Happy Memorial Day + MORE

The following is a guest post from our friends at Snarkfinance. Snarkfinance is what you get when you mix insult humor and pop culture with a finance blog.  Always entertaining and informative, Snarkfinance focuses on unique, applicable approaches to financial concepts and business in general.  Its main author is a successful professional investor and financial analyst for Fortune 500 companies, and enjoys nothing more than a cringe worthy joke…

Normally I publish stock analyses every Monday.  But with this being Memorial Day I would expect that most of you aren’t sitting around your computer reading blogs.  So MFIJ is taking a break from posting today to remember fallen veterans.  You know, the actual point of Memorial Day.  Just in case you thought it was National Bar-B-Que Day…

I’m not sure whether it’s appropriate to say Happy Memorial Day, as this is a day in the US when we remember those who gave their lives in service to our country. Actually, I think it is appropriate since I am terribly happy that there are men and women who are willing to risk their lives to defend and protect our freedoms…

It’s time again for Memorial Day.  The unofficial start of summer (and the end of the semester for more than a few schools and colleges), it’s a time when many people are celebrating and partying.  You can’t blame them; the spring weather is warm, sunny, and in general great for a picnic or other sort of party…

Happy Monday everyone, and a Happy Memorial Day to my readers here in the States. Memorial Day is traditionally considered the unofficial start of the summer season, at least it is where we live. Amusement parks, pools, spray grounds and park facilities open during the week and keep longer hours on the weekends…

Good morning Dinks. Today we are discussing our financial goals and how we are working towards achieving them.  I say financial goals because the truth is that people most likely have personal goals such as travelling, finding a better job, changing careers etc. but all of those personal goals have a financial undertone…

Last week in Australia there were a few articles floating around the web in regards to the cost of raising children to the age of 21. The article (which you can read here if you want) said that it costs on average $800,000 to raise two kids to the age of 21. It was split as being $240,000 per child for low income families, $400,000 per child for middle income families and $500,000 per child for high income families…

Hey everyone! Happy Monday and Memorial Day. We had a BBQ on Saturday for my birthday and BBQed at W’s parents’ house yesterday. We also went to a winery yesterday and drove around wine country. It has been a fun weekend so far! I have today off from work and will probably just spend it at home…

The 2013 statistics estimate that there are literally millions of Americans who do not have any form of medical insurance. Or, the type of medical insurance they carry is not enough. In fact, the number of people without insurance to pay their medical bills is growing every day. Many of these people would like to …

I decided to take the day off from the blog today because I wanted to spend some quality time with my family.  There are too many times where we can get caught up in our day to day bustle and forget about what really matters in life.  I want to take a little time today to enjoy what I have worked so hard for and that is my family…

Washington Monument, Washington D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
 
 
For those of you in the US, happy Memorial Day! Today is a day we take the time to honor those who have fallen while serving our country. And just how do Americans observe such a somber occasion? With a party!
 
Memorial Day was originally observed as Decoration Day commemorating Union soldiers who died in the Civil War…

Welcome to the Memorial Day Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance! I hope everyone has and is enjoying their three day weekend! Take a minute to remember those who have served today and then check out some of these awesome personal finance posts!
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