Debt • Finances & Money • Frugality
by J. Savings The following is a guest post from "Crazy J" (my nickname for him) from Budgets are Sexy. I was fortunate enough to meet J at a Personal Finance blogger happy hour recently and got to know more about the man behind the mohawk. J … [Read more...] about To sell, or not to sell…my SUV
As of this month, I've worked for my current employer for 2 full years. In my first year, I got a combined 6.25% raise (some at 6 months and some at 12 months). This past Thursday, I sat down with my new boss for a one-on-one review (my company … [Read more...] about I got a good review and a raise!
I've had my Citi Mastercard (sorry, no affiliate link) since 2006, but I used it for a $12,000 balance transfer until we paid off our credit cards in September 2007. Since October, we've used both the Citi card and our Discover card, along with a … [Read more...] about Ordered my $120 Citibank Rebate Check
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
This guest post was written by Mike from Quest For Four Pillars, a blog about personal finance and more. Feel free to visit his site and subscribe to his feed. My wife and I recently had our second child, a beautiful baby girl. When we had our … [Read more...] about How Much More Work Are Two Kids Compared To One?
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
By Bill Schoonmaker (Schoon) This is a guest post from "Schoon". According to Bill's FAQ, Schoon's Place is a "personal journal, a product reviews database, a photo gallery and much more." With the national divorce rate hovering over 40% these … [Read more...] about Avoid Money Fights: Plan Finances with Your Spouse!
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
By Nickel This is a guest post from Nickel, who writes about personal finance over at FiveCentNickel. And since that, combined with his four kids, don't keep him sufficiently busy, he has recently launched yet another site, this time focused more … [Read more...] about Credit Cards as a Debt Reduction Tool
In my post "42 Credit Cards with a 0% Purchase Offer", a commenter asked that question. The comment got snatched by Spam Karma, and while I could have retrieved it, I preferred the tone of the second comment instead: It does appear that you are … [Read more...] about Is this site “One giant credit card advertisement”?
Now that the tax stimulus checks are mostly distributed, you can't help but notice all of the companies out there trying to pry that money out of our hands. A lot of them are offering special incentives for doing so (for example, Sears is offering an … [Read more...] about A Fool and His Rebate Money…
