Little Budget Travel Book Giveaway
August 9, 2009
Going on vacation is fun but I do have a problem with it. Not only are you not earning money while you’re away, you’re also typically spending more money than you would at home. Of course, I’m not suggesting that you skip your vacation, just find some ways to make it cheaper! David Ning, over at […]
Investing in Certificates of Deposit with CD Ladders
August 7, 2009
Certificates of deposit will never offer the same level of returns that you can earn in the stock market but CDs do provide a guaranteed return, unlike stocks. A certificate of deposit gives you a guaranteed interest rate in exchange for agreeing to lend the bank money for a certain period of time. If you […]
Payday Loan Question
August 5, 2009
Payday loans can bleed you dry. For example, here’s a recent comment from reader Cheryl: “We started out with Payday Loans when we hit financial bottom when I lost my job. We had just moved with a larger mortgage, plus have 2 kids at home to feed. We now have 6 Payday Loans that […]
Are You Planning Your Life Around Money?
August 4, 2009
Imagine a dark day in the future when you’re lying stiff and embalmed in a casket, your friends and family huddled around saying their tear-stained goodbyes. What will they say about you? How will you be remembered? Begin With the End In Mind Sorry for the unpleasant throughts but this is one of the exercises […]
Five Ways You Can Save Money This Summer
August 3, 2009
Visit the Library I’m not a big book reader, mostly because I don’t have much spare time. I do most of my reading online where I can pick up small chunks of information pretty quickly. My wife and son on the other had love books. If we had to pay for all the books that […]
Making Extra Money on eBay Edition
August 2, 2009
I used to sell a lot of stuff on eBay. On the way home from work I’d stop by discount stores and buy heavily discounted products, my favorite were sporting goods. In the evenings I’d create listings in my eBay store and answer any questions that came in about the products I was selling. In […]
Return of the Credit Card Telemarketers
July 31, 2009
The credit card interest rate scammers have been calling me about once a month for the last few months. I’ve been trying figure out what their angle is and each time they call I get a little more information out of them. They’ve simplified their inital automated call. Now instead of talking about President Obama and […]
Money Tunes – Songs About or Involving Money
July 29, 2009
If you’re like me, money is constantly at the back of your mind. Most everything you do during the day is somehow tied to money; you’re earning it, spending it, saving it, etc. I guess that’s why money and money related topics make an appearance in so many songs. Here are some “money tunes” for […]
Financial Advisor Websites With Blogs
July 27, 2009
Financial advisor websites are often little more than an online brochure explaining the qualifications and services of the financial planners that run them. Of course these advisors are busy watching over the personal finances of their clients so it makes sense that they don’t have a lot of extra time to write articles for their website […]
How to Get a Cheap Massage
July 25, 2009
Getting a professional massage isn’t cheap. I’ve bought a few massage gift certificates for my wife over the last few years and the cost of the massage around here usually runs about a dollar a minute. I could never bring myself to spend that much money on a massage for myself but I’m glad to […]
