Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
Aren't we all feeling a bit overworked, overwhelmed and/or underpaid? Well, actually I'm only feeling one of those, but I'll get to that later. Louis Barajas has taken his nearly 20 years of experience as a financial planner and determined that … [Read more...] about Overworked, Overwhelmed and Underpaid
It's about 11 minutes long, and doesn't discuss some of the really shady things that happened, but this cartoon by Jonathan Jarvis is a really good primer that almost anyone can understand: The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on … [Read more...] about Awesome Cartoon explanation of credit crisis
Banking • Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
Ok, it sounds bigger than it is. Perhaps you recall back in July when Citibank told me to use their money to make more money? I took out $12,500 in a 0% balance transfer for 7 months, with a $75 fee. I stuck it in my savings account earning about … [Read more...] about Paid Off $11,500 of Credit Card Debt Today
Finances & Money • Frugality • Home
If you've been following me on Twitter, you'll know that for the last 2+ weeks, we've had problems with our furnace. The furnace would ignite the gas and get up to temp, but then cut off the gas and then keep running. Then for hours, it would just … [Read more...] about Perfect Example of the Need for an Emergency Fund
In January, I was looking for an inexpensive way to view both my credit reports AND my credit scores since we were looking into refinancing our mortgages (we still are btw). I saw Mighty Bargain Hunter on my IM and asked him for some advice. … [Read more...] about 20% Off Suze Orman’s FICO Kit Platinum
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money • General
I've hated the word "paradigm" since I first heard it a few years ago. It was clearly a buzz word used by corporate executive wannabes to fluff up their presentations, or by smarty pants friends and colleagues who probably can't even spell the word … [Read more...] about Shifting Your Attitudes [Paradigms]
