Long Term Care Insurance for Generation X
February 8, 2007
If you’re part of Generation X then your parents are likely part of the Baby Boomer generation that needs to start thinking about long term care. When Jeremy at Generation X Finance called for guest posts this week, long term care seemed to fit the bill. Head over to his site and read about what […]
Keeping Finances Simple – Two Wonderful Illustrations
February 7, 2007
Managing and understanding personal finances seems a daunting task to many people. The truth is you don’t have to be a money genius to keep your financial ship trimmed; you simply have to follow the basic principles. This often means being able to ignore many of the terms and confusions the financial industry has introduced […]
New Personal Finance Indexes – PBH30 & BFP60
February 7, 2007
One of the challenges we face in today’s information age is sorting out content that is relevant and useful to us. There are many tools for this in investing world, every major finanical website has both free and paid fund or stock screening tools. What about a screening tool for personal finance information? Personal Finance […]
Investing With Simplicity. Reflections On Financial Planning.
February 6, 2007
Emily, the winner of the FinanceSpiration Challenge, emailed me her thoughts on the prize, a one-hour consultation with a financial planner. She shares the recommendations that Kristine made and her reflections on the financial planning process. The financial consultation with Kristine was extremely helpful. She started by calculating a target number for my retirement savings, […]
Carnival of Investing – Super Bowl Edition
February 5, 2007
The world of sports shares many common aspects with investing; such as analysis, strategy, performance, discipline, statistics, winners, and losers. Of course the financial stakes are often higher in investing than sports but there’s still a lot we can learn from watching teams and coaches prepare and play their game. What better place to look […]
How To Save Up To 50% On Your Cell Phone Bill
February 4, 2007
Do you spend more than you’d like on your cell phone bill every month? I felt the same way; here are some tips I used to cut this monthly expense in half! Get a Discount I take advantage of a group discount through both my employer and my insurance company. These combined discounts add up […]
Do You Shop Online? Say No to the State Simplification Tax Project!
February 2, 2007
What’s one of the big benefits of shopping online? No sales tax right? Well an initiative called the State Simplification Tax Project (SSTP) looks to put an end to these tax-free purchases. On a Mission to Tax The mission of the SSTP as stated on their website is to “develop measures to design, test and […]
How to Get the Stuff You Want for Almost Nothing
February 1, 2007
One of the best ways to fit big purchases into your budget is to simply ask for some help. If you know there is a big ticket item that you want or need in the future put it on your wish list. Next birthday or Christmas when someone asks what you’d like for a gift, […]
The Great Big Lie About Personal Finance Blogging – A Response
February 1, 2007
An entry in the most recent carnival of personal finance by makingourway talks about people’s expectations of making money by writing about personal finance online and questions whether these efforts are worth it. If you want to know what I think about the article then read on. Adding Value I’ll begin with a point that […]
