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- 02: Check Your Annual Credit Report, August 2010 Edition (2)
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- 29: Contrasting Paying Off Second Mortgage with S&P 500 Investing: A Visual Example (9)
- 26: Carnival of Money Stories #64 – No Debt Plan Edition (8)
- 22: How We Paid Off Our 2nd Mortgage in Less Than Three Years (25)
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- 28: Rhode Island State Tax Refunds Delayed (0)
- 25: Are Your Passwords Putting You at Financial Risk? (5)
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- 14: My First Job and Other Interesting Links for May 14, 2010 (2)
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- 07: How to Adjust Federal Tax Withholdings (5)
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- 27: Will Alabama Pay Interest on Tax Refunds? (3)
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- 26: How to Judge the Health of a Bank Through Bank Safety Ratings (3)
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- 23: Video: How to Set Up a Monthly Budget and Spending Plan (8)
- 22: The Risk of Filing Your Own Taxes (1)
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- 10: Save Money and Celebrate Valentine’s Day for the Right Reasons (18)
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- 01: Got the Christmas Debt Blues? (4)
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- 25: Is Mooching Off Society Wrong? (13)
- 22: Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Money Tasks for Successful Budget Management (4)
- 20: I Coached My Wife On Budgeting Before We Were Engaged (10)
- 18: The Reward of Working Your Married Finances as a Team (7)
- 15: Safe Ways to Help Haiti (11)
- 13: The Risks of Living with a Financial Enemy (10)
- 11: Your Spouse: Financial Teammate or Financial Enemy? (20)
- 08: Interesting Links for January 8, 2010 (4)
- 05: A Story of Steak and Customer Service (15)
- 04: How to Prepare Your Finances for a New Year (8)
- 01: Our 2010 Financial Goals (3)
- 01: Reviewing 2009 Goals and Looking Forward to 2010 (0)
- December 2009 (8)
- 26: Go Radical: Sell Everything (13)
- 18: Radically Change Your Financial Life in Four Steps (15)
- 17: Interesting Links for December 17, 2009 (5)
- 16: Dominating Our Second Mortgage in 2010 (6)
- 13: Go Radical and Let This Christmas Change Your Life Permanently (6)
- 10: Make Christmas Different This Year (13)
- 07: Loan Modification and the Effect on Your Credit Score (1)
- 03: Guest Posting Guidelines Created (0)
- November 2009 (9)
- 30: How I Used Internet Research to Avoid a Dumb Black Friday “Deal” (10)
- 24: Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2009 – If You Must Go Shopping, Plan Ahead (3)
- 19: Writing Two eBooks and Was in a Car Accident (9)
- 17: Sacrificing Money for Mental Capacity (17)
- 12: Are Debit Cards Riskier Than Credit Cards? (10)
- 10: How to Find and Keep Honest Tradesmen (5)
- 06: Interesting Links for November 6, 2009 (2)
- 04: Is It Silly to Pay Retail to Protect the Value of Your Time? (10)
- 02: When Paying for Value Makes Sense (4)
- October 2009 (11)
- 30: How Much Can You Save by Negotiating on Craigslist? (14)
- 28: Personal Finance Bloggers Fantasy Sports Update (1)
- 26: 5 Steps to Closing Old Bank Accounts (4)
- 23: The Value and Joy of Finding a Trustworthy Mechanic (5)
- 20: Why Relying on Overtime Dooms You to Failure (9)
- 16: Shock Your Banker by Finding a Better Deal (10)
- 14: Knowing Experts Should Save or Make You Money (5)
- 12: Review of Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel (1)
- 10: Interesting Links for October 10, 2009 (6)
- 07: Active Trading Can Ruin Your Investment Returns (6)
