How Can You Save Money on Kids – Festival of Frugality
May 3, 2007
I’ll be hosting the Festival of Frugality next week. Submissions for any articles on being frugal are welcome but I’m particularly interested in tips on how to save money on kids. Our little guy is just under a year old and can cost us a pretty penny at times. Any articles on ways to save […]
Good News for American Century Mutual Fund Investors
May 3, 2007
As an investor in American Century mutual funds I was disappointed when I read about a month ago that the fund company was changing its funds to load funds. My wife’s retirement account is with American Century so I knew it was going to be a hassle to find and switch to another fund company. […]
Personal Finance Mid Week Review – Free Stuff Edition
May 3, 2007
Five Cent Nickel has been writing about personal finance for two years now and is giving away free iPods and other goodies to celebrate! The Digerati Life tells us 10 Ways To Organize and Simplify Your Finances. Free Money Finance warns us about the greatest enemy of a good investment plan. Binary Dollar offers a […]
4-Hour Work Week – A New Way of Valuing Your Income
May 2, 2007
Warning: Do Not Read This Book Unless You Want to Quit Your Job I knew I was in trouble when I read this on the back cover of the 4 – Hour Work Week. I’ve been beat up with high stress and long hours at work the last few weeks so quitting is a tempting […]
Personal Finance Decision Guide – 1st Edition
April 29, 2007
Simplifying Your Personal Finance Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Personal Finance Decision Guide! Read more about the goals and strategy behind the decision guide here. Then check out the articles listed below to help you focus on simplifying your personal finances by making one decision at a time. If you’ve written about a […]
What Do These Ladies Obsess About?
April 29, 2007
I failed to pass the torch in my recent post covering the things I obsess about so I’m rectifying that now. I read Amanda’s post on the gender salary gap and thought I’d help spread the awareness of the continued inequality by choosing several different sites run by women. So I’d like to know. What […]
Personal Finance Week in Review – Bachelor Party Edition
April 28, 2007
T-R-O-U-B-L-E, that’s how you spell bachelor party! Actually a friend’s bachelor party this weekend should be pretty tame. Just a bunch of guys that haven’t seen each other in a while getting together to catch up and celebrate. I’m sure no one will get arrested since George won’t be at this party 🙂 . While […]
Personal Finance Ultimate Fighting Championship
April 27, 2007
Are you imagining two guys in a cage fighting for the championship? Where does personal finance fit into this picture? Well the cage is actually this website, the two guys are you readers, and the prize is honor & glory. The Concept Inspired by a mixture of Devil’s Advocate and Guest Writer Days I’ve decided […]
5 Simple Ways You Can Create Competition that will Benefit Consumers
April 27, 2007
Low price competitors lost me over $100 this week! eBay was running a 24 – hour auction promotion for sellers and as I priced and listed items for sale late into the evening, I was reminded of why competition is great for consumers. Low Price Strategy My competitive strategy on eBay is pretty simple, sell […]
What is the Most Effective Way to Donate Money?
April 26, 2007
Do you ever wonder how much of the money you donate actually goes to the people that need it? Overhead Costs Companies that solicit contributions on behalf of charities get some type of payment for their services. A co-worker once told me that some of these organizations get a percentage of all the money they […]
