Name Brand Products I Love – Financialblacksheep.com When it comes to name brand products, I normally don’t give them any thought and choose the cheaper product. There are certain name brand products I wouldn’t give up, unless I was back in debt of course. I do try … Continue reading →The post Name Brand Products I Love appeared first on Financial Black Sheep… Continue Reading On Financialblacksheep.com » Take an Online Course at Harvard…For Free – ayoungpro.com SourceThe following is a guest post. If you are interested in guest posting for my site, please see my guest posting policy and shoot me...
Staying ahead of the pack with the latest in home entertainment – monsterpiggybank.com Everyone experiences lifestyle inflation to a degree, but one of the biggest causes of lifestyle inflation is trying to keep up with the latest changes in technology. Things like smart phones, computers and even the beloved household TV. It seems that for many people, having the latest and greatest gadgets has become a life priority… Continue Reading On monsterpiggybank.com » