Personal Finance Advice

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

International Central Banks Team Up
Governement Planning to Transfer All Bad Bank Debt to Taxpayers
SEC Plans to Temporarily Ban Short-Selling
Government Buying Bad Debt
Money market accounts not so safe
Bernanke: “We [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

21% of those making over $100k are living paycheck to paycheck
Earn an A? Here’s $50. C? Here’s $20
Woman Auctioning Her Virginity For College Tuition
The Key to Wedded Bliss? Money Matters
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Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

Inexpensive ways to improve value of house
Homebuyers turn screws on sellers
Is It Time For A Sex Tax?
Professor Claims It’s More Stressful To Be Rich Than Poor
Rebuttal: Professor Claims It’s [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

Does $250K per year make you rich?
Pinching pennies like your grandparents
Vacation Homes Without All the Expense
Cash only, please
Is Organic Food Worth The Price?
Alabama Taxes Fat People
Worth Its [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

Printer Ink Hacks: How to fight back when your printer says you’re out of ink
Where to turn when you’re desperate
The Next Credit Crunch
Savers are the losers in today’s tough times
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Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
One Third of New Owners Owe More Than House Is Worth
Store closings – make sure you use your gift cards up for these [...]

We’re searching for a new contributing writer for this blog. This is a paid position on a per article basis (it’s not a huge amount, but probably more than the average personal finance blogger is currently making). We will consider anyone who has an interest in writing about personal finances, but it will certainly help [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

More than 80% of Americans want overhaul of health system
Where the big jobs are
Food Giants Race to Pass Rising Costs to Consumer
76% of bank websites have design flaws that can [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

CA judge rules early cell phone termination fees illegal
Could you afford to be poor?
Mortgage Help: Who qualifies and how to get it
7 ways to save on groceries w/o using coupons
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Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

Are We a Nation of Financial Illiterates?
411 Calls Reveal How People Are Saving Money
Why does the price increase of gas feel so enormous?
How much you earn (and how you compare [...]

The question to get your morning rolling today is, What tricks help you from spending money?
I was talking with a friend who is super frugal except when it comes to traveling. It seems that he spends virtually all his extra money on traveling either to new countries or to visit friends. I asked him how [...]

The question to get your morning rolling today is, Is more a better deal?
This is one of the questions that I truly struggle with on a daily basis. I will give a classic example. I was at a fast food restaurant the other day and made my #3 set order which included a regular sized [...]

Today’s question to get your morning rolling is, Should the speed limit be reduced to 55 mph again?
I find quite curious is that with all the complaining about gas prices, nobody has been willing to come out and say it’s time to go back to 55 mph speed limit again. I think that shows how [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

How to stop worrying and learn to love the bear
Inspiration for wannabe entrepreneurs
Top 10 Ways to Trick Yourself into Saving Money
Credit Card Forensics
What Type of Billionaire Would You Be?
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Today’s question to get your morning rolling is, Should you wait until you have a lot of money before giving to charity or should you give to charity even when you don’t have a lot?
I have two good friends that have opposing view on the best way to give to charity. One never gives to [...]

Today’s question to get your morning rolling is, Should you eat food after the expiration date?
This is an argument that my wife and I often get into when the food in the refrigerator goes past the date marked on the package. My wife’s automatic reaction is to look at the date and throw out anything [...]

Today’s question to get your morning rolling is, How much cash do you keep at home?
I know a lot of people that don’t keep any cash at home and I was one of them until 1995. Since then I always keep a minimum of several hundred dollars at home and I don’t even try to [...]

Today’s morning question is, Do you consider credit cards an asset or a liability?.
I have seen this issue from both perspectives. When I first met my wife, she had about $10,000 in credit card debt and in her case credit cards were a huge liability. Everything she bought actually cost a lot more than [...]

Today’s morning question is, How have gas prices changed your routine?
I have to admit that increasing gas have done very little to change my routine. Part of the reason is that living in Japan, gas prices have been over $4 a gallon for years (and now they are heading toward $8 a gallon), so I [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

Can Less Money Equal Better Eating?
The 20 Healthiest Foods for Under $1
75 Ways to Survive A Down Economy
The Bear’s Back
Consumers accelerating their credit card spending
The Leftover Calendar
Spending [...]