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December 2008 (5)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 04: Month in Review: November 2008 (2)
- 04: Should You Support Local Businesses at All Costs? (5)
- 03: Need Advice: Best Way to Backup Files for New Windows Install (8)
- 02: Interesting Links for December 2, 2008 (2)
- 01: How We Successfully Spent $500 on Black Friday (13)
November 2008 (28)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Last Day for ING Direct Debit Card Promotion (0)
- 30: Up and Coming Personal Finance Bloggers Wanted (0)
- 27: Are You Truly Thankful This Year? (1)
- 25: With Stocks Down, Should I Pay Down My Mortgage Faster? (8)
- 24: Interesting Links for November 24, 2008 (5)
- 23: Reader Question: Paid Escrow Up Front, Now Not Allowed to Buy Home (0)
- 22: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Single Guy Money (6)
- 21: Chaos on Wall Street: What Should You Do? (8)
- 20: Our CD Ladder is Half Complete (5)
- 19: Manage Your Spending, Not Your Bills (4)
- 18: Weekend Roundup for November 18, 2008 (0)
- 17: The No Debt Plan: Step Six: Investing for Retirement (7)
- 15: The Way is Tough But There is Help (1)
- 14: Let’s Dance! Who Knows the “Bill Shuffle”? (7)
- 14: Interesting Links of the Week for November 14, 2008 (2)
- 13: How to Financially Prepare for Children? (10)
- 12: ING and Virtual Bank Reminders (1)
- 11: How to Combat Your Internal Credit Card Debt Excuses (1)
- 10: 10 Great Reasons to Have Credit Card Debt (4)
- 10: Net Worth Update: September and October 2008 (0)
- 09: Month in Review: October 2008 (0)
- 07: Another Frugal Fix: Honda Headlight Bulb and Other Car Issues (8)
- 06: Frugal Life Skill: Learn to Fix Your Stuff (8)
- 05: Spending and Saving Questions are Answered by Our Budget (8)
- 04: I Voted and Got My Free Sandwich, What About You? (2)
- 04: Someone is Going to Make History Today (3)
- 03: Patience Will Pay Off This Holiday Season (6)
- 02: How to Get $20 to $1,020 for Free from Virtual Bank (4)
October 2008 (32)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Credit Cards: The Ultimate Trick or Treat (2)
- 30: Our First Home Purchase Decision (1)
- 29: Why You Should Still Stick with Your 401k and Employer Match (4)
- 28: Confirmed: ING Bonus is $20, Not $10 (0)
- 28: Earn $45 by Opening an ING Checking Account and Using It (6)
- 27: Life is for Living (2)
- 25: It’s Gameday, Baby! (3)
- 24: The Next Worst Day on Wall Street Wasn’t That Bad (5)
- 23: Mid-Week Roundup for October 23, 2008 (2)
- 22: Why No-Load Funds Trump Loaded Funds Every Single Time (4)
- 21: Why You Shouldn’t Invest in Mutual Funds with Different Share Classes (2)
- 20: How I Potentially Saved a Friend Over $880,000 (3)
- 18: Perfect Timing for a Weekend Drive (1)
- 17: How About a Little Action with Your Blogging Day? (8)
- 16: Why I Think Blog Action Day is (Mostly) Worthless (27)
- 15: Lending Club is Back, Prosper is in Quiet Period (2)
- 14: Weekend Roundup for October 14, 2008 (0)
- 14: Why Yesterday’s 11% Gain Isn’t What You Think It Is (9)
- 13: Our First Look at New Construction Homes (2)
- 12: Quick Questions for Readers (5)
- 10: Risk Management and the Imaginary Portfolio (9)
- 09: Added Another Rung on Our CD Ladder (2)
- 08: Middle of the Week Roundup for October 8, 2008 (1)
