How To Save Money On Shipping When Shopping Online

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?

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

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 […]

Did You Know 2007 Tax Season Starts Today?

Did it hurt to do your taxes this year? Was it painful to write that check? Was it a hassle to wade through a sea of receipts? Aren’t you glad its over until next year? Well it’s not! Taxes Year Round Although we only have to file once a year, we’re paying taxes almost every […]

How to Impress Your Boss by Screwing Up

Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes the way you handle your mistake can actually turn it into an opportunity. My Mistake Due to bad listening on my part, I’ve spent the majority of the last two days at work, fun fun. My boss made a commitment to our Vice President of Technology and asked me to make […]

Personal Finance Week in Review – Organization Edition

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 […]

What Would You Do With Someone Else’s Money?

I have someone’s money and they won’t return my emails, what should I do? This is a problem I’ve never experienced before and am looking for ideas on how to handle it. The Problem I sold an item to a lady on eBay back on April 3rd. She paid the $100 for the purchase and […]

Overcome Confusion & Frustration While Solving Your Money Puzzle

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

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

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 […]

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