What You Really Want
April 23, 2011
When was the last time someone sat you down and asked what it was you really wanted? I’ve done that with some of you over the last few months and I think it’s starting to pay off. It all started when I was stuck in traffic one day, grumbling to myself about how I hate […]
Using Credit Cards Overseas Roundup
April 10, 2011
If you read about the British Airways card free flight offer yesterday and were thinking of using your card on your trip you might be interested in an email I recieved from a reader named JT. About a month ago after we covered the features of the American Express Expresspay cards, I got an email from JT that […]
Debugging Your Finances Roundup
March 27, 2011
One of the best tools of our modern technological world is something you probably didn’t even know existed. You and I depend heavily on properly functioning technology in our daily lives – cars, phones, computers, airplanes, banking systems, traffic lights, etc – the list is quite long. You probably don’t give much thought to how […]
Do You Need Insurance Roundup
March 22, 2011
How much of your income do you spend on insurance? If you think about all the different things you could potentially buy insurance for, it’s amazing we have any money left in our paycheck to buy groceries or pay the rent. Types of Insurance I made a quick list of some things that you can […]
How to Setup a Retirement Portfolio Model in Clariity
March 17, 2011
Think planning for retirement is complicated? Well that’s because planning for something that lasts as long as retirement can (and is decades away for many of us) gives you a lot of unknown factors to take into account. In 30 years form now, what will interest rates be? How will the tax code change? What kind of […]
Wanting What You’ve Got
March 13, 2011
You know you’re getting older when you start listening to radio stations featuring music from 15 years ago. Last weekend, I really enjoyed an internet radio station that played only songs from the years I was in high school, brought back memories but also made me feel old. After that ended the station started playing […]
QuickBooks Weekend Roundup
February 27, 2011
We had dinner this weekend with my good friend who prepares the taxes for my business. I probably should have been at home working on getting together my documents rather than hanging out since I’ve spent the rest of the weekend working on taxes. Luckily, I use QuickBooks and it makes the task a lot […]
Saving Money in Crazy Ways – Carnival of Personal Finance #297
February 21, 2011
Even though the recession is technically over, many of us are still looking for creative ways to save money. Or at least make more money. Or better our finances. This Carnival of Personal Finance highlights great ways to improve your personal economy — no matter what the national economy is doing. Most sections has a […]
Valentines Day Savings Roundup
February 13, 2011
My wife and I celebrated Valentines early – we actually had a free baby-sitter so we went out for dinner and a movie last night. We stopped into the neighboring Barnes and Noble for a bit after the movie let out so my wife could skim through some magazines. I tagged along to that part of the store […]
Best Tax Software
February 12, 2011
The best tax software for your tax return depends on a variety of factors but the big three of tax prep software (Turbo Tax, Tax Act, and H&R Block at Home) remain some of the best choices this year. They’ve all been around for a while so they have a lot of experience handling new tax rules […]
