Retirement NestEgg Report - April 2007
Another pretty good month for my retirement nest egg. The stock market sure has been on a good tear for a long time now, which honestly kind of stinks. While it’s nice to see your accounts going …
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Net Worth: How I stack up
I was perusing around CNN this morning and they had a little calculator that would compare my net worth with the average net worth of other’s around me. I’m really not a big net worth guy, …
Read MoreFestival of Under 30 Finances #21
Welcome to the April 20, 2007 edition of festival of under 30 finances. There were a number of high quality entries and I did my best to pick out the articles that I best thought fit the spirit of the …
Read MoreWhen I think I want to retire
I will be hosting the Festival of Under 30 Finances this Friday and as part of the Festival I asked the submitters a question “At what age do you want/plan to be financially independent (IE you …
Read MoreStop crying me a river - you took on the risk now deal with the consequences.
As you may have noticed I run some advertising on my site. I try to keep the obnoxious factor to a minimum and generally only accept sponsors from sites that won’t offend me or my readers. Well …
Read MoreHosting Festival of Under 30 Finances AND a financial question for my readers/submitters
I will be hosting the Festival of Under 30 finances next Friday April 20th. If you have some good financial advice for people under the age of 30, you still have until Wednesday night at midnight to …
Read MoreSave money on going out to eat - make the same exact dishes at home
As we all know going out to eat is very expensive and if you are trying to pay down debt or increase your retirement savings its probably smart to limit your dining out experiences. My wife and I …
Read MoreFestival of Frugality #69
This week’s Festival of Frugality is being hosted over at The Digerati Life. My article on Frugal lawncare - Part II Overseeding is in the festival. Here are some other articles from the …
Read MoreMy revolutioniary idea to improve Bank savings accounts
This may already exist, but I don’t think so as I have never seen it. My idea is to allow banks to let you “tag” money in checking or savings account for a certain purpose. Currently …
Read MoreCarnival of Personal Finance #95 Recap
This week’s Carnival of Personal Finance is being held over at AccumulatingMoney. Each host usually puts their personal touch on the carnival and this week is no different. AccumulatingMoney …
Read MoreCash Plus Rewards - The jig is up no more 5% back on all purchases at Wal-Mart
Late last week I received a letter for both of my Chase Cash Plus Rewards credit cards stating that I would no longer be earning 5% back for my purchases made at superstores, warehouse clubs, and …
Read MoreFrugal lawncare - Part II Overseeding
In Part I I talked about organic fertilizers that can often be found much cheaper than the chemical versions. In Part II I am going to talk about over seeding. Overseeding is probably the #1 thing you …
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