Madame X at My Open Wallet hosted this week's Carnival of Personal Finance. The Carnival is a collection of finance-related articles submitted by various sites. Of these articles, here are my favorites: No Credit Needed explains how to talk to … [Read more...] about Best Finance Posts from Carnival of Personal Finance #113
Reader Shawn pointed out this Q&A titled "My rich parents won't share" for me from CNN Money. A reader asks the following: I recently learned my parents have a lot more money than I thought. Had I known, I would have asked them for help in … [Read more...] about Greedy Kids: Are they entitled to their parents’ money?
(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
I was walking around Best Buy on Sunday with a friend and came to a realization. We were touring the Plasma TVs because he wants to get one for their bedroom. I don't begrudge him this expense as they have planned and budgeted for it. But I did think … [Read more...] about The cost of upgrading your viewing experience
You know, I wrote a guest post for Nickel (of FiveCentNickel.com fame) on his Raising4Boys site, and I totally forgot to mention it here! I did an extensive write-up of what we found so far while doing our adoption investigation. I highlight the … [Read more...] about Guest Article: Adoption Costs and Decisions
I was so busy planning to get a motorcycle this weekend that I forgot to submit to the carnivals this week. But I still slogged through all 91 entries in the latest Carnival of Personal Finance edition held by The Digerati Life and picked my … [Read more...] about Best finance articles from Carnival of Personal Finance #106