- 01: 4 Counter-Intuitive Ideas to Help You Get Out of Debt (6)
- September 2009 (14)
- 29: How to Improve Your Credit Score When Paying Down Debt (18)
- 24: Cash for Appliances Government Stimulus Program Will Give Money for Old Appliances (5)
- 23: Is Financial Freedom Impossible? (4)
- 21: How to Save for Small Goals (0)
- 18: Our Financial Peace University Class is $2 Million in Debt (7)
- 16: Our Plan to Accelerate Our Second Mortgage (6)
- 14: Successfully Budgeting for Fun (6)
- 11: Flexible Budgets are Successful Budgets (5)
- 10: What Facilitating Financial Peace University is Teaching Me (5)
- 09: Interesting Links for September 9, 2009 (2)
- 07: What Are You Laboring For? (12)
- 04: We Reached a Net Worth Milestone, But Does It Matter? (10)
- 02: Reader Question: Is a Financially Clean Divorce Possible? (10)
- 01: Check Your Annual Credit Report, September 2009 Edition (5)
- August 2009 (18)
- 31: Opt-Out to Receiving Phone Books (14)
- 29: Take the GMAT Successfully (4)
- 27: Teaching Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (14)
- 26: Reader Question: Down Payment or Car Savings? (6)
- 25: Implementing Reader Feedback (0)
- 23: Interesting Links for August 21, 2009 (1)
- 20: How to Order Tires Online (9)
- 18: Ask the Readers: What Do You Love, What Do You Hate About No Debt Plan? (7)
- 17: 3 Frugal Car Tasks I Won’t Handle Myself (8)
- 16: 13 Frugal Ways to Save on Car Ownership (7)
- 13: Use DonorsChoose to Support Your Local Schools (11)
- 11: Understand Your Student Loans (10)
- 10: How to Finish Your MBA Successfully (6)
- 08: Interesting Links for August 8, 2009 (6)
- 07: Switching Banks: The Waiting Game (0)
- 05: Prepare for Unexpected Car Expenses with a Car Maintenance Fund (4)
- 04: It’s Always Something: Dealing with Unplanned Expenses (9)
- 03: How to Transition to a New Bank Account (9)
- July 2009 (21)
- 31: Cash for Clunkers Still Running (2)
- 31: Cash for Clunkers Put On Hold (5)
- 30: How Much Company Stock Should You Hold? (12)
- 29: Reviewing Your Goals (6)
- 28: Bloggers Make Mistakes, Too (4)
- 27: Your 401k Company is Lying to You (7)
- 24: Maximizing Your Credit Card Cash Back (6)
- 22: Consider High-Yield Rewards Checking Accounts (7)
- 21: Interesting Links for July 21, 2009 (1)
- 21: Track Your Personal Finance Account Mix (7)
- 19: Calculating the Tax Difference Between Traditional 401k and Roth 401k (8)
- 15: Create a Master Packing List for Travel (14)
- 14: Interesting Links for July 14, 2009 (2)
- 13: How to Prepare Your Finances for Higher Taxes (14)
- 11: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Saving to Invest (0)
- 10: Taxes Must Go Up Eventually (18)
- 08: Net Worth Update, June 2009 (2)
- 07: How to Remortgage (1)
- 06: Did You Staycation this 4th of July? (6)
- 02: Sports Illustrated Fortunate 50 – List of Highest Earning Athletes (0)
- 01: Reader Question: Why Let Your CD Ladder Fall Apart? (4)
- June 2009 (27)
- 30: 5 Financial Lessons to Learn from Celebrity Deaths (6)
- 29: Frugal Carpet Care: Using a Steam Cleaner (13)
- 27: Interesting Links for June 27, 2009 (1)
- 26: Frugal Lawn Care: Using an Electric Lawn Mower (15)
- 25: Find the Best Bank CD Rates (1)
- 24: Find Best Bank CD Rates with Money Aisle (4)
- 23: Our CD Ladder Fell Apart (4)
- 22: Welcome Being Frugal Guest Post Readers (0)
- 20: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Money Relationship (0)
- 19: Unproductive: PC Gaming (9)
- 17: Unhealthy: I Love Dessert (5)
- 16: Unfrugal: Owning and Restoring a Vintage BMW (9)
- 15: A Week’s Worth of Things I Love But Shouldn’t (0)
- 15: Interesting Links for June 14, 2009 (1)
- 13: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Weakonomics (0)
- 12: Wanted: Subscriber Swap Saturday Participants (0)
