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Planning For Unexpected Financial Situations

Are you prepared for the unexpected that life can bring you? read more »
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Free Gift Wrapping Using Unconventional Materials You Have Around the House

Use shredded paper, sawdust, corn flakes and many other ideas for your Christmas Wrapping this year. read more »
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Asset Allocation for Beginner Investors

Should new investors start with a conservative allocation or an aggressive one? read more »
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2010 Tax Credits For Energy Efficient Home Improvements Like Insulation, Windows, Doors, Heaters, Stoves, Solar Panels

Congress has extended tax credits for energy efficient home improvements through the end of 2010. You can now get credits to upgrade your water heate[...] read more »
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Carnival of Personal Finance: Parts-of-speech abuse edition

The best submissions of the week from personal finance bloggers! read more »
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Roth IRA and Flexible Spending Account deadlines

If you have not already done so for 2009, now is as good a time as ever.
Also, if you participate in a flexible spending account plan make sure yo[...] read more »
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Budget Speadsheet - A Simple Family Solution

I developed this spreadsheet to capture the simplicity and function of our handwritten budget, yet deliver the added bonus of easy auto-calculations [...] read more »
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Why is it so hard to insure a vacant home?

There are companies that specialize in vacant home insurance and are offered by some agents. The hard part is finding the agent who knows the product[...] read more »
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Questions About Loan Modifications

Many people are confused about the loan modification process. Because different banks all have their own procedures and qualifications, this is under[...] read more »
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How Much are you Willing to Pay?

Christmas does some crazy things to people. read more »
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Personal Finance Lessons From Some Board Games

Did you play board games as a child? What life lessons about money were taught? read more »
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Risks Involved in Buying Bonds

While bonds are generally safer than stocks, it's still very possible to lose money. read more »
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Carnival of Money Stories #32 – Winter Is Here Edition

Latest edition of the Carnival of Money Stories. read more »
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How Credit Card Companies Make Money By Giving It Away

A look at how credit card companies make money from you. read more »
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Build Relationships While Eliminating Debt

Don’t take the process of “Getting out of Debt” and make it the ONLY thing you do. You still need to make sacrifices to reach your goals, but what g[...] read more »
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