How Parents Can Save Money on Baby – Tips on Spending & Budgeting for Newborns
April 29, 2008
This advice is a guest post from a money smart mom. Having a baby is one of the most precious times in your life. It can also be one of the scariest. Even though your baby is such a small person he or she can make a huge dent in your bank account. What can you […]
Life is Too Short for Monday Mornings – Personal Finance Review
April 28, 2008
Why do we spend miserable Monday mornings at our jobs when we don’t even know if we’ll be alive the following Monday? I recently got an email from my parents about a guy I knew in my college years who just died in an accident. I can still remember the last time I saw him. […]
3 Ways to Make Extra Money in a Recession
April 25, 2008
Cash shortages are common during a recession. What similarities do you notice in the cycle below: Consumers Spend Less Money Businesses Earn Less Money Businesses Stop Hiring/Start Firing Laid off Consumers Spend Less Money …. When the economy stops expanding there is less money to go around. Everyone tries to get more out of less. […]
3 Ways You Can Profit from a Down Real Estate Market
April 24, 2008
The real estate bubble was several years in the making and has been deflating for a year or two now. It’s hard to say exactly when it popped because the real estate market is so regional but it’s pretty evident that billions of dollars of bubble money have evaporated from bank balance sheets and home owner’s […]
4 Ways You Can Profit from the Falling US Dollar
April 23, 2008
The value of the US dollar is dropping and hitting many of us smack in the pocketbook. What can you do about it? It’s a discouraging situation; you’re working just as hard as you always have but your money isn’t going as far, thanks in part to the falling dollar. It’s also frustrating that it’s such […]
Financial Tips to Help You Make Money in a Bad Economy
April 21, 2008
Welcome to your guide to turning economic lemons into profitable lemonade. We all know the economy is struggling and we’re all worried about it. The sub-prime mortgage mess, the credit bubble bursting, the weak and falling US dollar, high gas prices, and a recession are more than enough to keep us up at night. The […]
Blockbuster Total Access – Free Two Week Trial
April 17, 2008
Update: Now you can rent DVDs online from Blockbuster for free with their one month free trial of Blockbuster Total Access. I wrote last year about Blockbuster vs. Netflix and how we’ve watched movies for free during past summers. Looks like Blockbuster is gearing up for the spring and summer season again, they’re offering a 2 week […]
The Costs of Being Overweight – How Much Money Can a Healthy Diet Save You?
April 17, 2008
How much does a double cheeseburger, milkshake, and fries cost? While you may only pay a few bucks each time you buy it, eating that meal over and over can end up costing you a lot more than that in the long run. Health Care Costs Although we don’t think about it on a daily […]
Lower Interest Rates – The Good & Bad of Federal Rate Cuts
April 16, 2008
When people think of lower interest rates the first things that often come to mind are the benefits of lower mortgage payments, better car loan rates, and reduced credit card interest charges. Of course for those that are saving instead of borrowing the rate drops mean earning less money at the bank. The Fed has cut the […]
Tax Deadline Today – Tax Day is Here!
April 15, 2008
As you hopefully already know, today is the deadline for filing your 2007 tax return. Ours have been finished for a while but we’re waiting until the last possible minute to eFile and pay the taxes we owe. You should request a filing extension if you need more time to prepare your individual tax return. […]