- 11: Prioritize Your Retirement Savings: 401k or IRA? (4)
- 10: Minimizing My 401k Contributions for Now (14)
- 09: How to Survive and Thrive During Layoffs (5)
- 08: Net Worth Update: May 2009 (0)
- 08: Month in Review: May 2009 (1)
- 07: Interesting Links for June 7, 2009 (1)
- 05: Why I Didn’t Go to a Top Tier MBA Program (6)
- 04: How to Pick an MBA Program (10)
- 03: Update on My Lending Club Experience (1)
- 02: General Motors Isn’t Going Anywhere (9)
- 01: No Air Conditioning May is Past! (15)
- May 2009 (32)
- 31: Interesting Links for May 31, 2009 (1)
- 30: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Green Panda Treehouse (3)
- 29: Find the Life You Want to Live (6)
- 28: Anything Worth Doing is Difficult and Requires Sacrifice (14)
- 27: Walking a Fine Line: Living in Balance (4)
- 26: Carnival of Top Personal Finance Posts: Memorial Day Edition (7)
- 23: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Moolanomy (3)
- 22: The Card Act of 2009 is Really of 2010 (3)
- 21: The Demonization of Credit Card Companies (16)
- 20: Credit Card Act Passes Senate (9)
- 20: Interesting Links for May 20, 2009 (1)
- 20: How Will You Pay for This? (3)
- 19: Create a “Stop Doing” List (12)
- 18: Peer-to-Peer Lending with a Twist (3)
- 16: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Free From Broke (3)
- 15: How to Make a Double Doozie Cookie Cake (15)
- 14: 7 Ways to Identify and Avoid Online Scams (8)
- 13: Is Sell Your Cell a Scam? (24)
- 12: Interesting Links for May 12, 2009 (4)
- 12: Check Your Annual Credit Report, May 2009 Edition (3)
- 11: Do You Play “What If?” (7)
- 09: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Choyster Cash (0)
- 08: No Air Conditioning in May is Back for 2009 (25)
- 07: Never Rely on Tomorrow to Pay for Today (6)
- 06: Reader Question: Can I Cut 5 Years Off My Mortgage? (14)
- 05: Are Target Retirement Funds Too Risky? (5)
- 04: One Last Thought on Car Buyer Assurance Programs (7)
- 04: We’ll Take Your Car Back If You Lose Your Job (15)
- 03: Why You Want to Close Your Mortgage at the End of the Month (7)
- 02: Interesting Links for May 2, 2009 (4)
- 01: Net Worth Update: April 2009 (0)
- 01: Month in Review: April 2009 (6)
- April 2009 (30)
- 30: We are Officially Refinanced (6)
- 29: Negotiating Refinancing Closing Costs (7)
- 28: Refinancing With Your Current Mortgage Company (6)
- 27: Prepare for Your 2009 Tax Return Today (10)
- 25: Revealing the New No Debt Plan (11)
- 25: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Man Vs Debt (3)
- 24: Free Cash Flow and Your Debt (4)
- 23: Get Out of Debt: Give Up Your Favorites (14)
- 22: What We Plan to Sacrifice (7)
- 21: Are You Willing to Sacrifice to Succeed? (8)
- 20: Our Refinancing Checklist (3)
- 18: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Prime Time Money (0)
- 17: A Frustrating Lunch Encounter (10)
- 16: How Much More Do You Need to Make Up for Being Unemployed? (6)
- 15: Susan Boyle is Living the Dream (4)
- 14: Does Unemployment Income Change How Much You Save for an Emergency? (10)
- 13: Calculating the Per Person Cost of the Bailout (20)
- 12: Alabama State Tax Refund: Finally! (88)
- 11: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Poorer Than You (2)
- 10: Interesting Links for April 10, 2009 (3)
- 09: How Much of an Emergency Fund Do I Need? (15)
- 08: The Best Time to Buy a Car (6)
- 07: Celebrating Success and a New Theme with a Contest (13)
- 06: How I Saved $146 Per Year on Car Insurance (6)
- 05: State Tax Refund Delays (0)
- 04: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Good Financial Cents (1)
- 03: Have You Received Your State Tax Refund? (62)
- 02: Net Worth Update: March 2009 (0)
- 02: Month in Review: March 2009 (8)
