It’s the start of a new week and that means lots of new reading. If you have some extra time, check out these new articles from our satellite sites:
Invisible Investment Risks: What is invisible risk? It’s a risk investors almost never think about, until it is too late - and three of them that you […]

For one of the recent daily financial tips I wrote about making a to-do list as a way to save money. I received an email that asked, “What is the best way to make a to-do list?”
Now, I receive emails with strange questions from time to time about finances, but how do you answer something […]

Okay, I admit it. When it comes to Internet domain names, I make impulse purchases. Every time I do, I can see Nate rolling his eyes as I try to explain why I thought the name was going to be a good purchase. MacInteltoshes is one of those impulse purchases.
I was reading an article about […]

Yesterday we talked about making to do lists and how they can save you money (I hope that you wrote down a single goal yesterday and have another one today). In the same light, organization is a key component to saving money. Your organization - or lack there of - will show up in […]

A man named Ivy Lee once had a conversation about procrastination with Charles Schwab. He explained that if managers and executives would simply make a list of the six most important things to do each day and focus on completing this list above all else, it would eliminate procrastination and ultimately result in better performance […]

A couple of more clips from the movie Maxed Out that are worth a peak. The Debt Collector:

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The Debt Buyer:

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You can see the rest of the clips at MaxedOutMovie.com.
This is a documentary that recently came out about credit card debt:
America is not only far from the world’s wealthiest nation; it is […]

A clip from the movie Maxed Out that explains about budgeting and “spiritual mathematics”:

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Unlike your refrigerator, your freezer runs more efficiently when it’s tightly packed. That means if your freezer isn’t completely full, you should place something inside the freezer to fill up the empty space and that is exactly what we’re going to do today.
One way to accomplish this by placing bottles of water in your freezer […]

I’ve been reading a blog where the husband is struggling to keep his wife from spending money they don’t have to spend. It finally got to the point where he is hiding money from his wife.
We have tried the counseling but it usually degenerates into screaming matches. Enough is enough. I don’t care […]

One of the latest gimmicks to try and get people to try new services are $1 trial offers. In addition to the low first month, many are offering gift cards of various amounts ($20 is common) as an incentive to sign up. Since I’m in Japan, I can’t participate in them, but there are a […]

As you sleep, when you’re on vacation, when you’re at home and when you’re not, appliances around your house are secretly using small amounts of energy even though they have been turned off. This power usage is referred to as “phantom electricity loads” and depending how how many electric gadgets you have around the house, […]

It’s time again for the weekly round-up of reading from different carnivals and festivals for those looking for some more good reading:
Personal Finance: Million Dollar Goal
Frugality: Money Blog Network

From Post Secret

If you live in New York, check your pennies. According to this ABC report, there are some valuable ones in circulation:
Outside the Nasdaq offices in New York City, Travers dispersed the first of three coins — all pennies — at a food vending stand just this week: a 1914-D Lincoln cent valued at $300.
On Tuesday […]

One of the issues many people come up against when they want to purchase and eat organic or natural food is that it tends to be more expensive than other food not grown and produced this way. It’s also much harder to find discounts for these foods in the form of coupons. It isn’t that […]

MSN Search has come out with a “search and win” promotion to try and get more people to use their search engine. The game is pretty simple. You search like you would normally do so and if you search the correct word combination, a “Use MSN Search…And Win!” link may appear among the regular links. […]

The following piece is courtesy of Wixx and our satellite site Debt Reduction 101. Although some argue that your should alwasy always pay off the highest interest debt first, here’s another side of the coin and an argument that it can be good to pay off your lowest debts first.
Personally I side with paying […]

Roger Sorenson who is the editor at Investing Page put together this little piece on how crazy things can get when speculation takes over a market. After reading it you might think that a similar case could never happen again, but never underestimate the power of perceived easy money and speculation can have:
Popular Delusions […]

Being in Japan, I hear about these contests late - had I been living in the US, I would have gotten myself a brand new Chrysler Crossfire for less $10,000 - that is one of the prizes being given away in the Hershey’s Wrappercash contest. This contest began February 15 and you receive points from […]

It’s shaping up to be an expensive summer at the gas pump and that means it’s worthwhile to go over the numerous little ways you can adjust your driving habits to save money on gas. One of the easiest is to simply slow down when driving on the highway. While it is easy to say […]