Personal Finance Books for Winter Reading
December 11, 2007
Not sure what you’re going to do this winter as you’re hibernating the cold weather away? Five Cent Nickel put together a great list of the top personal finance books according to 12 different financial bloggers. My recommendation was The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, here is what I had to say about it: I’d […]
Carnival of Personal Finance – Edition 130
December 9, 2007
Welcome to the Carnvial of Personal Finance! Make sure you check out the intro video below for some highlights of the carnival: As you might be able to tell, this was my first web recording so it could use some work. Fortunately, I’ve been blogging longer than I’ve been webcasting so the written content on […]
Selling on eBay Without Doing Any Work
December 6, 2007
How can you possibly make money on eBay without doing any work? Well, you can’t really but it sure feels like I am. I mentioned earlier how I had found a partner to help me sell on eBay. I had a bunch of inventory I wanted to sell but didn’t have time and he wanted to […]
Personal Finance Review – Think and Grow Rich Edition
December 2, 2007
Why pay for something that you can get for free? I’ve been wanting to finish Napoleon Hill’s classic Think and Grow Rich after reading the first few chapters about a year ago. Finally I decided I’d get ahold of the audio version and listen to it on my commute. I put my name on the […]
How Much Are You Really Saving With Holiday Deals?
December 1, 2007
Although retailers are facing their worst holiday season in five years they aren’t necessarily resorting to lower prices across the board to increase sales. An article in Smart Money shows how stores are being smart about giving discounts that will not only increase sales but also benefit them in the long run. Smart Sales StrategiesRetailers […]
Personal Finance Review – Shopping Online Edition
November 25, 2007
Holiday shopping is ZERO fun. Although I wasn’t around for Black Friday, I did spend half an hour waiting in line this evening to make my first gift purchase of the season. The longer I stood the more irritated I became with the situation and any holiday cheer I was feeling quickly evaporated. I decided […]
Beware Black Friday & the Holiday Shopping Craze
November 23, 2007
As you go through the checkout line this holiday season try the following experiment. Take all your full shopping bags directly to the Salvation Army. Keep one and give the remainder away. Repeat this every shopping trip. How long would it be before you dramatically decreased the amount you bought or just stopped shopping all […]
Giving Thanks for Low Stress Personal Finance
November 22, 2007
Personal finance can be very stressful. Here are five major areas that we feel fortunate about. Limited Debt The bad news is that we have a mortgage to pay. The good news is that we have no student loan, car loan, or credit card debt to worry about. The less you owe, the better you […]
The Adventures of Single Parenting Personal Finance
November 20, 2007
Running a household as a single parent is no easy task. I don’t know from personal experience but I’m familiar with how challenging the parent role can be when there are two people participating. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to run a household on your own. Single Parent’s MoneyThe most obvious […]
Bah Humbug – Easing My Holiday Despair
November 19, 2007
Ask many people what their favorite time of the year is and you’ll frequently hear “the Holidays”! That used to be my answer as well but for the last 7 years my “wonderful” job has turned me into Ebenezer Scrooge during the holidays. Christmas Crunch TimeOur busiest time of the year at work is always […]
