Personal Finance Advice

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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: 25 Businesses We Once Knew How Disneyland Design Helps Families Spend Money Money habits are charged with more shame and self-consciousness than sex The silent market crash: the S&P 500 vs the price [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Discussions From The Forums These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion: Adult child won’t leave – what would you do? Kid Question Chasing [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Discussions From The Forums These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion: Marriage – luck or work? To have or not have a freezer [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Discussions From The Forums These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion: I hate waste Will I save a lot of money by NOT [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Discussions From The Forums These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion: What do rich people invest in? Buying coupons on ebay Anyone have [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Discussions From The Forums These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion: Changing ones mindset to save more? Went to see this house today… [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Discussions From The Forums These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion: Self-defense Does buying financial books make sense? why pay for it when [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Discussions From The Forums These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion: What is your definition of middle class? If total income is $80,000, [...]

By Jeffrey Strain Have you ever thought about why you spend money? If you are like most people, you never have. The problem is that not understanding the motivation behind why you spend will make it much more difficult for you to limit your spending (if that is what you want or choose to do). [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Discussions From The Forums These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion: How much do you usually spend on a wedding gift? Grocery Help [...]

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Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Stamp Out Hunger Day May 10th is national “Stamp Out Hunger” day. On Saturday, May 10th, your mail carrier will collect any non perishables that you have and donate them to food banks in [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Discussions From The Forums These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion: Can I afford this house? Am I the only one? just wondering [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Discussions From The Forums These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion: Is This is What Americans Consider Sacrifice These Days? Stay at home [...]