Larry King Live on CNN interviewed two families in trouble because of the recent housing crisis last night. The first family was starting to get behind on their payment, while the other already lost her home and is now living in her car. Overview of the Two Situations Family Hope The first family (which we […]
My parents taught me so much of what I know today. The importance of living below our means, the understanding of money matters and the appreciation of compound interest are all values that were ingrained into me at a very young age. I remember my mom used to tell me “there are always ways to […]
Summer is here and while things are just as unpredictable in these 3 short months as any other season, one thing for certain is the heat. Just the other day, it was so hot in my apartment that I almost passed out. The easy solution was to turn on the air conditioner but with the […]
Once in a while in personal finance literature, we will come across an article about the advantages of saving money. The phrase “a dollar saved is two dollars earned” or something similar often comes up since it’s so catchy. After all, the savings are after taxes, and it’s always about how much you can keep […]
My colleague has been using Google Alerts for a long time to get company related news from around the web. This neat little utility checks the web for any new articles that Google finds on search terms she provides. For example, she can put in a search term for “MoneyNing”, and Google Alerts will send her […]
Once in a while, we read an article that asks us to sell what we don’t need. The benefits are obvious because we can get some cash for the items that are otherwise sitting in our house and taking up space. While this is great advice, perhaps an even better one is for us to stop buying […]
