August 2009

Finance is really not that complicated.

August 31, 2009

Seriously, personal finance is not all that complicated. Sure it can get crazy when you throw in estate planning and charity foundations, but the principles behind personal finance are as easy as they come. You can actually strip it down to just a few points: 1. Spend less than you earn. Make $50k a year? [...]

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Would You Rather…Have extra MONEY or extra TIME?

August 28, 2009

It’s time to play another rousing game of Would You Rather! My brain is still reeling from the $50 vs Sex poll I wrote about earlier, but since we already covered that one I thought I’d bring up the ol’ “money vs. time” dilemma. It might not be as sexy, but it’s still interesting to [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Student Loans, Craigslist, & Skinny Homes

August 28, 2009

Articles I Enjoyed This Week: NYC’s ‘skinniest’ house has a fat price tag: $2.7M @ Yahoo! News – I eat this real estate stuff up. Big props to Clever Dude for linking to it, along with his previous find of Toronto’s smallest house that went for $177k! “What are you saving it for?” @ Counting [...]

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Look Like a Million Bucks on a Budget

August 27, 2009

This is a guest post from Kim Fusaro. It’s geared toward women, but the principles still apply to us men! I’m probably best known for my bad spending habits – I chronicle them daily as Glamour magazine’s wayward personal-finance blogger, Little Miss Fortune. But in my 100-plus posts, I’ve managed to pick up some pretty [...]

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Saving Money Trumps Sex?

August 26, 2009

As a blogger, I tend to get a lot of random (and boring) PR releases. Most of them I just delete or file away in case I need it for later, but every now and then I get a gem like I did yesterday :) A note to all PR people reading this – I’m [...]

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Blogger Showdown #2: Stephanie vs. Squawkfox

August 25, 2009

Welcome to PF Blogger Showdown #2! The last one with Trent and J.D. was wildly successful and I’m excited to continue on with our fun little series here :) Up today are two of the most influential female pf bloggers around – Stephanie from Poorer Than You, and Kerry K. Taylor aka Squawkfox. I’m sure [...]

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Living The Minimalist Lifestyle – Is it Possible?

August 24, 2009

I feel like I want to be a Minimalist right now :) I know it’s a lot easier said than done, but in theory it sounds awesome! Fewer things to worry about, less clutter in the house, less maintenance costs, less less less! I’ve been thinking about this for over a week now since the [...]

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George Washington: "Don’t Spend Me!"

August 21, 2009

My entry into Poorer Than You’s free laptops giveaway :) If every dollar looked like this I guarantee people would spend less! haha…Drop by her site and leave your own piece of multimedia/art that embodies a sound personal finance concept and get entered. As long as it’s in by noon tomorrow, you’ve got a chance [...]

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New Charity Project Coming Soon!

August 21, 2009

Hello, hello my good friends! It’s Friday and it’s gonna be a helluva good day :) Some of you might have forgotten, but a few months ago I wrote about charity and giving back, and asked if you’d share some of your own favorite charities with us. Well, I’m happy to tell you that a [...]

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Cash For Clunkers to go away on Monday.

August 21, 2009

You already know how I feel about Cash For Clunkers, but if you’re planning on hooking it up you better do so by Monday! Although you never know how many more times the Gov’t may decide to extend it ;) Sneaky little devils….for more detailed info check out MSNBC or Cash Money Life.

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