Article Archive for December 2008
When I sat down to actually write this article, my intention was to come up with the top 5 biggest f*ups of 2008, but the reality is that it was too hard to go with …
If you haven’t noticed, I like to read about other people’s financial journeys because I’m always curious to see how people cope and what they did to reduce their debt. Sometimes I’m fortunate enough for …
It’s pretty clear that America has a debt problem. Irrespective of the media’s recent recession coverage, Americans have been spiraling out of financial control for some time. Debt is increasing and savings numbers have been …
This is a guest post by Andy over at Retire at 40. Check out his great blog and subscribe to his RSS feed here.
I’ll admit it. I’m a credit card user. I use it a …
Let me preface this entire discussion with the fact that I realize ethics is a dangerous ground to head into. I’m still going there, because I read something today that really made me consider whether …
Getting a better interest rate can save you a ton of money in the long run, especially if you’re getting a loan with a long amortization or you carry a balance on your credit card …
As you guys probably already know, Federal regulators approved the sweeping changes that were proposed. I’m all for these changes, but the transition is going to be rocky. I myself just had a major setback …
AOL recently conducted a survey of their readers to see what some of the top money wasters in our lives are. What resulted was a list of 43 items, voted on by AOL readers themselves. …
Been *waaay* too long since I’ve done a link round-up, especially since there have been some fantastic posts floating around lately.
Madoline over at Pecuniarities has a great post on wrapping Christmas presents in painted eggshells! …
Anyone expecting a quick recovery in 2009 is going to be unpleasently surprised. Here are 11 reasons why the present economic crisis will persist for quite some time to come.
1. Consumer spending is in freefall. …
With the holidays coming up, I realize there’s going to be plenty of opportunities where tipping will be appropriate and so I wanted to talk about that today. I’m not opposed to tipping by any …
Hi guys and girls! Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the direction of Master Your Card. One of things I think Kristy and I really need to work on is connecting with you, our …
This is a guest post from from Leslie at Spilling buckets. She, along with Ryan, write about their lives as they try to they discover what it means to really be wealthy.
This week has …
Most of us are painfully familiar of the tendency for credit card issuers to try and screw us in any and every way possible, but this Thursday the Federal Reserve will vote on legislation that (assuming it passes) will make it …