- 08: Paying Off Debt vs. Investing in this Economic Environment (13)
- 07: Why Jim Cramer Thinks You Shouldn’t Be in Stocks (10)
- 06: Two More Strikes on the Home Search List (0)
- 05: Is Addie Polk Responsible for Her Situation? (4)
- 04: Ignoring the Issues: The Second House We Looked At (2)
- 03: How We Fell in Love with a House We Couldn’t Have (4)
- 02: Month in Review: September 2008 (1)
- 02: How We Found Our Realtor (2)
- 01: The Loan Officer Went Out of His Way, and Still Didn’t Get Our Business (4)
September 2008 (35)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: A 9% Drop for the Market, More Money into My Roth IRA (8)
- 29: Weekend Roundup for September 29, 2008 (0)
- 29: How We Prepared for Our First Home Purchase (3)
- 27: Why This Reader Kept a Credit Card with a $395 Annual Fee (11)
- 27: One Reader’s Take on Using a Scooter for Transportation (7)
- 26: One Year of Home Ownership (9)
- 25: Wall Street and the Bleeding Retirement Accounts (10)
- 24: TransUnion Forced to Give Free Credit Monitoring — Ends Today! (0)
- 24: Embracing the Beauty of Being Average (6)
- 23: Weekend Roundup for September 23, 2008 (0)
- 22: Carnival of Debt Reduction: Financial Crisis Edition (16)
- 21: Witnessing History and Ignoring the Panic Button (5)
- 19: CGM Focus: A Perfect Example of Why Chasing Returns is Foolish (8)
- 18: Credit Card Victims Don’t Pay for 100% of My Credit Card Rewards (10)
- 17: Group Writing Project: Loans (1)
- 17: Welcome Back Get Rich Slowly Readers! (0)
- 16: Hurricane Ike Leads to Gas Shortage and Price Increases (2)
- 15: Weekend Roundup for September 15, 2008 (1)
- 15: Some Readers Favor CDs, Some Think It’s A Dumb Idea (7)
- 13: Welcome Lazy Man and Money and Gather Little by Little Readers! (0)
- 12: My “Thing”: Keeping a Bunch of Old Magazines (12)
- 11: Sticking Our Toes into the CD Laddering Pool (8)
- 10: Dumb Money: Annual Fees on Credit Cards (7)
- 10: Should We Shift Some Emergency Fund Money to CDs? (11)
- 09: Weekend Roundup for September 9, 2008 (2)
- 08: Month in Review: August 2008 (0)
- 08: My 300th Post and It’s Really Important (2)
- 06: Some Great Walgreen’s EasySaver Deals This Month (5)
- 05: My Spendthrift Wants to Come Out and Play (10)
- 04: More Coverage, More Risk, Less Cost (12)
- 03: Net Worth Update: August 2008 (7)
- 02: Weekend Roundup for September 2, 2008 (3)
- 02: Quarterly Reminder: Check Your Annual Credit Report (6)
- 01: Winner of the $25 Amazon Gift Card (6)
- 01: A Six Step Guide to Asking for Fee Forgiveness (10)
August 2008 (36)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: One Last Chance to Enter the Gift Card Contest (0)
- 29: Release the Hounds: Our First Credit Card Finance Charge and Bank Fee (19)
- 28: More Carnival Love, Thanks Passive Dad, and Other Ramblings (6)
- 27: Money Down the Drain: Inefficient Laundry (9)
- 26: Things to Do in Birmingham for $5 or Less (3)
- 25: Weekend Roundup for August 25, 2008 (1)
- 24: Should We Dip Into Savings to Jump Start an IRA? (7)
- 23: 51 Contestants for Amazon Gift Card (0)
- 22: How Inertia Can Devastate or Save Your Financial Future (3)
- 21: Is Your Lawn Sucking You Dry? 6 Ideas to Save Money and Water (8)
- 20: “Weekend” Roundup for August 20, 2008 (0)