- 01: Avoid Mortgage Accelerator Programs Like the Plague (48)
- March 2009 (31)
- 31: Reader Question: Cutting Investment Losses (1)
- 30: 7 Reasons You are Still Unemployed (18)
- 29: We Let $5 in Extra Care Bucks Expire (6)
- 28: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Chief Family Officer (1)
- 27: The Risk of Automatically Paying Your Bills (16)
- 26: Why Companies Want You to Receive Your Bill Electronically (17)
- 25: Should You Lie to Get a Discount? (6)
- 24: Switching Car Insurance Firms, But Considering One Thing First — And I Need Your Opinion (12)
- 23: A Few Quick Notes (3)
- 23: Cut Monthly Costs by Asking for a Discount (10)
- 22: Interesting Links for March 22, 2009 (3)
- 21: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Bargain Briana (1)
- 20: The Most Important Item in Your Expense List (3)
- 19: There Are No Big Secrets (1)
- 18: 3 Reasons Inexpensive Office Tournament Brackets are a Good Idea (4)
- 17: Multiply the Effect of Your Tax Refund (7)
- 16: This Week’s Drug Store Deals (4)
- 14: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Engineer a Debt Free Life (2)
- 13: How to Start the Drug Store Game (6)
- 12: Prepare Yourself for the Drug Store Game (4)
- 11: Our Recent CVS Successes (8)
- 10: A Contest for My Readers, But First… (7)
- 10: How You Can Help No Debt Plan Succeed (2)
- 09: Should You Try to Lump Sum Your First Mortgage? (10)
- 08: Reader Comment: Credit Cards Not Huge Expenditure for My Business (5)
- 07: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Little People Wealth (0)
- 06: The Benefits and Costs of Having an Insurance Agent (6)
- 05: Mortgage Payoff: Lump Sum or Monthly? (40)
- 04: Ignore Car Insurance Marketing Pitches (7)
- 03: Net Worth Update: February 2009 (0)
- 03: Month in Review: February 2009 (0)
- February 2009 (29)
- 28: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Budgets are Sexy (2)
- 27: How to Properly Save Your Service Discount (4)
- 26: How I Saved $15.99 for the Next 11 Months (14)
- 25: Peer-to-Peer Lending Risks During a Recession (7)
- 24: Are You Ready for the Recession to End? (1)
- 23: Earn Above Average Returns with Lending Club (10)
- 22: Another Reason to Avoid Large Tax Refunds (4)
- 21: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Living Almost Large (2)
- 20: Recessionary Customer Service Expectations (10)
- 19: The Tax Return Spectrum (12)
- 18: Reader Responses to My Pathetic 401k (9)
- 17: Putting Up with Pitiful 401k Plans (18)
- 16: This Weekend’s Couponing Mistakes and Successes (7)
- 14: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Gather Little by Little (3)
- 13: I’m Getting a Blackberry (17)
- 12: Experian Dropping from myFico (1)
- 11: Can Not, Will Not, and Why Not? (10)
- 10: More Virtual Bank and ING Direct Referrals Available (0)
- 10: Interesting Links for February 10, 2009 (0)
- 09: The Conflict Between Free Stuff and Clutter (6)
- 08: Emergency Fund Basics (5)
- 07: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Master Your Card (0)
- 06: Your Emergency Fund May Be Larger Than You Think (4)
- 05: It’s Only a Deal If… (8)
- 04: Our First Couponing Weekend (13)
- 03: Net Worth Update: January 2009 (1)
- 03: Month in Review: January 2009 (0)
- 02: What We Can Learn From Michael Phelp’s Intensity (2)
- 01: Experimenting with the Sunday Newspaper (8)
- January 2009 (34)
- 31: Thanks, Budget Tracker and Sponsors (0)
- 30: How to Stay Upbeat in a Down Economy (8)
- 29: Catching Up on Comments and E-mails (4)
- 29: Cut the Crap and Check Your Monthly Budget Commitments (10)
- 28: Interesting Links for January 28, 2009 (0)
- 27: Credit Card Cashback Update (8)
- 26: Spending Joykill: A Trip Without a Budget (3)
- 24: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Remodeling This Life (0)
