Financial Health can Save Your Marriage
Many people think that money problems are the leading cause of divorce. If you Google the term “money problems cause of divorce” you will see many sites claiming just that. In fact, that’s what I did when starting to write this post. Most of the arguments in my marriage are over money issues. While looking [...]
Enforcing accountability?
I got my Discover bill last month, and oops… $708??? I’d gotten in trouble the month before for a $1500 bill, even though my purchases were things for my Barracuda, which my wife had agreed I could start fixing up. Well, you can’t fix up an old car without spending money on it, and she [...]
Freebie Trading for Cash…?
Because frugality can only get you so far, I’m always looking for new income streams. Earlier this week, I came across a short post on (link)Christian Personal Finance on trading freebies to earn extra cash. I like free stuff, and I like the idea of bartering or trading – one of my favorite books when [...]
Useful Article, but…
I love reading Personal Finance blogs. Usually I find good information, but sometimes I read something that just doesn’t make sense. Earlier this month, Rich Credit Debt Loan had a pretty good article on getting out of the paycheck to paycheck cycle. Most of the information is solid. Then, out of nowhere, towards the end [...]
Take a Deep Breath
Housing prices continue to slide. Some of our largest financial institutions are failing or being taken over by the government. The stock market is on a roller coaster ride, with an emphasis on steep dives. Unemployment in the USA is at or near a 5 year high. It’s time to… sit back and take a [...]
A Really Nice Site
I’ve been looking at tons of blogs lately, most have at least some useful information, none I would actually criticize, but today I happened upon one by chance that has a really clean design and good content. The author says he is 23 – I wish I had as much sense as he seems to [...]
Having the proper attitude
Getting and staying out of debt, becoming financially stable, and building wealth requires certain attitudes and beliefs. For example, if you believe that life is just a series of random events to be dealt with as best one can, you’ll probably have a hard time getting or staying ahead financially. It’s the same way if [...]
How to get your free credit report (and score)
If you have credit issues, you might find your email in-box filling up with spam from companies either claiming to fix your credit score or give you your credit score for free. In my opinion, companies that charge you to “repair” your credit are for the most part scam artists, but that is the subject [...]
What Class are you?
Although I eschew talk of “Class Warfare,” David Brooks makes an interesting observation that Americans can be divided into two classes: the Investor Class and the Lottery Class. It’s interesting to me that he doesn’t choose “rich” and “poor,” or “haves” and “have-nots” to describe the two classes, and I think he’s correct to use [...]
Just Say “No” to class warfare
Today on The Simple Dollar, a letter from one of his readers was posted, basically complaining that Trent (the owner of the blog) was “rich,” and “can’t relate to (the reader’s) situation. I will have to find another web site to read.”
I find such an attitude to be condescending as well as pathetic. Who is [...]