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May 2014 (3)
- 28: When Paying a Pro is Cheaper Than DIY (2)
- 27: How I Used Credit Cards to Plan a Surprise Birthday Trip for My Wife (3)
- 15: Thanks But No Thanks, Wells Fargo – The Weird Refinance Offer (0)
April 2014 (4)
- 30: 3 Fundamental Issues and Opportunities of Living Paycheck to Paycheck (3)
- 28: Side Hustles: A World of Possibilities (0)
- 27: Time Moves Fast: Value It! (0)
- 08: Serious Number Crunching on Mattress Purchases (1)
March 2014 (4)
- 31: When Frugal is Dumb: Earbuds (2)
- 30: How I Saved $2 at Target With Mobile Coupons (0)
- 28: Your Cinderella Finance Story (0)
- 27: The Top Seeds in the Bracket of Awesome Personal Finance (0)
February 2014 (4)
- 27: Waiting to Get Life Insurance Until You are Healthier (1)
- 21: I Hope My Son Never Wants to Be an Olympian (1)
- 18: 4 Types of Lending Club Loans I Can’t Believe Get Funded (0)
- 15: How to Make Your Valentine Feel Loved the Remaining 364 Days of the Year (1)
January 2014 (4)
- 31: New Retirement Savings Option: “MyRA” (1)
- 30: Emergency Preparedness and Snowmegeddon 2014 (0)
- 24: Let Your College Pay Your Student Loans For You (0)
- 22: Reviewing My Lending Club Results (0)
December 2013 (3)
- 31: Make It Just a Little Bit Better (3)
- 26: Give Yourself the Gift of Freedom From Debt (1)
- 23: The Great Christmas List Charade (1)
November 2013 (4)
- 30: The Reality of Our “Thankful” American Life: We’re All in the 1% (3)
- 24: The Power of One More Year (2)
- 20: Judge Your Retirement Savings: Which of the Four Realities Matches You? (1)
- 17: The Money Value of Time (0)
October 2013 (5)
- 31: Dreaming vs. Doing (1)
- 24: Investing in Professional Athletes: You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me (2)
- 20: Your Tax Dollars at Work: $400 Million for Healthcare.gov (2)
- 12: The Value in Intentionally Forgetting (0)
- 07: The Difference in “Can’t Afford” and “Can’t Justify” (0)
September 2013 (4)
- 26: How Many Times Can We Cut Our Neighbor’s Cable Off? (5)
- 19: The Opportunity Cost of Your Time (1)
- 12: The Economic Value of Football Players (3)
- 07: Avoid Marital Money Conflicts: Give Each Other an Allowance (1)
August 2013 (5)
- 30: The Concept of Carrying Cost for Your Finances (1)
- 27: Our Financial Wounds are Often Self-Inflicted (2)
- 25: What is Mileage and Mattress Running? (0)
- 16: Navigating the Confusing Array of Health Insurance Options with a New Baby (3)
- 12: Why is Health Insurance So Difficult to Deal With? (0)
July 2013 (4)
- 29: My Struggle with the Concept of Life Planning (0)
- 25: Will I Ever Retire? (1)
- 21: Did We Budget for Baby Costs Correctly? (1)
- 06: Sacrificing Your Freedom for Debt Payments (2)
June 2013 (4)
- 27: The Strange Waiting of an Anticipated Future Event (0)
- 20: Your Debt Payoff Plan: Start Small… But Start (2)
- 13: Motivations for Change (1)
- 06: Fundamental Money: Balancing Time and Cash (1)
May 2013 (5)
- 29: Dreams of Living Overseas on the Cheap: Reasons I Haven’t Moved Abroad Just Yet (1)
- 26: When Will Saving Money Be Worthwhile Again? (1)
- 23: How to Appreciate a Great Boss or Peers at Work (0)
- 09: My (Mostly) Positive Experience Using Etsy to Outfit a Nursery (0)
- 05: The Pros and Cons of Buying on Etsy (0)
April 2013 (6)
- 30: Minimizing Expenses and Maximizing Returns with ETFs Inside a Roth IRA (0)
- 28: Calculating the Break-Even Point of ETFs Over Mutual Funds (1)
- 21: Does Dollar Cost Averaging Ruin the Appeal of ETFs? (2)
- 17: Should I Invest with ETFs or Mutual Funds? (1)
- 11: Another Reason I Love Credit Cards So Much: Extended Warranties (2)
- 02: When Is It Savvy to Chase Higher Interest Rates for Your Deposits (0)
