Of the two, which would you say is more important? Do you get rid of the debt so that you can effectively work on the credit score, or do you take care of your credit …

I’m terribly sorry the roundup is late this week, guys. It’s been hectic with the hurricane and evacuees coming into town. I haven’t really been online. Fortunately, I was not directly affected as we didn’t …

This week at work has been interesting, what with Ike bearing down on us and most of the coast evacuating to our already over-crowded city. Austin wasn’t really prepared to handle the influx of people …

Originally these tips were geared towards college students and labeled Finance 101. However, I feel like these simple tips are more appropriate to the general populace rather than financially uneducated students because they’re a bit …

Let’s face it, the average savings account earns you anywhere from .10% to 2.50%. Whoop-de-do! That doesn’t really help you much in the long run, especially with official inflation rates running at roughly 5% (and …

Balancing a checkbook can be incredibly easy, but if you were never taught how to properly handle one then it might be something that you do wrong…or don’t do at all! If you’re continuously amazed …

This is an interesting story because we always hear about it from the consumer side, rarely do we hear it from the National Arbitration Forum side. For those who don’t know about the NAF, it’s …

As promised, here’s the post on whether couples should keep their finances separate. If you read Trent’s article from my roundup, then you know he and his wife have finally combined their finances after 11 …

Don’t worry, you’re not on the wrong blog, I assure you. I just happen to hear some of the most interesting things sometimes and I thought this would be a topic we could really sink …

I have to say thanks to everyone who stumbled and linked back to our guide on getting out of debt. There was a lot of interest  and I’m glad you liked it! A special thanks …

I’ve heard some pretty ridiculous things in my lifetime – short as it has been – but this one takes the cake. And the fact that it came from a law professor, someone who’s supposed …

We’ve had a lot of interesting

How important are disclosures? Do you even read yours? I’m about to go a little off topic here because I’m slightly annoyed after today, so here goes. I’m talking about bank disclosures as they pertain …

After reading something at Jeremy’s blog over and what I’ve heard from some friends working at other banks, it appears there is a little bit of a gray area when it comes to using the corporate …