My blogroll is precious as it represents those sites who I feel write from both the heart and the mind about various topics such as Credit and Investing. They're a few are people I met in person (Nickel, Jim, and Nick), and some I'd like to meet, if … [Read more...] about Added New PF Blogroll Link: Don’t Mess with Taxes
Just a few days ago, I told you how we dumped 132 items of clothing off with Goodwill. Commenter CPAMike asked how we came about our valuation of $707. I actually used a few sources, but mostly Goodwill's site (not sure which one now). He pointed out … [Read more...] about How to Value Clothing Donations
Hey, I actually participated in 2 carnivals this week! Since I'm in the middle of studying for my first mid-term (tonight), I'm going to have to keep this roundup brief, and do the roundups of the other 2 carnivals later. Mighty Bargain Hunter, … [Read more...] about Best Finance Articles from Carnival of Personal Finance #122
Casey, a subscriber and commenter here at Clever Dude, had some great comments on our article Examine Your Motives: Buying A Home, so I asked her to make her comment into a full article. Casey and her husband are in their early 30s and currently live … [Read more...] about Renting vs Buying a Home: A Detailed Calculation
...you can accomplish anything. That's what I realized today while discussing our debt with a friend. You see, I know how much debt we started with ($112,890), and I know how much we have remaining ($54,737), but I never thought about how we got down … [Read more...] about When you put your mind to it…
(I originally posted this article as a guest-post at Raising4Boys.com and gave an update on our progress here): Since we began dating, my wife Stacie and I have agreed that, if possible, we would adopt a child and also give birth to a biological … [Read more...] about Is Adoption for You? Costs, Choices and Decisions