- 20: My Wife is Spending Too Much Money and She Knows It (13)
- 19: Accept Homeowners Insurance Increase? (3)
- 18: Twitter Emergency Fund Poll (21)
- 18: The Vols Season Ticket Gamble Paid Off (0)
- 16: A few site updates (2)
- 15: Should You Invest in Visa? A 5 Month Update (6)
- 14: Traditional Home Purchase or Assume Seller’s Mortgage? (11)
- 13: Group Writing Project: The Bankruptcy of an American Icon (1)
- 12: The 120 Minus Your Age Stock Allocation Formula (11)
- 11: Why Roth 401k? Taxes are Bound to Go Up (1)
- 11: Carnival of Personal Finance #165: College Football Edition (73)
- 10: Rebalanced My Roth 401k (2)
- 09: Update on my Dad (2)
- 08: The Carnival is in Town (0)
- 08: Where to Store Your House Inventory Documentation (5)
- 07: Long Day: Dad’s Car is Flipped in a Wreck (8)
- 07: Month in Review: July 2008 (0)
- 06: Net Worth Update: July 2008 (0)
- 06: Goal Completed: We’ve Funded 3 Months of Emergency Expenses (10)
- 05: Roth 401k vs. 401k vs. Other: No Decision Yet (1)
- 04: Weekend Roundup for August 4, 2008 (1)
- 04: The Freedom to Do Stuff Like This (3)
- 02: A Chance to Win $50 by Subscribing to No Debt Plan (10)
- 01: Thinking It Over: Stopping Roth 401k Deductions (2)
- 01: August 2008 Yearly Goal Update (0)
July 2008 (37)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Unthinkable: Should I Discontinue My Roth 401k Saving? (10)
- 31: Reader Comment on Spending $20k to Save $100 per Month (1)
- 30: Pert Shampoo Free After Rebate Plus $1 Back (3)
- 30: What to Do with Your Credit Card Cash Back Reward (6)
- 29: Maximize Your Shopping with State Tax Holidays (6)
- 28: Weekend Roundup for July 28, 2008 (1)
- 27: My Advice for New Entrepreneurs (9)
- 26: We Just Saved 66% on Shampoo and Conditioner (9)
- 25: Creating Your Home Inventory Documentation (2)
- 24: This Week’s Discounted or Couponed Products (0)
- 23: Protect Yourself: 5 Easy Steps to a Complete Home Inventory (7)
- 22: Know Your Financial News Sources: Where’s Oil’s Drop? (2)
- 22: The No Debt Plan: Step Five: Revisit Your Goals and Budget (6)
- 21: Weekend Roundup for July 21, 2008 (0)
- 21: Is There a Limit on the Number of IRAs I Can Have? (5)
- 20: Lazy In-Law Weekend (1)
- 18: We Bought the Season Tickets Without Going Into Debt (4)
- 17: Massive Banks Failing; Is Your Money at Risk? (2)
- 17: The $5,700 PC Guy in Money Magazine Responds to Me (3)
- 16: Group Writing Project: My Family Financial History (3)
- 15: Contest Questionairre: What Do You Want to Win? (6)
- 15: Dumb Money: Smoking (7)
- 14: Weekend Roundup for July 14, 2008 (1)
- 13: Will Vols Season Tickets Put Us Into Debt? (7)
- 11: Goody’s Bankruptcy was Goody for Me (3)
- 10: Finance Fiesta: No Debt Plan Edition (13)
- 09: Finance Fiesta Hosted Here Tomorrow (0)
- 09: Questions for Readers (10)
- 08: Hidden Work Benefits Could Save You Thousands (1)
- 07: Weekend Roundup for July 7, 2008 (3)
- 05: Upcoming Changes to No Debt Plan (6)
- 04: MPG Chart Update: June 2008 (3)
- 03: Net Worth Update: June 2008 (3)
- 02: Ditch the SUV and Scoot Your Way to Gas Savings (14)
- 01: Month in Review: June 2008 (0)
- 01: Weekend Roundup for July 1, 2008 (1)
- 01: I Like Dave Ramsey, But He Is Still Wrong (65)
June 2008 (38)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Would you spend $20,000 to save $100 per month? (9)
- 29: I Need Help! (0)
- 27: How I Saved 30% on Breakfast (6)
- 26: Money Magazine: No Credit Cards and a $5,700 PC (7)
- 25: $434.86 in Absolutely Free Money (5)
- 24: Weekend Roundup for June 23, 2008 (1)
- 24: Dumb Money: Too Much Cell Phone (1)
- 23: 2 Reasons You Should Care About My Toothpaste Savings (6)
- 22: And the winner is… (0)
- 21: Analyzing the Results of My First Ever Reader Survey (2)
- 20: Chance to Win $10 Ends Today (2)
- 19: Target Retirement Funds and Automatic Rebalancing (2)
- 18: The No Debt Plan: Step Four: Pay Off All Consumer Debt (0)
- 17: Some More Mid-Day Links (0)
- 17: How We Saved 54% on 7 Tubes of Toothpaste (6)
- 16: Weekend Roundup for June 16, 2008 (0)
- 16: Today’s New Car is Tomorrow’s Used Car: Look at Models Today (7)
- 15: A Testament to Tim Russert’s Character (0)
- 13: Our Stimulus Check Finally Arrived — Will We Save It All? (1)
- 12: Mid-Day Links (1)
- 12: The Two Day Turned Two Month Dresser Refinishing Project (3)
- 11: More on the Good and Bad of Credit Cards (2)
- 11: Win Stuff with John Chow and Market Leverage (2)
- 11: Spare Change and Snowflaking: A Way to Boost Your Emergency Fund (8)
- 10: What’s Coming Up (0)
- 10: Medical Expenses - Should You Charge It? (0)
- 09: Weekend Roundup for June 9, 2008 (0)
- 09: Net Worth Update: May 2008 (0)
- 08: It’s Hot (2)
- 07: Month in Review: May 2008 (0)
- 06: Portion Control and Your Finances, Part 2 (1)
- 05: Take My Survey, Win $10 (0)
- 05: Portion Control and Your Finances (4)
- 04: We’re Beating our Cash Back Record with AMEX (3)
- 03: Festival of Frugality #128: No Debt Plan Edition (38)
- 02: Weekend Round Up for June 2, 2008 (2)
- 02: A Reader’s Story: Debt, Teamwork, and Determination (0)
- 01: May is Over, We Can Turn the Air Conditioner Back On! (13)
May 2008 (43)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: My Six Word Memoir (0)
- 30: ING Direct’s Corporate Relations Reached Out to Me (0)
- 30: Think balancing the federal budget is easy? Give it a shot. (9)
- 29: Reader Question: Using Credit Cards for Depreciating Assets? (0)
- 29: People Living in Cars in Santa Barbara, CA (8)
- 28: Reader Question: What if there is nothing left at the end of the month? (8)
- 28: Wanted: Readers Who Want Personal Finance Guidance (4)
- 28: Four Steps to Achieving Warranty Success (0)
- 27: Hosting the Festival of Frugality (0)
- 27: Deal of the Day: Free Chex Mix at Walgreens (1)
- 27: Memorial Day Weekend Roundup (1)
- 27: Update: Wife Not Pinkslipped! (3)
- 24: Find a Quality Credit Card (0)
- 23: A Frugal Memorial Day Mini-Vacation (0)
- 22: My Wife is Getting Pinkslipped (13)
- 21: Managing University Investment Fund (2)
- 21: Only Buy Appreciating Assets on Credit (5)
- 20: Festival of Frugality at The Financial Blogger (0)
- 20: Credit Cards and Depreciating Assets Don’t Mix (4)
- 19: Weekend Roundup for May 19, 2008 (3)
- 19: Trying to Avoid Lifestyle Inflation: Blackberry (4)
- 17: A New Saturday Routine (2)
- 16: Guest Post over at Clever Dude (0)
- 15: Don’t Be Superfrugal on Your Spouse’s Birthday (2)
- 14: Rehash, Free Cycle, Craigslist, and eBay (3)
- 13: 27,000 Visitors in Less Than Four Months (1)
- 13: Money’s Only 7 Investments You Need is Wrong (9)
- 12: Weekend Roundup for May 12, 2008 (2)