March 2013 (3)
- 27: The Pros and Cons of Having Multiple Bank Accounts (1)
- 23: 4 Ways March Madness Underdogs Can Inspire You Financially (0)
- 13: Low Federal Funds Rate Pinches Reward Checking Accounts (0)
February 2013 (4)
- 28: Is Buying and Selling Gift Cards Online Too Risky? (2)
- 21: Are Gift Card Resellers a Scam? (9)
- 14: Using Social Media to Get Pottery Barn Kids Customer Service to Finally Listen (3)
- 12: How to Budget for Month to Month Baby Expenses (3)
January 2013 (5)
- 31: How to Prepare a Baby Budget for Major Baby Expenses (2)
- 24: The Embarrassment of Having a Check Denied at the County Clerk’s Office (3)
- 17: Know Thyself: How a DIY Plumbing Fix Cost Us Hundreds (2)
- 10: How We Saved $171.65 (14.8%) on a New Dishwasher (2)
- 05: My First Financial Change in 2013: Roth IRA Contribution Increase (1)
December 2012 (4)
- 27: Strive to Be Abnormal, Not Normal, in the New Year (4)
- 20: How to Prepare for Tax Changes From the Fiscal Cliff (0)
- 13: How I Wrap Up My Financial Year (0)
- 08: Two Similarities Between Financial and Physical Health (0)
November 2012 (5)
- 29: Should I Buy a Tablet? (3)
- 27: 4 Reasons to Avoid the Holiday Shopping Mania (4)
- 15: Don’t Knock It Till You Try It: How These Financial Products and Services Surprised Me (1)
- 08: How Using Grocery Fuel Points Has Surprised Me (0)
- 06: How to Evaluate the Health of Your Brokerage Firm (0)
October 2012 (6)
- 30: Should I Diversify My Investment Brokerage Firms? (1)
- 26: Are You Still Without a Will, Like Me? (0)
- 20: Should I Form a Limited Liability Corporation or is Umbrella Insurance Enough? (1)
- 19: Should I Diversify My Life Insurance Companies? (0)
- 09: How is Your Debt Holding You Back? (1)
- 02: Should You Worry About the Impact of Presidential Elections on the Stock Market? (2)
September 2012 (2)
- 13: Finance vs Feelings: Investing in Individual Stocks (1)
- 08: Finance vs. Feelings: Buying Green Energy Credits (2)
August 2012 (5)
- 30: Finance vs. Feelings: Buying Local vs. Online (0)
- 23: Finance vs. Feelings: The Battle Between Head and Heart (0)
- 16: Dividend Investing: Pick Stocks or Diversify with ETFs? (0)
- 09: Playing the Rewards Checking Game (1)
- 03: When Reward Checking Accounts Bite Back (2)
July 2012 (4)
- 26: What is Dividend Investing? (1)
- 19: Does Building Your Own Furniture Save Money in the Long Run? (1)
- 12: Comparison Shopping Works on Insurance: How to and Watch to Watch For (2)
- 07: The Phonestacking Game and Our Addiction to Technology (2)
June 2012 (4)
- 28: Why Didn’t I Automate My Investments Before Now? (2)
- 21: 10 Years in the Real World: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (3)
- 14: Save Money on Vacation with Alternatives to Big Chain Hotels (1)
- 07: You Should Reconsider Having Vision Insurance — Here’s Why (5)
May 2012 (5)
- 31: 3 Simple Steps to Maximize Your Credit Card Rewards (3)
- 27: Why I Don’t Worry About Credit Card Utilization Spikes (0)
- 17: 3 Simple Steps to Becoming a Millionaire (3)
- 10: How to Have a Successful Multi-Family Yard Sale (2)
- 05: Alabama State Refund Delay 2012 – I’m Waiting Even Though I Moved Out of State! (16)
April 2012 (4)
- 26: What To Do When Your Mortgage Is Sold To Another Bank (17)
- 19: How Can the United States Encourage Companies to Bring Foreign Profits Home? (2)
- 15: Why Wouldn’t You Consider a Flat Tax? (3)
- 05: The Shocking Discovery We Uncovered While Refinancing Our Mortgage (3)
March 2012 (5)
- 31: Why I Played the Lottery Even Though I Know It Is Such a Horrible Idea (6)
- 22: One Simple Strategy to Save Costs While Having a Professional File Your Taxes (2)
- 16: The Hidden Risk of Buying a Home Like You Buy a Car (6)
