Author Archives for Jeffrey Strain

Personal Finance Reading Round-Up


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 [...]

Articles Wanted: Get Paid to Promote Your Blog


If you have a blog that you’d like to promote, we are looking for some outstanding articles and we’re adding in a little twist – we’ll actually pay you to promote your blog and writing. If you think you might be interested, read on: If you are looking for a way to get more people [...]

Week in Review Personal Finance Reading


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 [...]

Weekly Personal Finance Reading Round-Up


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 [...]

Financial Reading for the Weekend


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 [...]

Weekly Personal Finance Reading Round-Up


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 [...]

Personal Finance Weekend Reading Round-Up


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 [...]

Personal Finance Weekly Reading Round-Up


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… [...]

Personal Finance Reading Weekly Round-Up


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 [...]

Personal Finance Weekly Reading Round-Up


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, [...]

Reasons Why You Spend Money


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). [...]

Personal Finance Weekly Round-Up


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 [...]

Contributing Writer Position Available


Update: The current position has been filled. 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 [...]

Weekend Personal Finance Reading Round-Up


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 [...]

Personal Finance Weekend Reading


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 [...]

Personal Finance Weekend Reading Roundup


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 [...]

Personal Finance Weekend Reading


Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you: Blog Contest Winners Each month we run a fun blog contest among the savingadvice member bloggers. These are the three winners entries for March: What public school can teach you about money What a [...]

Personal Finance Reading


Last weekend a group of personal finance bloggers got together in San Francisco to discuss personal finance and Web 2.0. The event was sponsored by MyStrands, Inc. in conjunction with Networth IQ and Expensr and called the Personal Finance Leaders Workshop by The Bay. The event was an attempt to see how Web 2.0 can [...]

Sometimes, All You Have to Do is Ask to Save Money


By Jennifer Derrick I recently returned from two weeks of traveling for both business and pleasure. As I was setting up the components of the trip (hotels, rental cars, etc.) I was disappointed to discover that there were virtually no deals to be had. This surprised me because there’s usually some sort of deal available [...]

44 Ways To Improve Your Productivity


By Jeffrey Strain When it comes to personal finances, most people concentrate on saving and investing money. This can be a problem because issues that may not first appear to have much to do with personal finances can often have a dramatic affect on them. Productivity is just one of these. The more productive you [...]