Banking • Credit • Debt • Finances & Money • General • Investing • Taxes
After reviewing and giving away 3 copies of the "Skinny On" books, I got a bit of an urge to get through more of my book pile. Up next: "The Finish Rich Dictionary: 1001 Financial Words You Need to Know" by David Bach. I'll admit it's difficult to … [Read more...] about “The Finish Rich Dictionary” Book Review and Giveaway
Debt • Finances & Money • Frugality
In just 2 months from now, I should be graduating with my masters degree from The Johns Hopkins University (an engineering degree, not medical). I was accepted in May 2007, and started my first class in September 2007. Now, over 2 years later, I have … [Read more...] about Graduation Present or Pay Off Debt?
Eva from Texas! Eva left the following comment as her entry: I'm intrigued by the willpower book. I hope I win. I gave Eva 48 hours to claim her prize, and she replied back at the last second. I was ready to pull a different winner, but I'm glad … [Read more...] about And the winner of the 3 “The Skinny On” books is…
Ooh! It's not yet halfway through the month and I'm actually publishing the recap for last month. Looks like I'm actually a bit ahead of my normal game :P Traffic Sources At a high level: Search Engines: 65% Referring Sites: 22% Direct … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits! September 2009 Recap
I'll admit, I've had these books to review for a long time, but I'm just getting around to reviewing them. Sorry Mr. Publisher! "The Skinny On" series takes the Dummies and Complete Idiots idea and makes them even simpler to understand in the form … [Read more...] about “The Skinny” Books: What Can Stick People Teach Us? (plus a Giveaway!)
Finances & Money • Frugality • Home • Taxes
Clever Dude and the insulation blower machine Our home was built in 1941, long before insulation was commonly used, much less a standard in new home construction. We bought the home in 2004, but didn't know this fact until we really started … [Read more...] about Save Mucho Money by Reinsulating Your Home’s Exterior Walls
Although I don't use TradeKing because I'm not big into investing, I thought I would pass along this promotion they're having: (through this link only and with a $2,500 opening balance and one trade) The code is good October 1st through … [Read more...] about Open a Tradeking account, get $50 BONUS
Yeah, it's almost the end of September, but I realized I never posted my top referrer info for August, so here it is! Traffic Sources At a high level: Search Engines: 60% Referring Sites: 26% Direct Traffic: 14% Top Personal Finance Blog … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits! August 2009 Recap