- 11: How a 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Holds You Back Financially (4)
- 04: Heads Up College Grads: The World Owes You Nothing (1)
February 2012 (4)
- 23: Want to Resurrect Your Career (or Simply Find a New Job)? Stop Flinging Resumes. (1)
- 16: Is it the Economy or Poor Decisions Pushing You Out of the Middle Class? (1)
- 09: How I’m Saving 22% to 42% On My Mortgage Interest Through Refinancing (1)
- 03: Does Owning a Home Really Put You Ahead of Your Peers? (3)
January 2012 (4)
- 29: Should You Set Up Automatic Payment for Your Mortgage? (0)
- 19: How to Maximize Your Severance (1)
- 12: Is It Too Late for Your 2011 IRA Contribution? (2)
- 06: Should You File Your Own Taxes? (2)
December 2011 (5)
- 31: How to Get Get Hired in the Job You Want (0)
- 22: There Is No Secret to Financial Success (2)
- 15: How to Prepare to Be Laid Off (0)
- 08: Change Your Financial Family Tree (1)
- 04: How to Value Your Time When Getting Out of Debt (6)
November 2011 (4)
- 23: Why Penny Auction Websites are Garbage (0)
- 17: Why Financially Preparing for Christmas Now Will Save You Thousands of Dollars (3)
- 10: Borrow eBooks From Your Local Library to Save Money (3)
- 03: Crush Your Debt… Next Year (0)
October 2011 (4)
- 27: 3 Financial Moves to Make Before the End of the Year (0)
- 24: 3 Surprising Ways a Credit Card Can Help You Get Out of Debt (5)
- 20: Should You Abandon Life Insurance When Getting Out of Debt? (2)
- 06: 3 Tactics to Pay Off Your Mortgage Faster (6)
September 2011 (4)
- 29: Financial Advice for Today: What I Would Tell Financial Newbies Now (0)
- 22: The Difference Between Being Poor and Being Bad with Money (7)
- 13: 9 Risks of Working with a Financial Planner (5)
- 05: Sailing Alone: Why You Need a Financial Planner (0)
August 2011 (4)
- 29: Singles Need Larger Emergency Funds (4)
- 18: Reliance on Tomorrow Requires Debt Today (2)
- 11: How to Fight for Your Children’s Financial Lives (3)
- 04: Our Used Car’s Value Has Increased Significantly. Why? (2)
July 2011 (4)
- 29: Improve Your Credit Score to Save Thousands in Interest (0)
- 20: Paying Down Debt: Lowest Balance or Highest Interest Rate First? (16)
- 16: The Sad Story of a Debt-Financed Lifestyle (5)
- 08: Tips for Saving Money When Moving Locally (4)
June 2011 (4)
- 29: Leverage Legitimate Frustration to Generate Discounts (3)
- 18: Combine Discounted Gift Cards with Store Coupons (1)
- 10: How to Get a Washer and Dryer for 50% Off (4)
- 03: Buy Used Gift Cards and Earn a Major Discount on Anything You Want (13)
May 2011 (8)
- 24: How to Hire a Home Inspector (1)
- 20: How to Break Your Lease Without Pissing Off Your Landlord (3)
- 18: From Leap of Faith to Putting Down Deep Roots: The Past 5 Months (3)
- 16: 3 Ways to React When Your Credit Card Terms Change (1)
- 12: 7 Unconventional Ways to Save Money on Gas (1)
- 09: How to Handle Storm Damage (1)
- 06: Do High Gas Prices Justify a Gas Rewards Credit Card? (1)
- 03: The Pros and Cons of Higher Gas Prices (13)
April 2011 (10)
- 29: It Won’t Happen to Me: Disasters and Lack of Preparedness (1)
- 27: Is Net Worth Important? Ask Trump! (1)
- 25: Get Your Refund When Canceling Insurance (1)
- 21: 6 Ways to Run Your Life Like a Business (5)
- 18: How We Saved $248 on Car Insurance with Equal Coverage (2)
- 15: How to Track Your Federal Income Tax Refund and How Fast You’ll Get It (1)
- 13: 10 Ways to Run Your Budget Like the Government (7)
- 11: Last Minute Tax Deductions for 2010 (0)
- 07: Saving Versus Paying Down Debt: It’s All About Risk, Interest, Access, and Cash Flow (1)
- 04: Annual Investment Return: What is a Reasonable Expectation? (8)
March 2011 (10)
- 31: How to Use a Traditional IRA as a Last Minute Tax Break (0)
