a nest-egg, or maybe you were saving for a major purchase like a vacation. Maybe you’re starting Dave Ramsey’s plan and you’re ready to get that [...]

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