If you’ve ever been forced to deal with debt collectors you have probably wondered what sort of laws govern the way they do business – if any! Sometimes you might have felt like the collector …

Welcome to the (lucky) edition of the Finance Fiesta! In celebration of this being our 13th Finance Fiesta, I’ve decided to dub this Fiesta the Triskaidekaphobia edition!
For those who don’t know, Triskaidekaphobia is the …

Admittedly, this month’s theme for the PF Bloggers Group Writing Project, Rich People Gone Broke, is a little heavy on the Schadenfreude.
The fact that we often feel joy when confronted with another person’s misfortune is …

Welcome to the August 7, 2008 edition of the Finance Fiesta – Nachos edition. Mmmm! Wikipedia enlightens us about the origins of this delicious dish:
“Nachos originated in the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, just …

According to a 2002 Stanford University study, there are 60 million Americans addicted to shopping.
Go ahead and snicker – a shopping addiction is sometimes seen as a bit of a joke, the ditz’s addiction. It’s …

Are you spending so much that your credit card is cowering in your wallet? If you are giving your cards such a workout that your accounts are often empty, you need to stop overspending. This …

If you’re not part of the club, the wealthy can seem a little odd. The outlandish clothes straight from the catwalks, the weird spending habits. While you may love reading all the gossip, what you really should be doing is sitting up and paying attention. Turns out that there are some things that the rich do consistently to make money – gobs of it. Here’s how you can do the same…

Face it: the word “budget” isn’t exactly the sexiest word in financing. It conjures up the images of the 1950s housewife, carefully keeping a list of expenses. It’s also just little bit nerdy – like …

It doesn’t matter whether you’re the potential lender or the potential borrower – having a loan between two friends opens the potential for some real problems. Even the best of friends can find their relationship soured once money enters into the equation. The fact remains, though, that sometimes there are people who need money and people who care about them willing to lend it. It may seem cut and dry, but it’s a situation that should be entered into with caution…

Welcome to my Green Living series. This series has been inspired by David Bach’s latest book, Go Green, Live Rich. And you can enter to win this book by leaving a comment on this post or any posts on my green living series. I post Green Living posts on Tuesdays over on my blog.

Green Credit Cards

If you want to help the environment without changing your lifestyle you can get a green credit card. Green credit cards earn rewards…

Penelope over at Our Fourpence worth did a great job hosting this weeks Finance Fiesta, and one of Kristy’s posts – ‘Credit and Debit Card blocks at the Pump - was selected as an editors pick! Be …

We were lucky enough to have our posts listed in the Carnival of Financial Planning over at The Skilled Investor, the Carnival of Money Hacks at Daily Money Hack, and the Carnival of Net Worth …

Hola (that’s ‘Hello’ in Spanish, for all you uncultured philistines!), and a warm welcome to the first ever Finance Fiesta! In case you haven’t heard, the Finance Fiesta is a celebration of the Blogosphere’s best …

For most of us, the tax rebate was a pleasant surprise that we didn’t quite believe we would get until it showed up in our bank account or mailbox. What do you do with a …