As I'm writing a series on Personal Finance basics, I have to be a bit general since "the basics" applies to a wide variety of individuals. Although all of my recent experience is in white-collar jobs, I'm also aware that many (if not most) of my … [Read more...] about Personal Finance Basics: Job Search Techniques
I guess this comes at an appropriate time since I just wrote about "Career Planning". A coworker from my last contract who runs his own company had contacted me a few weeks ago about an opportunity with a major "world banking institution". The big … [Read more...] about I made a major career choice today
In a post last month, I hinted that I was working on other job opportunities while waiting to start my next contract with my current employer. I kept it secret because 1) My boss at the time knew about my site (but I doubt he reads it). My new … [Read more...] about Dreams of moving back to PA are shelved…for now
For the last few years, we've been buying a little coupon book that has some major restaurant savings: Buy 2 entrees, Get 2 entrees free, along with other coupons. At the same time, we've been supporting the National Wheelchair Basketball Association … [Read more...] about Buy 2, Get 2 Meals: Restaurant Coupon Books
What an odd title, right? Some of you know I'm not a beer drinker, and you may also know that my favorite alcohol is Kahlua. It's unintentional that I'm the "Clever Dude", and I also love the movie The Big Lebowski where the main character is "The … [Read more...] about A Tale of some Liquor and a Rebate
Although I hate financial clutter, I had to sign up for another credit card. I have about $5,000 due for spring tuition, but I won't be reimbursed for it until about February. That means I would either need to pull from our savings (which isn't much … [Read more...] about Got one new Discover credit card and cancelled another
For many of us personal finance bloggers, the idea of debt and credit cards is comparable to living in the 4th circle of hell. However, for many others who are responsible with their credit, we treat credit and debt as opportunities. My … [Read more...] about Helping my Father-in-Law with Credit
Last Friday, I sent out the check (from online billpay) to pay off the bank loan for our new (to us) MINI Cooper. As you may know, we had about $13,285 owed at the bank and $6,000 on a 0% credit card (the MINI Cooper themed card). We used the money … [Read more...] about The check has cleared and the MINI is ours…almost