- 23: A Somewhat Frugal Lunch (3)
- 22: File Your Income Taxes Online for Free (3)
- 21: Never Pay a Premium to Pay Your Mortgage (7)
- 20: What I’ve Learned from Subscriber Swap Saturday (3)
- 20: No Debt Plan is One Year Old (9)
- 19: Carnival of Debt Reduction #175 – Historic Moment Edition (20)
- 17: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Cash Money Life (2)
- 16: I Hate Equifax (18)
- 15: An Example of What the Credit Bureaus Try to Sell You (0)
- 14: It’s That Time Again: Check Your Annual Credit Report (5)
- 12: The Steak Dilemma (33)
- 12: Interesting Links for January 12, 2009 (1)
- 11: One Last Blogging Goal (2)
- 10: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Brip Blap (0)
- 09: Interesting Links for January 9, 2009 (2)
- 08: Should You Trust Zillow for Your Home Valuation? (7)
- 07: Our 2009 Financial Goals (4)
- 07: My 2009 Blogging Goals (4)
- 07: Don’t Let Your Goals Be Dumb (5)
- 06: Being Married is So Easy (14)
- 06: Budgeting Let My Wife Surprise Me for Christmas (1)
- 05: Tracking and Making Annual Adjustments to Your Net Worth (3)
- 04: Net Worth Update: December 2008 (1)
- 03: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Money Ning (1)
- 02: New Year, New Blog Design for No Debt Plan (9)
- 01: Month in Review: December 2008 (0)
- December 2008 (32)
- 31: Doing Christmas Different This Year (12)
- 30: ING Rate Cuts Affect Our CD Ladder Decisions (3)
- 29: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Bible Money Matters (1)
- 28: Virtual Bank and ING Referral Earnings Up to $160.43 (1)
- 27: The Perfect Day to Do An Insurance Documentation Walkthrough (1)
- 26: 9 Inexpensive Green Christmas Gift Ideas (0)
- 23: A Few Things I’m Thankful For This Year (2)
- 22: Acknowledging and Accepting our 2008 Investment Results (9)
- 20: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Wide Open Wallet (1)
- 19: Year End Review of Our 2008 Goals (0)
- 18: Thanks to BudgetTracker.com (0)
- 18: A 30-Year Mortgage Usually Trumps a 15-Year Mortgage (96)
- 17: The Big or Little Difference (0)
- 16: Quick Technology Update (3)
- 16: Prepare Your 2009 Finances Today (0)
- 15: Interesting Links for December 15, 2008 (1)
- 14: Twitter Users’ Frugal Christmas Gift Tips (1)
- 13: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Northern Cheapskate (3)
- 12: It’s Less Than 2 Weeks Until Christmas (2)
- 12: One of the Best Articles on the Financial Bust I’ve Read Yet (1)
- 10: What is Your Daily Schedule? (5)
- 09: My Plan for the Automaker’s Buyout (15)
- 08: Interesting Links for December 8, 2008 (0)
- 08: Net Worth Update: November 2008 (0)
- 07: Welcome to Excusoria, the Land of Incomplete Tasks (5)
- 06: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Tough Money Love (0)
- 05: Mistake: How I Wasted Money at Firehouse Subs (4)
- 04: Month in Review: November 2008 (7)
- 04: Should You Support Local Businesses at All Costs? (12)
- 03: Need Advice: Best Way to Backup Files for New Windows Install (14)
- 02: Interesting Links for December 2, 2008 (6)
- 01: How We Successfully Spent $500 on Black Friday (16)
- November 2008 (28)
- 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? (10)
- 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 (6)
- 19: Manage Your Spending, Not Your Bills (5)
- 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”? (8)
- 14: Interesting Links of the Week for November 14, 2008 (2)
- 13: How to Financially Prepare for Children? (11)
- 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 (9)
- 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 (8)
- October 2008 (32)
- 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 (9)
- 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 (4)
