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Pay More Now, Or Pay Even More Later

May 1, 2008

The following is a guest post by Frugal Dad. If you like this post, consider subscribing to Frugal Dad via RSS or email. I was perusing a magazine stand the other evening while waiting for a prescription at our local pharmacy. I picked up a copy of the latest Smart Money magazine and realized I [...]

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Why I Love Life Without Television

April 29, 2008

The following is a guest post by Nicole Ouelette of Breaking Even, Inc. If you enjoy this post, be sure to check out the Breaking Even Blog. “Did you watch American Idol?” “Hey about that guy on the Today Show this morning?” “When’s the game on tonight?” When you start paying attention, it is amazing [...]

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Do Not Worry About Tomorrow

April 27, 2008

The following is a guest post by Lynnae of Being Frugal.net, a blog about frugality and getting out of debt. If you enjoy this post, consider subscribing to Being Frugal.net via RSS or email. We’re living in tough times these days. The news pundits are using the word “recession” freely. Even John McCain said it. [...]

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Gas Costs Getting You Down?

April 25, 2008

This guest post was written by Mike from Quest For Four Pillars. Feel free to visit his site and subscribe to his feed. One of the most common financial complaints that I hear is that the price of gasoline is too high. I agree that it’s tough to see higher fill-up costs at the pump, [...]

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The Beauty Of Sinking Funds

April 21, 2008

This post was written by “Toblerone” at Simple Mom. Feel free to visit her site and subscribe to her feed. Our family follows Dave Ramsey’s baby steps, and in a recent post on my blog explaining Baby Step 3, I mentioned “sinking funds.” It’s a simple financial strategy, and it’s not new, but it has [...]

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Concentrate On Savings

April 18, 2008

This guest post was written by Mike from Quest For Four Pillars. Feel free to visit his site and subscribe to his feed I was talking with my sister a while back about investing and she was asking about some of the types of investments that I own. I am a passive investor and own [...]

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My “Frugalist” And “Dumbest” Home Improvement Project Ever

April 15, 2008

The Project My “frugalist” and “dumbest” home improvement project took place last summer. We had just moved into our new house the previous fall, and it was late spring, early summer 2007. We decided that we’d like to spend a little more time outside, enjoying the weather while it lasted (here in Minnesota, you have [...]

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I Made A Stupid Money Mistake This Week.

April 15, 2008

The Setup Well, if you thought us personal finance bloggers had it all together and never made silly money mistakes, this week I decided to prove you wrong. BIG TIME. I had a busy week last week, and to top it all off, my wife was sick. When I wasn’t at work I was at [...]

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Buying A New House Is Not Cheap: Expenses Not To Forget When Buying A New House

April 14, 2008

Buying A New House When my wife and I bought a new house in 2006, it was an exciting time for us. We were living in a townhouse that we owned, but we just wanted a little bit more space than what we currently had. We looked for a new home for almost 1 1/2 [...]

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Paying For Pets: When Is It Too Much?

April 10, 2008

My wife and I are the proud owners of a little nine pound Shih-Tzu named Nala (as in Disney’s “The Lion King”. The female lion is Nala). She is a precious little pooch, who loves running around the house, barking and rolling around on the floor. She’ll even sit in her favorite easy chair and [...]

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Is Your Jar Full?

April 9, 2008

An interesting little story I read today: When things in your life seem almost to much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar……and the beer. A Professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked [...]

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Own All The Markets: Vanguard To Release A Global Stock Index Fund

April 9, 2008

According to the Sun Financial Diary Vanguard has just revealed plans that they have to release a total global stock index fund. As most new investors like myself are learning, buying index funds of the entire markets are a great way to buy stocks without thinking too hard about it. You buy a share in [...]

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Myths About The Sub-Prime Lending Mess

April 9, 2008

In an article over at MSN Money, Rick Newman of U.S. News World and Report talks about the looming recession and the sub-prime loan mess that we’re finding ourselves stuck in. With 2 million home foreclosures possible over the next two years and the economy stumbling toward recession, it’s clear that Washington will enact new [...]

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Redbox.com: Free Rentals Are Great, But Beware!

April 7, 2008

I recently posted a deal on this website to get all of your movie rentals for free through redbox.com. The post has gotten quite a bit of traffic, so I thought it was only prudent that I share something that a reader made me aware of a couple of days ago. Some redboxes around the [...]

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