- 12: Seriously, Where Is Our Rebate? (10)
- 10: Skype - Too Good To Be True? (9)
- 09: Pay for the Scoops, Enjoy the Quarts (12)
- 08: A Conversation with Myself, 6 Years Ago (2)
- 08: 10 Steps to Avoid Becoming a Millionaire (56)
- 07: Free Toothbrush and Toothpaste with Walgreens EasySaver (2)
- 06: Carnivals for this week (1)
- 06: Markup on Dog Food (3)
- 05: Weekend Roundup for May 5, 2008 (0)
- 05: Net Worth Update: April 2008 (2)
- 03: Month in Review: April 2008 (0)
- 02: Comment Roundup for May 2, 2008 (0)
- 02: Our Homeowners Association Was Worth Something This Week (6)
- 01: $327 in AMEX Cash Back Thus Far (8)
- 01: Quarterly Reminder: Check Your Annual Credit Report (2)
April 2008 (51)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Weekend Round Up for April 30, 2008 (0)
- 30: 3 Things to Do with Your Rebate Check (1)
- 29: Marginal Propensity to Consume and Your Rebate Checks (6)
- 28: Introducing Maggie the Puppy and Our Reasons for Getting Her (10)
- 26: Apology and Exciting News (1)
- 25: Reader Question: Roth IRA Minimums? (11)
- 24: Green PreFab: weeHouse (1)
- 23: Buy Plants That Pay Dividends (5)
- 22: Do You Care That It’s Earth Day? (4)
- 22: One Easy Step to Retiring with $1,000,000 (8)
- 21: What Does Ben Bernanke’s Portfolio Look Like? (1)
- 21: The Carnival of Debt Reduction, No Debt Plan Edition (22)
- 20: Carnival of Debt Reduction Tomorrow (1)
- 18: Reader Risk Assement: Some of You Are Crazy (1)
- 17: Woohoo! Over 100 Subscribers! (2)
- 17: A Call for Guest Posts (0)
- 17: Clothing: Buy Off Season (2)
- 16: What If? (1)
- 16: Reader Question: What is Escrow, Should I Pay Extra? (0)
- 15: Today is Just Another Day (8)
- 15: Reader Question: Help Me Understand That Life Changing Concept (7)
- 15: Festival of Frugality is up (0)
- 14: Could be your last shot at a free $25 (0)
- 14: Weekend Roundup for April 14, 2008 (2)
- 14: Tomorrow is Tax Day (0)
- 14: A Risky Question (9)
- 13: Pay It Forward: Loveseat Edition (2)
- 12: Would $5 Change Your Life? (2)
- 11: Protect Yourself: The Importance of Disability Insurance (2)
- 10: The No Debt Plan: Step Three: An Emergency Fund (4)
- 09: Welcome MSN Smart Spending Readers! (0)
- 09: Reader Question: Locked In and Nervous (6)
- 09: Happy Birthday to Me (6)
- 08: No Debt Plan to Host Carnival of Debt Reduction, April 21 (0)
- 08: How I Will Save You $29 to $99 Per Year (0)
- 08: Over 1,000 MyPoints (1)
- 07: Weekend Roundup for April 7, 2008 (0)
- 07: Revolution Money Exchange — Be Quick! (5)
- 07: How Much House Do You Buy Each Month? (3)
- 06: The Line is Dead (5)
- 06: Identity Theft Scam or Innocent Marketing Call? Help Me Decide. (3)
- 05: How We Saved $175 on Window Treatments (1)
- 04: Fine, I’ll join too. I’m on Twitter. (3)
- 04: Net Worth Update: March 2008 (1)
- 04: Homeowner Mistake #1: Weed Killer on Clearance (7)
- 03: Superfrugality Can Hurt Your Relationship (9)
- 03: Open Lines: Comments, Questions, Critiques (2)
- 02: My Toothpaste Paid Me 17 Cents (5)
- 02: Even Good Debt Requires a Credit Score (0)
- 01: Month in Review: March 2008 (1)
- 01: “My First Place” Shows Off Poor Decisions (16)
March 2008 (43)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Weekend Roundup for March 31, 2008 (0)
- 31: Who Owns Free Credit Report.com? (1)
