18 years ago • Comments
Madame X at My Open Wallet posted about her Moral Quandary of accepting cash from her parents, especially during financial hardships. I faced this problem recently as well. For all my life, I have accepted cash gifts from my family for birthdays, … [Read more...] about When you’re old enough to refuse cash gifts from family
18 years ago • Comments
Thanks to my cousin Dave for these insights. You may have seen some of them wandering the internet, or asked yourself these questions: Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra … [Read more...] about Some humorous ponderings for your Friday
18 years ago • Comments
Time.com reports that personal savings (that's yours) are at a 74 year low. The only other years that had negative savings rates prior to 2005 and 2006 were 1932 and 1933. During the Great Depression, people were unemployed and had to dig into … [Read more...] about 2006 Personal Savings at 74 Year Low
18 years ago • Comments
I submitted my article "Beware of insurance scams following a major home fire" to the Calvacade of Risk Carnival hosted at Managed Care Matters. I didn't get a response that I was accepted so I didn't notice until this morning that I am. Also … [Read more...] about Highlights from the Calvacade of Risk Carnival posted at Managed Care Matters
18 years ago • Comments
As a monthly followup to my original post "The check has been sent! About 8 months till we pay off $15,000", I will be updating all of my loyal readers with my progress to pay off our Chevy Malibu in 8 months. The daunting part of all this is that … [Read more...] about The Check is in the Mail: Update 1
18 years ago • Comments
I'm going to finally admit to the world how much we screwed up in our past auto purchases, in hopes that you don't do the same. In college, I purchased a brand new 2001 Saturn L300 for about $20,000. Actually, I did the GM SmartBuy method, which … [Read more...] about How we lost $14,500 by stupid mistakes
