The Best Neighborhoods in Houston to Live in 2023
Don’t let everyone beat you to Space City.
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Don’t let everyone beat you to Space City.
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I never really paid much attention to tile until I had to make so many decisions about it. I think we have seven different types of tile in This Old Victorian. Sure, you can go with your standard grade white subway tile and do ok, but why not grab the…
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Find out the best affordable Bakersfield suburbs. Whether you’re living in Bakersfield or moving to California, consider buying a home in one of these suburbs.
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If you’re looking for a coffee table that will stand the test of time, look no further than the plinth coffee table trend. These tables have literal lasting power given that they’re solid blocks of stone! Low profile yet sculptural, the plinth table can certainly stand (or should I say…
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It’s been rather quiet on the blog of late, but that’s only because things have been nonstop IRL. You know, that whole big offline world. I’m thrilled to announce I’ve photographed the official before and after reveal of This Old Victorian with Domino! I couldn’t be more excited to finally…
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I used to be a collector. I collected trading cards. I collected comic books. I collected pins and stickers and mementos of all sorts. I had boxes of things I’d collected but which essentially served no purpose.
I can’t say I’ve shaken the urge to collect entirely, but I have a much better handle on it than I used to. A few years ago, I sold my comic collection and stopped obsessing over them. Today, I collect three things: patches from the countries I visit, pins from national parks, and — especially — old books about money.
Collecting old money books is fun. For one, it ties to my work. Plus, there’s not a huge demand for money manuals, so there’s not a lot of competition to buy them. (Exception: As much as I’d love a copy of Ben Franklin’s The Way to Wealth, so would a lot of other people. That one is out of my reach.)
One big bonus from collecting old money books is actually reading these books. They’re fascinating. And it’s interesting to trace the development of certain ideas in the world of personal finance.
For instance, there’s this persistent myth of “lost economic virtue”. That is, a lot of people today want to argue that people were better at managing their money in the past. They weren’t. Debt (and poor money skills) has been a persistent problem since well before the United States was founded. It’s not like we, as a society, once had smart money skills and lost them. The way people manage money today is the way they’ve always managed money.
Or there’s the notion of financial independence (and the closely-related topic of early retirement). The standard narrative goes something like this:
When you read old money books, however, you soon realize that FIRE isn’t new. These ideas have been kicking around for a while. Sure, the past decade has seen the systemization and codification of the concepts, but people have been preaching the importance of financial independence for about 150 years. Maybe longer.
Today, using my collection of old money books, let’s take a look at where the notion of financial independence originated.
Also known as the ‘Seven Sisters’ or ‘Postcard Row’, the ‘Painted Ladies’ of San Francisco are without a doubt the Bay City’s most famous houses. The term refers to the row of colorful Victorian and Edwardian houses located at 710â720 Steiner Street in Alamo Square in San Francisco, made famous by their unique appearance, pastel colors […]
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As far as notoriously haunted mansions go, the Winchester Mystery House is the uncontested leader. Located in San Jose, California, the Queen Anne-style Victorian mansion is known for its size, unique architecture, and utter lack of any master building plan. So why is this magnificent mansion known as one of the creepiest houses in the […]
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If you followed this little ole’ blog nearly eight months ago, you may recall that I started yet another project at This Old Victorian. This time it was tackling a major yard makeover. Thankfully, the massive project’s (near!) completion came in the nick of time. Since shelter-in-place began, we’ve relied…
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