- 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 (22)
- 07: Why Jim Cramer Thinks You Shouldn’t Be in Stocks (11)
- 06: Two More Strikes on the Home Search List (0)
- 05: Is Addie Polk Responsible for Her Situation? (5)
- 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)
- 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 (10)
- 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 (9)
- 10: Dumb Money: Annual Fees on Credit Cards (8)
- 10: Should We Shift Some Emergency Fund Money to CDs? (12)
- 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 (12)
- August 2008 (36)
- 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 (9)
- 20: “Weekend” Roundup for August 20, 2008 (0)
- 20: My Wife is Spending Too Much Money and She Knows It (17)
- 19: Accept Homeowners Insurance Increase? (5)
- 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 (13)
- 11: Why Roth 401k? Taxes are Bound to Go Up (1)
- 11: Carnival of Personal Finance #165: College Football Edition (74)
- 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)
- 31: Unthinkable: Should I Discontinue My Roth 401k Saving? (11)
- 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 (7)
- 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? (7)
- 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 (4)
- 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 (177)
- June 2008 (38)
- 30: Would you spend $20,000 to save $100 per month? (10)
- 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 (6)
- 24: Weekend Roundup for June 23, 2008 (1)
- 24: Dumb Money: Too Much Cell Phone (2)
- 23: 2 Reasons You Should Care About My Toothpaste Savings (7)
- 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 (2)
- 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 (8)
- 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 (3)
- 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 (1)
- 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)
- 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 (9)
- 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 (5)
- 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 (76)
- 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)
- 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 (7)
- 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 (3)
- 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 (12)
- 21: What Does Ben Bernanke’s Portfolio Look Like? (1)
- 21: The Carnival of Debt Reduction, No Debt Plan Edition (23)
- 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 (3)
- 10: The No Debt Plan: Step Three: An Emergency Fund (5)
- 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 (24)
- March 2008 (43)
- 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 (6)
- 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 (9)
- 11: Win “$10,000″ from SmartMoney, or not (2)
- 11: update: brip blap book contest (1)
- 11: The Concept That Changed Our Financial Life (24)
- 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 (6)
- 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)
- 29: Buffett Warns on Double Digit Returns (1)
- 29: Protect Yourself: Buy a Shredder (9)
- 28: The Automobile Gas Log (9)
- 28: Cutting Coupons (1)
- 27: The No Debt Plan: Step One: A Budget (6)
- 26: An Introduction to My Points (1)
- 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 (2)
- 15: From Homeless to $5,000 Saved (1)
- 15: The Savings Snowball (7)
- 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 (1)
- 03: We Opened the Roth (0)
- 01: Roth IRA Tax Question (0)
- January 2008 (13)
- 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 (7)
- 13: FatWallet Makes Cents (0)
- 10: Credit Cards are Not Evil (14)
- 07: Check Your Annual Credit Report (1)
- 07: Kicking Off 2008 (0)