Personal Finance Week in Review – Sprinkler System Edition
April 22, 2007
Spring is here and for me that used to mean hours of dragging around hoses to water our lawn. I’m happy to announce that after a weekend of work our self-installed sprinkler system is back in business! My father-in-law and my wife’ uncle helped me install a sprinkler system about two years ago. It’s been […]
How To Save Money On Shipping When Shopping Online
April 21, 2007
Would you pay $27 to ship an item that only cost you $35? Believe it or not, someone actually paid me that much yesterday for an eBay item. Of course, they live in Greece so that explains the high cost but it made me think about how shipping costs are out of control for online […]
Would You Pay Higher Taxes for a Cleaner Environment?
April 20, 2007
Everyone wants a cleaner environment but who’s willing to pay for it? A Global Warming Tax? I heard a blurb on NPR this morning that Americans think the biggest environmental problem we face is global warming. However, when asked if they’d be willing to pay higher taxes to improve the problem the majority of people […]
Crawl, Walk, Run Your Way to Riches
April 19, 2007
I’ll never forget April 18th. No, not as the day the IRS extended the tax filing deadline, something much more memorable. I’ll always remember it as the day our little guy took his first crawl around the living room! Proud Father I’ve never been so proud of anyone before. I’ve never been so involved in […]
Personal Finance Week in Review – Organization Edition
April 16, 2007
I spent most of this weekend organizing the “store” in our garage and realized there is a cost to being disorganized. I ran across some seasonal items I had purchased to resell on eBay but missed the boat because I forgot they were there! The good news is I’ve made a lot of progress so […]
Overcome Confusion & Frustration While Solving Your Money Puzzle
April 14, 2007
Money concepts can be confusing and overwhelming. There are many things I don’t understand about the world of finance; you could say I see it as a big puzzle. What are Blue Chips? Every day on the drive home I used to hear newscasters announce the Dow was up or blue chips were down. I […]
Earn $75 an Hour By Answering a Few Questions
April 13, 2007
Have you ever been given money simply for trying something out? I just experienced this last weekend and it’s pretty neat! New Bank in Town Marshall & Ilsley Bank opened a new branch in our neighborhood and is looking for new customers. They sent me a flyer in the mail, offering $75 if I’d stop […]
Now You Know Why it’s Called “Personal” Finance
April 13, 2007
Ask six different people for personal finance advice and you’re likely to get six different answers. Sun recently asked several other personal finance writers and his readers their opinion on a reader’s money question and experienced this first hand. The Good News A simple question like “what should my mom do with $1100” received recommendations […]
Carnival of Ethics, Values, & Personal Finance #7
April 12, 2007
Welcome readers, I hope you are feeling ethical and full of values today! If not, you’re in the right place at the right time. The articles below will hopefully give you some food for thought about money and it’s place in your life. The first half of the articles deal with the ethics and values […]
Five Baby Tools We Can’t Live Without
April 11, 2007
When I first read the article, 10 Baby Items You Think You Need, But Really Don’t, I thought it was a delayed April Fools joke. I kept waiting for the part where they said just kidding but it never came! Below are the items I disagreed with the author on. As a parent of a […]
