I'm sitting here watching the VP debates and just heard Biden talk about how he wants the bankruptcy courts to be able to reduce your interest rate so you can afford to stay in your home. Ok, I guess I'm not totally against that, although I don't … [Read more...] about Biden says “Let the bankruptcy courts lower your mortgage principal”
Many of you know those "pay-per-pound" buffets where you, well, pay for food by the pound. You find them at the local deli or supermarket, and they're always flush with foods like fruit, chinese food, prepared pasta salads and other pretty or tasty … [Read more...] about Battling the “Pay-Per-Pound” Buffet Bar
Now that summer is over and people are back inside, sitting on their butts in front of a computer, my traffic numbers are on the upswing. While the summer doldrums brought lower than normal traffic numbers for my site, I still blew away the stats … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits! September 2008 Traffic Numbers
I knew it would be bad, and I have no reason to worry about our market investments because we're young enough to recoup it all (hopefully), but since I calculate our net worth monthly, I had to look at the damage to my Roth IRA and Rollover … [Read more...] about Oooh, I shouldn’t have looked [Investments]
When I heard about this site on the local news a few weeks ago, I was going to try and write a fancy review. However, I think the site's about page says it pretty well: About FoodTrader.Org The Environmental Finance Center at the University of … [Read more...] about Buy, Sell and Trade Locally Grown Food [Maryland Residents]
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
I recently asked about your opinion of "rich" and got a range of responses. Some people said a 6-figure income is rich, while people IN the 6-figure income range said it's not. For me, I conceded it's a matter of perspective and relativity. Here in … [Read more...] about Appreciating what you have is hard
I usually don't link over to The Consumerist because I figure everyone that reads my site already reads theirs, but I'm probably wrong about that. Therefore I wanted to point out an article where they learned from "an insider" that postal employees … [Read more...] about Warning: Post Office not offering First Class Mail
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
I bet, at least once in your marriage or relationship, you went out and bought something because you were mad at your spouse. Or perhaps you thought you were wiser than your significant other and took control of the finances...by doling out an … [Read more...] about Have you Committed Financial Infidelity?