- 28: How to Close on Your Home Remotely (1)
- 24: Dumb Money: Investing in Individual Stocks (0)
- 21: Should You Buy a House Now Before Rates and Prices Go Up? (3)
- 17: How to Get Value for Your Appliances — from 6 Hours Away (1)
- 16: Negotiate Like Hell When Selling Your Home (4)
- 14: Why We Accepted a Low Offer On Our House (2)
- 10: What’s Better: Easy to Manage Investments or Investment Performance? (4)
- 07: How to Move to Care for an Aging Parent (10)
- 03: Check Your Income Tax Refund on Your Smartphone (0)
February 2011 (10)
- 28: Start a Simple Budget, Then Add Expenses (2)
- 24: How to Roll Over Your 401k and 403b (1)
- 21: Don’t Forget Your Retirement Account When You Move (1)
- 17: 8 Budget Expenses You’ll Probably Forget to Plan For (9)
- 14: What is Vacant Home Insurance? Plus! I Need Your Help Finding a Policy ASAP! (7)
- 11: 3 Ways Valentine’s Day Can Put You in Debt (3)
- 09: Control What You Can Control (0)
- 07: Use Social Buying Sites to Spice Up Valentine’s Day (0)
- 04: Why Smart Companies React Quickly Online (0)
- 02: 3 Tips to Using Social Media to Get Customer Service Satisfaction (0)
January 2011 (10)
- 31: Skip the Phone Tree; Use Executive Customer Service for Results (5)
- 26: Ask for Discounts When You Move (2)
- 24: How We’re Maintaining Two Residences Without Going Broke (2)
- 20: Embrace Life as an Adventure (4)
- 17: Who is Impacted by Congressional Tax Law Delays? (9)
- 14: Sell Your Cell Phone, Don’t Recycle; Here’s Why (5)
- 12: Never Sign a 2-Year Contract with a Cell Phone Carrier (18)
- 10: How to Avoid Paying Cell Phone Overage Charges (14)
- 05: Alabama State Income Tax Refunds 2011 (188)
- 03: 3 Steps to Prepare for Financial Success with Goals (2)
December 2010 (9)
- 29: Your Last Chance for Tax Write Off Donations in 2010 (2)
- 27: Do You Regret Your Holiday Shopping? (12)
- 23: 3 Last Minute Gift Ideas That Won’t Break You Financially (2)
- 20: How to Move to a New City: A Checklist (11)
- 16: Why Don’t We Tip Everyone? (6)
- 14: Why Do You Tip at the Holidays? (6)
- 10: How to Cut Cable and Still Watch Your Favorite Shows, Part 2 (5)
- 07: How to Cut Cable and Still Watch Your Favorite Shows, Part 1 (5)
- 01: Travel Home for the Holidays on the Cheap (3)
November 2010 (10)
- 27: Things I Am Thankful for in 2010 (11)
- 25: Be Willing to Change, Thanksgiving Edition (3)
- 22: Black Friday Resources and Strategy (0)
- 19: Black Friday 2010, If You Must (0)
- 17: Advent Conspiracy 2010 (4)
- 15: Prepare and Plan Christmas 2010 (5)
- 12: Our Backyard Transformation on a Budget (2)
- 08: 27 Additional Things We Learned Trying to Sell Our House (3)
- 04: Staging a Backyard for Cheap (3)
- 01: 19 Things We Learned Trying to Sell Our House (5)
October 2010 (8)
- 29: How to Stage a Home for a Real Estate Showing (5)
- 27: How to Get Your Real Estate Agent to Quit (4)
- 25: Our Mysterious Visitors Returned (3)
- 18: Protect Yourself: Never Allow Uninvited Strangers In Your Home (23)
- 15: Three Somewhat Quick Financial Fixes: Did You Do Them? (1)
- 11: Where to Find the Best Rewards Checking Accounts (0)
- 07: Dispelling Rewards Checking Account Myths (19)
- 04: Major Banks Saying Goodbye to Free Checking Accounts (14)
September 2010 (9)
- 30: Use Flexible Spending Account Balance by End of Year (1)
- 27: What is the Difference Between HSA and FSA Accounts? (23)
- 23: Dumb Money: Telling the Internet You’re Not Home (5)
- 20: Dumb Money: Early Roth IRA Withdrawals (5)
- 16: Why I Don’t Care About National Coupon Month (5)
- 13: Dumb Money: Early 401k Withdrawals (7)
- 09: How Do You Feel When You Have to Use Your Emergency Fund? (9)
- 06: How Do You React to Financial Emergencies? (1)
