Comments on: Personal Finance Is Personal — And That Makes It Hard Work

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:37:44 +0000

P.s. In case it’s not clear from linking the URL to my name, I posted on behalf of CheckingFinder. Hope it comes in handy as an additional resource for managing personal finance.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:30:06 +0000

Good post, and so true! Personal finance is hard for me as a young graduate student with a lot of student loan debt. I’ll look up advice on how to budget or save, but there are also things that depend on what I can or can’t afford, what I’d have to give up if I did something else instead, etc. It’s so tricky! Another important thing to work into your financial plan is where you keep your money. I have a hard time choosing banks, and finding a good checking account. Select community banks nationwide do now have high yield checking accounts, to serve as economic engines. You can go on CheckingFinder to compare rates and requirements for accounts, and sign up for free if you find one you like (I’m all about the free stuff!)

By: whitestripe

whitestripe — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:49:12 +0000

good post!
sometimes i find it difficult comparing some things in my life and personal finance to others. for example, i eat mostly organic food and cook from scratch. so while it’s nice to read about people that get a lot of stuff for free from coupons and rebates, to me a lot of the food is crap and i wouldnt eat it, so it doesnt really apply to me.