Personal Finance Advice

My current house sitting job ends tomorrow, so a good part of the day was spent cleaning the place to make it look better on their return. Washing, vacuuming, cleaning and all that fun stuff. While doing all that, I began to reflect what I was able to do the first month. The only major [...]

I rarely get the consumer bug. Anyone that knows me well also know that if you want to take me shopping, chances are you’re going to have to drag me screaming and yelling the entire way. I rarely “lust” after any gadgets. Even my computer which I spend most days on is nothing more than [...]

Reality set in today as I received my monthly health insurance bill: a painful $485. That will be nearly $6,000 a year out of the $17,000 budget or about one-third of all the money I have. This makes it very easy to understand why most people on a minimum wage simply choose to go without [...]

Here are some of the articles that I came across this past week that peaked my interest: The Gospel of Consumption: This is an interesting read about how companies figured out how to make us the consumers that we are. “By the late 1920s, America’s business and political elite had found a way to defuse [...]

Here’s a challenge. Think back to your childhood and try to remember all the toys that you received every year while you were growing up for Christmas. While you probably can remember one or two over the years, chances are you don’t remember each one in detail. Now think back to some of the holiday [...]

By Linda D. I’m able to sock away an average of $700 a month by sitting around. I wish I could say that I was bright enough to have come up with the way to sit and earn money, but the reality is that it kind of fell into my lap. This is what happened. [...]

Interest in gardening is on the rise as people, fed up with rising prices and declining safety and quality standards, seek to produce more of their own food. Even the President has started a garden at the White House. While there is little argument that a properly tended garden raised without a lot of pesticides [...]

Editors Note: With the Mexican swine flu making headlines, a trip this weekend found my local drug store had nearly run out of surgical masks – if you haven’t already made preparations, it’s certainly the time to do it while supplies are still available. This is an article that was written toward preparing for the [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: Circuit City to liquidate remaining U.S. stores Congress considers ‘cash for clunkers’ proposal This is why you continue to get those Nigerian scam emails Chef Amanda Freitag Tries To Prep Family-Friendly Dinner On [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: WSJ Tries Blaming Economic Woes on People Being Frugal Porn industry seeks federal bailout If You Don’t Need It, It’s Not A Bargain At All Lenders digging up more than your credit score [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: How we went from $42,000 to $6,500 and lived to tell about it The difference between a recession and a depression The Worst Financial Predictions About 2008 The Credit Card & College Link [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: 2009: A year of Economic Hell Truck and SUV sales rising, hybrid sales fall as gas prices drop The Rise of the Four-Day Work Week? New Capitalism: Overvalued assets must not be allowed [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: The Obama economic stimulus: Everybody gets to refinance their house at 4.5% Meet the family who live on $44K a year – debt-free Bush: “I’ve abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system” [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: Americans’ debt shrinks – 1st time ever Trickledown Downsizing Eight of the market’s sharpest thinkers: The future is frightening Recession Special: Buy one car, get one free Why Bailouts Are Dangerous Buy Short-Term [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: Koobface Virus: Facebook Virus Being Used to Steal Credit Card Numbers Predicting $25 a Barrel Oil Tax-free Capital Gains Are Here Having Sex to Save Money The worst jobs with the best pay [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: Black Friday 10: Retailers that may not survive until 2009 The Holiday Season Is Already Over For Retailers Drinking tap water can save you $1,400 a year 20 tycoons who have lost billions [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: Big Three auto CEOs flew private jets to ask for taxpayer money This is when you know the Economy is Doomed! Savers caused the financial crisis Worst Year Ever for Stocks: ‘Irrational Exuberance’ [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: The Economy: Hundreds Line Up For Jobs At New In-N-Out GM failure: The shockwave Homeowner denial: My home is gaining value Whitehead sees slump worse than Depression Banks raising fees–again! American buying binge [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: People having trouble paying their utility bills In this economy, even sex doesn’t sell Food storage makes a come back Do you save too much? Do you believe in ILLUMINATI? How I beat [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: Why am I being punished for having bought a house I could afford? Made 1000% now quiting his job Banks asking for credit card debt forgiveness A Rate of Zero Percent From the [...]