- 02: How to Avoid Putting Reward Before Work (0)
August 2010 (9)
- 30: The Debate of Using Credit Cards in College (2)
- 26: Make August “Rebalance Your Portfolio” Month (2)
- 23: Rebalance Your Investment Portfolio (0)
- 19: 4 Ways to Maximize Your Stop Loss Pay (3)
- 16: How to Claim Stop Loss Pay for Military Personnel (1)
- 12: 3 Tips to Maintain Focus on Your Financial Goals (6)
- 09: Two Additional Options for Our Mortgage Free Cash Flow (4)
- 05: Our Second Mortgage is Toast – Now What? (5)
- 02: Check Your Annual Credit Report, August 2010 Edition (2)
July 2010 (7)
- 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 (9)
- 22: How We Paid Off Our 2nd Mortgage in Less Than Three Years (26)
- 19: The Guaranteed Return of Paying Off Your Mortgage (5)
- 15: What Size Mortgage Exceeds Standard Deduction? (4)
- 12: How Much Are You Really Saving with the Mortgage Interest Deduction? (10)
- 02: Classic Debate: Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage or Invest That Extra Money? (5)
June 2010 (5)
- 22: Is a Housing Shortage Headed Our Way? (2)
- 15: What Do You Truly Value Most? (9)
- 10: 5 Tips to Pay Off Your Mortgage Fast (10)
- 07: 5 Ways to Calm Your Fears When Investing in the Stock Market (3)
- 03: Recently Featured At Perkstreet and Untemplater (0)
May 2010 (7)
- 28: Rhode Island State Tax Refunds Delayed (1)
- 25: Are Your Passwords Putting You at Financial Risk? (5)
- 19: What To Do If Your PayPal Account is Hacked (8)
- 14: My First Job and Other Interesting Links for May 14, 2010 (2)
- 10: Why Aren’t You Worried About Debit and Credit Cards for Teenagers? (5)
- 07: How to Adjust Federal Tax Withholdings (6)
- 03: Most Popular Posts of April 2010 (0)
April 2010 (6)
- 27: Will Alabama Pay Interest on Tax Refunds? (4)
- 20: How to Fly Around Financial Ash Clouds (8)
- 15: Want to Know When My eBook Launches? Sign Up Here. (4)
- 13: Why Educating Kids on Checkbooks is a Step in the Wrong Direction (16)
- 08: Beware of Rewards Checking Accounts Teaser Rates (3)
- 05: Three Tips to Protect Yourself from Bank Failure (3)
March 2010 (7)
- 26: How to Judge the Health of a Bank Through Bank Safety Ratings (4)
- 23: What a Rewards Checking Program Can Do for a Failing Bank (6)
- 20: Interesting Links for March 20, 2010 (3)
- 16: Why You Need a Rewards Checking Account (12)
- 11: Time Limit on Filing Amended Tax Return (11)
- 04: Alabama State Tax Refunds 2010 (778)
- 02: How to Amend Your Tax Return (3)
February 2010 (10)
- 23: Video: How to Set Up a Monthly Budget and Spending Plan (10)
- 22: The Risk of Filing Your Own Taxes (1)
- 18: Why Doing Your Own Taxes is Beneficial (13)
- 16: Report a Change of Address to the IRS (1)
- 10: Save Money and Celebrate Valentine’s Day for the Right Reasons (22)
- 08: Announcement: Sign Up to Beta Test My eBook (0)
- 07: Back From Cancun and Updates on My eBook (I Need Your Help!) (3)
- 05: A Look at Mental Mistakes Made When in Debt (5)
- 03: Three Reasons You Aren’t Handling Your Personal Finances (6)
- 01: Got the Christmas Debt Blues? (4)
January 2010 (12)
- 25: Is Mooching Off Society Wrong? (13)
- 22: Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Money Tasks for Successful Budget Management (5)
- 20: I Coached My Wife On Budgeting Before We Were Engaged (11)
- 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 (15)
- 18: Radically Change Your Financial Life in Four Steps (16)
- 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 (14)
- 07: Loan Modification and the Effect on Your Credit Score (1)
- 03: Guest Posting Guidelines Created (1)
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 (6)
- 06: Interesting Links for November 6, 2009 (3)
- 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 (5)
