12th - 19th July '08Last week's Top Blog Posts on Personal Finance
11 Jul
This whole Tarot gig…
is working out pretty well. I worked yesterday and am working again today. Made $91 yesterday. Yay! Hopeing I can crack $100 tonight. My Sis is Director of Women’s Studies at a University, and they are doing an…
Is There a Cure for the Economy? The Spending and Saving Catch-22
If you read personal finance blogs or magazines you’ll find a lot of advice to save money, get out of debt, and build an emergency fund. This is all solid advice and things that I fully endorse on Lazy Man and Money.…
What to do, what to do?
About a month ago I purchased two tickets for the Beach Boys concert which will be in September - for my mom’s birthday. I actually splurged a little on getting somewhat nicer seats than usual.Tonight I was adding the…
10 Jul
5 Rock Solid Tips For Building Wealth
www.dinksfinance.com2 commentsSocialRank
Hi All,Last night on the subway I was reflecting on the purpose of this blog. The blog serves a lot of aims, its a side business for us, a chance to share our views, but ultimately its about improving the lives of the…
What's The Use?
needtobedebtfree.blogspot.com37 commentsSocialRank
Last week I was confronted with a problem that has left me completely exhausted and undone. After all these months of sacrifice, struggle and hard work. It turns out that my wife has be hiding several credit cards from…
Am I About to Commit Financial Infidelity?
(The males in the group may want to stop reading this now, as this post falls under the TMI category. Consider yourselves warned.)DH is currently on a long business trip. I am between work assignments. The first day…
I just told DH about the debt……
Stay tuned. He told me I “owed” him $30 for something. I just turned and looked at him and said “We are in debt $55,000, I don’t have the money”. Well, yes, I blindsided him I guess. I had’nt planned on saying it this…
09 Jul
Star Trek: How We Will Abolish Money
www.bargaineering.com11 commentsSocialRank
My wife and I are avid fans of Star Trek (no surprise there right?). Having grown up watching Star Trek: The Next Generation and continuing on to Deep Space Nine and even a little Voyager, but recently we’ve been…
FEMA Report from Iowa
I received this from a reader last night via email:I thought I would pass along a quick story of my experience with FEMA after the recent deluge of rainfall/flooding in Iowa. I had couple inches of water throughout my…
One Way To Track Your Progress Towards Financial Independence My Money Blog
www.mymoneyblog.com25 commentsSocialRank
Another more conventional definition of financial freedom is when you have “passive” income that covers your expenses so that you no longer have to work. Usually, this comes from paper investments like stocks,…
08 Jul
More ING Direct Referral Links Needed: Join the Waiting List
As you may know, I am allowing Consumerism Commentary to share ING Direct referral links, providing new savings account holders with a $25 bonus (and a $10 bonus to the referrer). As of right now, I’m down to four…
The Remarkable Approach To Your Finances
This is a guest article by The Shark Investor , who writes about investing, entrepreneurship, and alternative income. If you like what you read, you can subscribe to his RSS feed.Do you work a lot? Why? Most people want…
Second day of raw foods
Yesterday was the second–and last–day of eating only raw foods. Tonight and for the rest of the cleanse, we’ll be having a healthy, whole-foods dinner every night, staying raw for breakfast and lunch. I’m looking…
07 Jul
Five Incredibly Stupid Ways People Are Trying To Save Money on Gas
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In case you hadn’t noticed in your X number of years on Earth, people are generally pretty dumb. Situations of alarm, such as skyrocketing gas prices, only tend to make matters worse. Case in point: people are…
Are you shopping online to save time, money and gas?
www.queercents.com9 commentsSocialRank
“Time is money.” – Benjamin FranklinTIME.com recently reported that visits to online shopping sites are increasing. You would think people would be buying less these days. But wait – it makes sense that…
Remodel Your Bathroom! Try 3 New Ideas To Freshen Up Your Bathroom
www.thedigeratilife.com9 commentsSocialRank
I’m happy to present this guest article by Handy Man, author of Handyman fix home repair — How to Fix, Build, Install, Customize, Repair, Restore, Renovate, and Demolish your House and Home. If you like his post…
Bridge day!!
Today is bridge day at my house, so i will not be spending any money at all. I did get a good deal on some meat at the grocery store yesterday, so i saved $4 there to add to my challenge money.Prev. total …
Do you know anyone like my mom?
Ok, we just got back from our summer vacation at the beach. We had a great time in general, but you know how it is… we went to the beach with the whole family (12 people total) and that always means drama. My mom…
JLP’s Guide to Using the Web Plan a High School Reunion
This year marks my high school classes’ 20th reunion. And, although I’m not organizing it, I did offer to help with the web effort. Here’s what I did:The first thing I did was set up a website called…
Oh I’ll just work forever
You’ll hear it now and then — someone who says “Oh I’ll just work forever” when asked about their retirement plan. That’s their entire plan: just to keep on working. Now there’s nothing wrong with working.…
What is Your Biggest Financial Vice?
Over the weekend, I was thinking about what my biggest vices are when it comes to staying healthy. As it turns out, my #1 health/fitness vice is also my #1 financial vice — eating out at lunch time. As I noted over at…
How to Improve Your Credit Score
I’ve been getting quite a few emails from readers on how to improve credit scores. Improving credit scores is a well covered topic on the net. However, based on my experience, lets highlight some of the reasons why…
‘An American Girl’ is an American story — a timely one
It can take years for a big Hollywood movie to get approved, let alone filmed. That’s why I think that the parallels between “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl” and our current economic situation are probably…
The Carnival of Personal Finance: American Flag Edition | Mighty Bargain Hunter
www.mightybargainhunter.com10 commentsSocialRank
Welcome to this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance! It’s always a pleasure to host this carnival and I appreciate and thank Flexo from Consumerism Commentary for giving me the opportunity to host again.This past…
06 Jul
Review and Giveaway: The Intelligent Portfolio
www.canadiancapitalist.com137 commentsSocialRank
The Intelligent Portfolio does an excellent job of explaining ten basic concepts needed to make good investment decisions in a simple and straightforward manner. The book will be invaluable for a beginning investor and…
Bank of America Checking and Credit Card Bonuses
Bank of America has a $75 checking account promotion for BoA credit card customers. Here's the promotional page link. Last year, I posted on a similar promotion. Unfortunately, the bonus amounts are going down. It…
A Look at the Startup Cost - And Why It’s Usually Good to Go Cheap at First
www.thesimpledollar.com51 commentsSocialRank
Lara from Coffee Can Cash left a very intriguing comment a few days ago on my post about minimalist kitchens:I’m sorry, but I can’t agree with the idea “when in doubt buy it cheap”… If you want to save money…
The Non-Conformists’ Guide to Making Money
www.getrichslowly.org17 commentsSocialRank
This is a guest post from Chris Guillebeau at The Art of Non-Conformity. Last week he shared the non-conformists’ guide to personal finance. Today he follows up with thoughts on making money. Chris recently released a…
Appearances are Deceiving
Was having a discussion with our neighbors about local grocery stores.The local/big grocery chain is Raley’s/Bel Air.It is a somewhat upscale grocery store chain.We do also have a Safeway (which was much later in…
The Coupon Master
The Coupon Master has great coupons ready for you to purchase! For the following deals at CVS you can purchase the necessary coupons ($3.00 off of Olay and $1.00 off of Dawn Dish Detergent) and have them delivered…
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