What Are Your 2011 Goals?
November 28, 2010
Thanksgiving just ended and your New Years resolutions are probably the farthest thing from your mind right now. But we all know times flies so before you know it we’ll be in 2011. If you wait to set your goals until next year has already begun you’ll be starting out behind. People who start their […]
What Can You Learn About Money From a Turkey Dinner?
November 25, 2010
The planning and preparation of a Thanksgiving dinner can teach us a few lessons about money. 1) Don’t Be Afraid To Fail Every year my wife cooks a new dish for the family Thanksgiving dinner. Some years she goes through multiple failed attempts before finding the dish that turns out the way she wants it. […]
What’s in Your Wallet?
November 7, 2010
You probably already know most of the things in my wallet but there are two things that you might find most interesting. I’ll start off with the stuff you know because I’ve written about it before. I don’t keep all my credit cards in my wallet, just the Blue Cash and Chase Freedom cards because those are […]
Giving You More at Currency & Wise Bread
November 3, 2010
You’ve been reading personal finance tips on Money Smart Life for over four years now if you’ve been a reader the whole time. Periodically during that time you may have seen me mention that I’d written something as a guest on another site. Typically I meet some neat new readers as part of this process, […]
Is an MBA Worth the Money?
October 25, 2010
Whether an MBA is worth the money can be answered in two words – it depends. The type of graduate degree, your industry, the graduate school, your goals, the cost, and many other factors determine whether it would be worth it to you. I spent several years going to school in the evenings to get […]
Just for Kids Weekend
October 10, 2010
Our kids had an awesome weekend! The weather was perfect here in the Midwest and we knew before long our little ones would be cooped up by the winter weather so we let them enjoy the outdoors. I think a local festival and neighborhood carnival were the highlights of our son’s weekend. Although they had a blast we didn’t […]
Should You Even Bother With Non-Reward Cards?
October 9, 2010
Today’s post is a guest article from Go Banking Rates that takes a look at how rewards cards can be hazardous to your financial health if the incentives they offer actually cause you to spend more money, wiping out the benefits of the rewards. Credit card companies employ plenty of tactics to hook customers and […]
Your Mortgage Dating Guide
September 26, 2010
Other than deciding to get married, buying a house is probably the biggest financial decision you’ll make in your life. Many of us sink an enormous amount of time and effort into finding the perfect spouse, and rightly so. But how many people put enough thought into finding the right home mortgage? I recently started contributing […]
Keeping Our Basement Dry
September 12, 2010
Water can do some nasty damage to your house and I’m not just talking about rivers and creeks overflowing their banks and invading your home. During our process of buying a new house and selling our old house we saw the results of what water can do to a home if not properly managed. I’ve […]
Ultimate Moving Checklist for Your Money
August 25, 2010
Your moving checklist is not complete without adding to-do’s to protect your money. One of the important things to realize about moving is that it comes with financial consequences. Whether you are moving across town, or moving across the country, it is important to make a list of the money moves you will have to […]
