Investing and College Savings – October Review
November 3, 2009
Investing was the main topic covered here on Money Smart Life in October with an emphasis on bonds. We haven’t talked all that much about how bonds fit into an investment portfolio so I decided to take spend a few days covering bonds. Investing Topics Victor started out the the basics of investing in bonds and […]
Bible Money Matters
October 26, 2009
Last week, we highlighted Jeff Rose over at Good Financial Cents.  This week, we’re highlighting Bible Money Matters written by Pete.  He doesn’t believe that faith and finances should be separate, and so his blog chronicles his thoughts about how his Christian faith affects his finances. I like Pete’s site not only because the posts […]
Our Furnance Repair Bill
October 22, 2009
Heating & cooling your home isn’t cheap, especially when you add in furnance repair bills like the one we had last weekend. We came home last Sunday afternoon and found that although our thermostat was turned to 65 and we could hear the furnace blower kick on, there was no hot air coming out of […]
What Was the Best $100 You’ve Ever Spent?
October 20, 2009
How often do you spend a big chunk of money and look back on your purchase weeks, months, or years down the road and congratulate yourself on money well spent? It seems for me that I usually do the opposite. Things seem to break before they should or don’t do as good a job as […]
Good Financial Cents
October 17, 2009
Each week I’m going to share with you a personal finance site that I enjoy. I started this a while back with Moolanomy, Gather Little by Little, and Being Frugal but got a little sidetracked when our daughter was born. Good Financial Cents This week I recommend checking out Good Financial Cents written by Jeff […]
What Kind of Spender Are You?
October 12, 2009
When you look around at all the things you own, what story does it tell about the kind of spender you are? Are you a smart, calculated spender that parts with your money only when necessary or do you tend to spend more freely and frivolously? When I bought myself a green hooded Columbia Sportswear […]
TradeKing Promotion $50 Bonus
October 1, 2009
TradeKing $50 bonus for new accounts starts today & runs through the end of the month. The online stock brokerage is running this promotion for new customers that open an account in the month of October. No TradeKing promo code is necessary, you’ll get your $50 bonus after you make your first trade. You can […]
The Sad Tale of Gansel and Hetel
September 29, 2009
The plight of Hansel and Gretel is known to many but have you ever heard the sad story of Gansel and Hetel? Two middle class kids “adrift” in the consumerist shopping mall culture take a bath in debt and almost ruin their lives… can they be saved? Bad Health & Bad Luck Gansel and Hetel […]
Teach Your Kids How to Manage Money in 7 Easy Lessons
September 28, 2009
As a parent, you are responsible for teaching your kids how to manage money. No matter what their age, children should start learning how to manage money throughout their childhood. Children taught these lesson turn tend to turn into financially responsible adults instead of jobless and in debt adults sitting on their parents’ couches watching […]
Personal Budgeting Styles & Tools
September 26, 2009
Personal budgeting can be a different process for each person. When I talked about how personal budget tracking can save you money, I used an example of how my employer saves money by tracking each piece of paper we print. I showed how the act of tracking each job before it’s printed and assigning it […]
