Image courtesy of cooldesign / FreeDigitalPhotos.net I have a 401K plan as well as a pension through my employer, and my wife and I are looking at finally opening that Roth IRA this year. What we don’t have is any kind of private … [Read more...] about Starting My Investment Portfolio Using Fee Free Loyal3
Almost a year ago, I wrote an article about creating a budget, and I even linked to my own sample spreadsheet. But budgeting is such an important personal finance basic that I'm going to write a whole new article about budgeting. Not all of us … [Read more...] about Personal Finance Basics: Financial Planning
Growing up and then throughout college, I never really handled my finances well. However, I never made a late payment on any bill, but I also racked up a lot of debt. Luckily after college, something clicked in me to pay attention to my finances. … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Your Finances Overwhelm You
I waffled about writing this article, but I decided to go for it. You see, when I see an article with a certain set of names, I don't even bother reading it. Those names? Dave Ramsey and Suzy Orman. So writing this sort of breaks my unwritten … [Read more...] about Dave who? Is he related to Suzy what’s-her-face?
Mighty Bargain Hunter posted a short carnival this week, but I enjoyed all of the submissions. I'm just glad I didn't need to slog through 70+ articles to do this recap! My own article "No So Frugal Lunch" was featured in the 102nd Carnival of … [Read more...] about Best Debt Posts from Carnival of Debt Reduction #102
Finishing up my series of 5 Common Money Mistakes, I'd like to talk about something that many of us have done: fallen for a scam. Scams come in all flavors. New Zealand's Consumer Affairs Department posted a great quick list of types of scams. You … [Read more...] about Fixing your money mistakes: Don’t fall for those scams
