Archive for May, 2009
Using A Strengths-Based Approach in Personal Finance
In the world of personal finance, there are many things that can go wrong. An unexpected expense can send a person spiraling down into credit card debt in the absence of an emergency fund. Losing a job can make it impossible to pay the mortgage on an overly expensive home. Risky investments can disappear overnight. [...]
Frugal Friday: Best Deals of the Week 5-24 to 5-30
It’s Friday, everybody! Woo-hoo! We have made it through another week. A lot has happened this week for me. I started a new job as a psychosocial aide in a summer children’s program and I have been to all sorts of trainings. Our program officially starts on Monday, so wish me luck! Now that the [...]
Money Saving Advice from Frugal Millionaires
Today I was browsing my favorite internet sites when I came across this interesting article by Jeff Lehman. It is called How to Spend Like a Frugal Millionaire. I thought this article would be useful to you, so I wanted to highlight it here. For this article, Jeff interviewed seventy millionaires who have mastered the [...]
Does a Four-Day School Week Make Sense?
Recently, the school district for my area has been considering the possibility of switching to a four-day school week. Students would go to school a little bit longer Monday through Thursday and would then have Friday off. College students have been doing this for years (if they can work their schedule out to do so), [...]
Responsible Credit Cardholders Beware!
The other day I introduced to you the Credit CARD Act of 2009. This act will reform the credit card industry and attempt to make credit card companies more honest in their dealings with cardholders. Although this act seems to force positive changes in credit card policies, there may be some unexpected negative consequences that [...]
Carnivals of the Week: 5/17-5/23
Another week has passed and several of my articles have been included in carnivals. Make sure to check out the carnivals and if you have not yet read the article, you will not want to miss out on these ones! My article Where to Put Your Emergency Fund? was included in this week’s edition of [...]
Oops, Sorry for the Goof-Up
I meant to schedule my last post to show up tomorrow and there was a different post for today. Since it is already up, though, I will leave it there. Happy THURSDAY! Similar Posts: Does a Four-Day School Week Make Sense? Ready for the Real World Giveaway Last Day to Enter “Ready for the Real [...]
Frugal Friday: Best Deals of the Week 5/17-5/23
Welcome to my first every Frugal Friday post! From now on, each Friday I will show you what I felt to be the best deals of the week from around the blogosphere. Some weeks there may be more deals than others, but you are sure to find some great savings each time! For more ways [...]
Attention Students: You are Gonna Need Permission to Open that Credit Card
Yesterday, the Senate passed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009, or the “Credit CARD Act”. This legislation, which has been in the making for quite some time, has some real effect on students. Now, all people under twenty-one years of age will need a cosigner over the age of twenty-one to [...]
I Just Redeemed a $5 Amazon Gift Card on Swagbucks
Well, I finally did it. I just redeemed my first $5 Amazon gift card through Swagbucks. I just started with Swagbucks a couple of weeks ago and I am already getting close to my second $5 gift card. This program has worked so well for me that I thought I would review it here for [...]
