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12 Reasons Why You Should (and Shouldn't) Pay Off Your Mortgage Early

Posted by LenPenzo 752 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: mortgages real estate
Do I think it’s wise for you to pay off your mortgage early? You may as well ask me if I think it is a good idea if you paint your living room sage [...] read more »
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4 Ways Duct Tape Can Fix Your Personal Finances

Posted by LenPenzo 763 days ago, popular 762 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: humor personal finance
Yet more proof that duct tape can fix just about anything, even your personal finances. read more »
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Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #43 (The VAT Tax Edition)

Posted by LenPenzo 763 days ago, popular 763 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: opinion
Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance.[...] read more »
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Real Estate Agents: Why You Rarely Get What You Pay For

Posted by LenPenzo 770 days ago, popular 769 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: opinion real estate
I’m sorry, but I have a hard time trying to justify paying a realtor a commission of six percent (give or take a point) when I stop to consider exact[...] read more »
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Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #42 (The Boyz In the Hood Edition)

Posted by LenPenzo 771 days ago, popular 770 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: opinion
Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance.[...] read more »
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Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline and Others: What's the Best Travel Search Engine?

Posted by LenPenzo 774 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: travel airfare service providers
Is there really a significant difference between travel service providers like Expedia, Priceline and all the others - at least when it comes to find[...] read more »
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Beware The Four Horsemen of Personal Finance

Posted by LenPenzo 782 days ago, popular 781 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: personal finance
Although most people avoid the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse like the, um, plague, many people happily invite the budget-busting Four Horsemen of P[...] read more »
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The Best of the Best in Money and Personal Finance #13 (Anniversary Edition)

Posted by LenPenzo 784 days ago, popular 784 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: carnivals personal finance
Welcome to the 13th edition - and one year anniversary - of The Best of the Best in Money and Personal Finance, where every featured post is an Edito[...] read more »
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Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #40 (The Easter Mouse Edition)

Posted by LenPenzo 785 days ago, popular 784 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: opinion
Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance. read more »
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Taste-Test Experiment: An All-Kid Panel Evaluates Name-Brand vs. Store-Brand Cereals

Posted by LenPenzo 791 days ago, popular 790 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: groceries personal finance
Cereal is one of the most expensive items we purchase at the grocery store. I convened an expert panel of kids to take a blind taste test of six pop[...] read more »
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8 Stupid Fees Consumers Hate to Pay (But Often Do Anyway)

Posted by LenPenzo 798 days ago, popular 797 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: personal finance service fees
The mortgage loan industry has been doing this forever but, in this bad economy, the practice of tacking on fees has spread like the plague. Here's [...] read more »
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Should I or Shouldn't I? The Definitive Extended Warranty Litmus Test

Posted by LenPenzo 803 days ago, popular 802 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: extended warranties
Most experts implore us to avoid extended warranties, but in reality things aren’t always quite so black and white. Sometimes it may actually make s[...] read more »
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Where Do All Our Taxes Go?(INFOGRAPHIC)

Posted by Prisha 805 days ago, popular 804 days ago (http://blog.turbotax.intuit.com)
Category: Business | Tags: government spending income taxes
Where do all our taxes go? This visualization shows how the tax dollars of workers in an average office building, from top-ranking officer and down t[...] read more »
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The Carnival of Money Stories XLV - The Sex, Lies and Videotape Edition

Posted by LenPenzo 805 days ago, popular 804 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: carnivals personal finance
Welcome to the 45th Carnival of Money Stories! read more »
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Benefits of Reducing your Store Card Debt

Posted by DebtSolver 805 days ago (http://www.debtsolver.co.uk)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: advice cards debt debt management
List of the benefits of reducing your store card debt. read more »
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