Review: Go Green, Live Rich
Friday, July 4th, 2008Each Friday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book of interest.
I figured it was just a matter of time before someone wrote a book focusing directly on the overlap between frugality and environmentalism. I just didn’t expect that it would be David “Latte Factor” Bach, famous for such books as Start Late, Finish […]
Should You “Debt Snowball” Directly into a Savings Account Instead of a Debt Payment?
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The idea of debt snowballing is a popular one: it pushes you to get rid of your debts and get on a financially stable playing field, plus it encourages you to behave in a frugal fashion because you’re setting aside such a large, steady block of money each month to eliminate those debts.
What’s a debt […]
The Danger of Losing Your Wallet - And How to Protect Yourself
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Near the end of a recent long trip, my wife misplaced her wallet. She carries a traditional small pocket wallet, which contains her driver’s license, a few credit cards, a few customer reward program cards, and a few other personal items.
We spent the better part of three days searching around our home for the […]
The Lowdown on the Thrift Savings Plan
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008The military’s retirement-savings program is a great way to build a nest egg and can be rolled into an IRA.
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The Quarter-Life Retirement Plan
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008You just started working, but it’s never too early to dream about when you can quit — for good. Here’s your guide to making it happen.
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Is Time the Difference Between Big Spenders, Frugal Folks, and Cheapskates?
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008I tend to find that most people exist somewhere along what I like to call the frugal spectrum.
At one end are people who spend like it’s going out of style and basically believe that any initiative that gets in the way of just doing whatever they feel like is a giant waste of […]
The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Family Surprise Edition
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Life turns out in very unexpected ways, if you give it a chance.
After finishing my manuscript late last week, my wife and I celebrated by going on a short trip with our kids. We stayed with a cousin of mine who’s about eight years older than I am - in fact, she used to […]
Parenting With a Financial Focus
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Readers weigh in on teaching kids to save, paying for grades and more.
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The Net Worth Mentality: The Road Less Traveled
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008A recent conversation I had with an old friend started something like this.
“So, now that you’re writing full time, how much money are you making?”
“…. I don’t know.”
“What do you mean you don’t know?”
This is a line of thinking I wouldn’t have believed just a few years ago. Not knowing what my pay is? […]
Get Free Credit-Monitoring Services
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Most adults will be able to take advantage of this offer from TransUnion as part of the credit bureau’s settlement for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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Preserve Your Savings for Life
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008New ways to spread your nest egg over the next 30 years.
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A Clever Trick for Automatically Finding Deals You Want at Amazon
Monday, June 30th, 2008Lately, I’ve been working on my Christmas shopping list, trying to get (way) ahead of the curve. I have a lot of great ideas in mind for the people around me, but I know that unless I’m diligent, the gifts will either wind up being too expensive or will simply slip through my fingers. […]
Reader Mailbag #17
Monday, June 30th, 2008Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance topics and many other things. Got a question? Ask it in the comments. You might also enjoy the archive of earlier reader mailbags.
As usual, we’ll start things off with a […]
Review: The Renaissance Soul
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Each Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal productivity, personal development, or business/entrepreneurship book of interest.
When I was in college, I switched majors three different times, bouncing around the hard sciences and the humanities like a rubber ball and finally settling on multiple majors that balanced my interests. I started down the path of […]
No Time for Frugality: Cutting Financial Corners with No Time Investment
Sunday, June 29th, 2008As soon as people hear the word frugality, they often respond by saying “I don’t have time for that!” The perception is out there that frugality always demands hours of doing things like cutting coupons and mixing up batches of homemade laundry detergent. While those projects save money, they’re only one avenue towards […]
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