Angies List Contractor Service Follow Up
August 19, 2009
Angies List called me up yesterday to follow up on the contractors that I’d been searching for. When you signup for Angies List you set in your profile what contractors you’re looking to hire and they wanted to get my feedback on the company that I’d worked with. What kind of experience I had, was I […]
7 Ways to Save Money on Back to School Shopping
August 18, 2009
Back to school specials are here! It’s that time of year, and parents are dreading how much money they will spend over the next couple of weeks. The average family will spend about $600 this year on back-to-school supplies and clothes for their kids. That’s a big chunk of change, especially for a families struggling […]
Stock Analysis – Price to Book Ratio, Beta, & Price to Sales Ratio
August 17, 2009
Stock Analysis Series We covered price to earnings growth, debt to asset ratio, and dividend yield in the last edition of the stock analysis series. In this installment we’ll look at the measurements of price to book ratio, beta, and price to sales ratio when evalutating a company’s stock. Price to Book Ratio (P/B) Also […]
Cash for Clunkers
August 15, 2009
Cas for Clunkers has been the source of a lot of debate over the last few weeks. Here’s a funny “crash for clunkers” video followed by a range of thoughts and opinions on the Cash for Clunkers program. (You’ll have to wait through a 15 second commercial on the video, you can’t fast forward, I […]
Stock Analysis – Price to Earnings Growth, Debt to Asset Ratio, & Dividend Yield
August 14, 2009
Stock Analysis Series In the first stock analysis article, I covered two of the most popular analytical measurements investors use to gauge the health of a particular stock, earnings per share and price to earnings ratio. These are certainly not the only measurements you should use to evaluate a company’s stock; today I’ll take a look at […]
Stock Analysis – Earnings Per Share & Price to Earnings Ratio
August 13, 2009
Stock Analysis Series In the world of financial investing, there are many different types of analysis that people look at in judging the health and value of a company and its stock. Over the course of the stock analysis series we’ll explain what these methods are and how you can use them to evaluate your […]
Alternative Energy Saves the Day
August 12, 2009
Our nation’s main sources of energy won’t always be there when we need them, when that happens I sure hope we’ve found enough alternative energy to keep us staggering along. I know this from personal experience since our family just got back from a trip around the Midwest that was fueled largely by alternative energy. […]
FNBO Direct Savings Challenge
August 10, 2009
FNBO Direct originally challenged a group of five people to pay themselves first and the president of FNBO Direct is now expanding the challenge to Americans at large. FNBO Direct Pay Yourself First I think it’s great that FNBO Direct is encouraging people to save more money and to pay themselves first. Here is how they describe it: […]
Little Budget Travel Book Giveaway
August 9, 2009
Going on vacation is fun but I do have a problem with it. Not only are you not earning money while you’re away, you’re also typically spending more money than you would at home. Of course, I’m not suggesting that you skip your vacation, just find some ways to make it cheaper! David Ning, over at […]
Warren Buffett’s Calm & Measured Approach to Investing
August 8, 2009
Warren Buffett is most likely the best investor of modern times. He will certainly go down as one of the top two or three influences. Yet, he goes about investing in ways that are often contradictory to the market’s moods. Here are some of his quotes: If a business does well, the stock eventually follows. […]