- 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 (7)
- 23: Is Financial Freedom Impossible? (4)
- 21: How to Save for Small Goals (1)
- 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 (15)
- 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 (11)
- 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 (6)
- 27: Your 401k Company is Lying to You (7)
- 24: Maximizing Your Credit Card Cash Back (6)
- 22: Consider High-Yield Rewards Checking Accounts (8)
- 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 (15)
- 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 (14)
- 27: Interesting Links for June 27, 2009 (1)
- 26: Frugal Lawn Care: Using an Electric Lawn Mower (18)
- 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 (11)
- 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 (2)
- 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 (10)
- 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 (4)
- 16: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Free From Broke (3)
- 15: How to Make a Double Doozie Cookie Cake (16)
- 14: 7 Ways to Identify and Avoid Online Scams (9)
- 13: Is Sell Your Cell a Scam? (81)
- 12: Interesting Links for May 12, 2009 (4)
- 12: Check Your Annual Credit Report, May 2009 Edition (3)
- 11: Do You Play “What If?” (8)
- 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 (7)
- 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 (12)
- 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 (7)
- 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 (15)
- 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 (5)
- 14: Does Unemployment Income Change How Much You Save for an Emergency? (10)
- 13: Calculating the Per Person Cost of the Bailout (24)
- 12: Alabama State Tax Refund: Finally! (91)
- 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? (17)
- 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 (7)
- 05: State Tax Refund Delays (0)
- 04: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Good Financial Cents (1)
- 03: Have You Received Your State Tax Refund? (69)
- 02: Net Worth Update: March 2009 (0)
- 02: Month in Review: March 2009 (8)
- 01: Avoid Mortgage Accelerator Programs Like the Plague (85)
March 2009 (31)
- 31: Reader Question: Cutting Investment Losses (1)
- 30: 7 Reasons You are Still Unemployed (20)
- 29: We Let $5 in Extra Care Bucks Expire (8)
- 28: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Chief Family Officer (1)
- 27: The Risk of Automatically Paying Your Bills (17)
- 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 (13)
- 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 (5)
- 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 (7)
- 07: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Little People Wealth (0)
- 06: The Benefits and Costs of Having an Insurance Agent (14)
- 05: Mortgage Payoff: Lump Sum or Monthly? (44)
- 04: Ignore Car Insurance Marketing Pitches (7)
- 03: Net Worth Update: February 2009 (1)
- 03: Month in Review: February 2009 (1)
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 (15)
- 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 (11)
- 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 (14)
- 18: Reader Responses to My Pathetic 401k (9)
- 17: Putting Up with Pitiful 401k Plans (20)
- 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 (2)
- 11: Can Not, Will Not, and Why Not? (11)
- 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 (4)
- 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 (27)
- 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 (34)
- 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 (6)
- 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 (4)