- 30: What is UPromise? (3)
- 28: Severe Hosting/DNS Issues (1)
- 26: AMEX’s Blue Cash Tracker (1)
- 25: Hello Reddit! (0)
- 25: Should You Invest in Visa? (7)
- 24: Weekend Round Up for March 24th (1)
- 24: Mistakes: Impatience (1)
- 23: $5 Worth of Bracket Fun (0)
- 21: It’s Starting to Sink In (1)
- 20: The No Debt Plan: Step Two: Achieve Free Cash Flow (4)
- 19: P2P Lending Contest: Last Day! (0)
- 19: Green Home Resources (3)
- 18: Festival of Frugality (0)
- 17: Weekend Round Up for March 19th (3)
- 15: update #2: brip blap book contest (2)
- 14: P2P Lending and a Small Contest (5)
- 14: A Life With Less Impact (1)
- 13: My Dumbest Purchase (2)
- 12: Our Cars Cost Us $0.242 per Mile (7)
- 11: Win “$10,000″ from SmartMoney, or not (2)
- 11: update: brip blap book contest (1)
- 11: The Concept That Changed Our Financial Life (17)
- 10: MPG Chart from the Gas Log (0)
- 10: Asking for Help: Parents’ Investments (1)
- 10: Carnivals for March 10, 2008 (1)
- 09: Weekend Round Up (0)
- 08: Welcome GLBL Readers! (0)
- 07: Net Worth Update: February 2008 (1)
- 07: Cost per Gallon Chart from the Gas Log (2)
- 06: PFBloggers.com (2)
- 06: Dumb Money: The Lottery (4)
- 05: brip blap book contest (1)
- 05: Mistakes: Procrastination (9)
- 04: Roth IRA Goal Update (4)
- 04: FMF March Madness Bracket (0)
- 04: The Fewer The Better (1)
- 03: Budgeting Tools (8)
- 03: Month in Review: February 2008 (1)
- 03: Monday is for Carnivals (0)
- 02: Personal Finance March Madness at FMF (0)
- 01: America Saves Week (1)
February 2008 (30)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Buffett Warns on Double Digit Returns (1)
- 29: Protect Yourself: Buy a Shredder (9)
- 28: The Automobile Gas Log (7)
- 28: Cutting Coupons (1)
- 27: The No Debt Plan: Step One: A Budget (5)
- 26: An Introduction to My Points (0)
- 26: Blogging Jealousy (1)
- 25: Carnival of Personal Finance #141 (0)
- 25: Carnival of Debt Reduction - 70’s Edition (0)
- 25: Making Tax Adjustments (1)
- 23: Doing Our Taxes (0)
- 22: Retirement Planning Calculator (3)
- 21: Site Additions (0)
- 20: Managing Our Savings Account (3)
- 19: Welcome GetRichSlowly Readers! (4)
- 18: The No Debt Plan: Pre-Step #3: Goals (1)
- 15: From Homeless to $5,000 Saved (1)
- 15: The Savings Snowball (5)
- 14: Considering a Cell Phone Change (1)
- 13: Reader Question: Continual Car Saving (3)
- 12: Planned Trips: NYC (13)
- 11: Carnival of Personal Finance #139 (3)
- 11: Dollars Before Cents (0)
- 07: Net Worth Update: February 2008 (3)
- 07: Market Swings (2)
- 06: The No Debt Plan: Pre-Step #2: A Long Term View (0)
- 05: Don’t Forget to Live (0)
- 04: I’m Giving Away $479 to 50 People (0)
- 03: We Opened the Roth (0)
- 01: Roth IRA Tax Question (0)
January 2008 (13)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Who I Am, Where I Stand (1)
- 28: The Carnival of Personal Finance (3)
- 25: The Cost of Ink (0)
- 24: The No Debt Plan: Pre-Step #1: An Honest, Positive Attitude (1)
- 23: Our 2008 Goals (2)
- 21: Everyone Makes Mistakes (0)
- 19: 3 Pairs of Pants (2)
- 16: What Accounts We Use (0)
- 14: Dumb Money: The Gym (6)
- 13: FatWallet Makes Cents (0)
- 10: Credit Cards are Not Evil (12)
- 07: Check Your Annual Credit Report (1)
- 07: Kicking Off 2008 (0)
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