My Two Dollars
November 22, 2009
This week I recommend you check out My Two Dollars, written by David. Like many personal finance bloggers he doesn’t consider himself a financial expert, but rather blogs about his own experiences with money; such as being in-over-his head in debt, getting married and then changing career paths.
I’m actually a little jealous of David because he’s made the leap to working for himself, which I would like to do at some point. He offers some good tips about personal finances from the perspective of someone who is self-employed:
- Qualifying for a Mortgage as a Freelancer
- Tips for Budgeting When You’re Self Employed
- Tax Deductions for the Self Employed
- 10 Things I’ve Learned from Working at Home
- How to Make Ends Meet When You Can’t Find a Good Job
Another reason I like My Two Dollars is because the entire time David’s discussing ways to save money, reduce debt and manage your finances better – he’s also realistic about it. He warns against being overly cheap and frugal because if you never spend a dime to enjoy time with friends and family or buy something you really want to have for example – then you’re really not living are you? There are extremes to everything and David points out you can save money and reduce debt and responsibly manage your finances without going to the extremes of becoming a Scrooge.
About David
David is a mobile guy, he’s moved from Los Angeles to New Mexico to Colorado during the time he’s run his site. I guess that’s one of the benefits of being self employed, you can move where ever you’d like. You can tell he’s come a long way financially just from reading his early blog posts, so check out My Two Dollars and you can continue to learn about entreprenership and personal finance right along with him.
Recent Articles:
- Using Twitter to get Better Customer Service
- When in Doubt, Ask About a Discount
- Holiday Budgeting, making Tough Choices in a Recovering Economy
Here are a number of other posts from around the personal finance web:
Make More Money
- 5 Freelance Writing Websites That Pay Frequently @ Generation X Finance
- Using the News to Spot Innovative Business Ideas @ Erica Biz
- How to Become a Billionaire @ Free Money Finance
- Take Some Time to Make More Money @ Money Ning
- Limiting Beliefs about Money @ Million Dollar Journey
- Corporate Security Or Freelance Freedom? @ Frugal Dad
Frugality
- The Argument against Frugality @ Suns Financial Diary
- How to Cancel Your Cable TV Service @ Bargaineering
- 4 Reasons Why You Should Read Your Bill Every Month @ Consumerism Commentary
Investing
- Retirement Investing Advice For Late Start Investors @ The Digerati Life
- Many Workers Will Outlive Retirement Investments @ Utah Financial Advisor
Real Estate
- Pay Back the Homebuyer Tax Credit? @ Five Cent Nickel
- Buying a Home Because of the Homebuyer Tax Credit? @ Keener Financial
Holidays
- 10 Steps to Planning Holiday Spending @ Moolanomy
- Holiday Budgeting: Making Tough Choices In A Recovering Economy. @ My Two Dollars
- This Christmas Give Presence @ Being Frugal
- Top Tips for Holiday Credit Card Spending @ Good Financial Cents
- Giving Experiences, Not Things, This Holiday Season @ The Simple Dollar
- The Anti-Stuff Holiday Gift Guide @ Get Rich Slowly
Personal Finance
- Understanding Health Savings Accounts @ My Dollar Plan
- how to manage money @ Brip Blap
- Why the Google Admob Acquisition is Important to Me @ Lazy Man & Money
- Convenience credit card users are not perfect customers @ Mighty Bargain Hunter
- Financial Priorities And Principles @ No Credit Needed
- Pros and Cons of Rewards Checking Accounts @ Cash Money Life
All posts by Ben Edwards
What a round-up! It’s like a mini-carnival here. Some good links to check out.