- 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 (123)
- 17: The Big or Little Difference (0)
- 16: Quick Technology Update (3)
- 16: Prepare Your 2009 Finances Today (1)
- 15: Interesting Links for December 15, 2008 (2)
- 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 (2)
- 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 (5)
- 04: Month in Review: November 2008 (7)
- 04: Should You Support Local Businesses at All Costs? (13)
- 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 (10)
- 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 (11)
- 06: Frugal Life Skill: Learn to Fix Your Stuff (9)
- 05: Spending and Saving Questions are Answered by Our Budget (9)
- 04: I Voted and Got My Free Sandwich, What About You? (3)
- 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 (116)
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 (29)
- 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 (2)
- 08: Paying Off Debt vs. Investing in this Economic Environment (23)
- 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 (8)
- 23: Weekend Roundup for September 23, 2008 (0)
- 22: Carnival of Debt Reduction: Financial Crisis Edition (17)
- 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 (14)
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 (5)
- 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 (20)
- 19: Accept Homeowners Insurance Increase? (6)
- 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 (15)
- 11: Why Roth 401k? Taxes are Bound to Go Up (1)
- 11: Carnival of Personal Finance #165: College Football Edition (77)
- 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 (9)
- 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 (2)
- 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 (255)
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 (8)
- 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 (3)
- 17: How We Saved 54% on 7 Tubes of Toothpaste (9)
- 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? (1)
- 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 (88)
- 07: Free Toothbrush and Toothpaste with Walgreens EasySaver (2)
- 06: Carnivals for this week (1)
- 06: Markup on Dog Food (4)
- 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? (2)
- 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? (3)
- 15: Today is Just Another Day (11)
- 15: Reader Question: Help Me Understand That Life Changing Concept (8)
- 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 (5)
- 10: The No Debt Plan: Step Three: An Emergency Fund (7)
- 09: Welcome MSN Smart Spending Readers! (0)
- 09: Reader Question: Locked In and Nervous (7)
- 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! (6)
- 07: How Much House Do You Buy Each Month? (4)
- 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 (2)
- 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 (33)
March 2008 (43)
- 31: Weekend Roundup for March 31, 2008 (0)
- 31: Who Owns Free Credit Report.com? (3)
- 30: What is UPromise? (3)
- 28: Severe Hosting/DNS Issues (1)
- 26: AMEX’s Blue Cash Tracker (2)
- 25: Hello Reddit! (1)
- 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 (4)
- 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 (34)
- 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 (9)
- 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 (10)
- 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 (8)
- 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 (1)
- 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 (16)
- 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 (16)
- 07: Check Your Annual Credit Report (1)
- 07: Kicking Off 2008 (0)

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