Leave it to one of the most expensive colleges in America to provide its students the option to take a course in Personal Finance 101. George Washington University here in Washington D.C. is offering "a series of financial literacy workshops for … [Read more...] about College course for personal finance – Is it too late to teach our children?
In my earlier post 5 Common Money Mistakes, I explained how we intelligent professionals fall into a number of money traps. Number One: Spending too much Do you have a spending plan? When I graduated college about 6 years ago, I didn't have a … [Read more...] about Fixing your money mistakes: Create a budget
In my earlier post about adoption, Dimples asks (via a comment): Why is adoption so expensive? Do you know the breakdown of the costs associated? I am just confused why so much money is needed to adopt when there are so many children in the system … [Read more...] about Why does adoption cost so much?
This past week, I hosted my first finance carnival. It was small, but the 4th Carnival of Credit Report Stories included some excellent articles with explanations of credit, credit reports and personal stories about credit. On Monday, I finished … [Read more...] about Clever Dude’s Week in Review March 24 – April 1, 2007
We're loyal Blockbuster Online (formerly Netflix) subscribers. However, even though we have about 100 movies in our queue, there's really nothing we're excited to see. Eragon was a bore, we sent back Seven Years in Tibet without watching it, so right … [Read more...] about Tired of Blockbuster / Netflix Selections? Cancel for a month
This week, we launched Clever Dude with a new design and it's gotten some rave reviews. Personally, I'm much happier with the layout, and it's easier to manage. I'll pat myself on the back for this one. Here's some highlights from Clever Dude this … [Read more...] about Clever Dude’s Week in Review Mar 18-23, 2007
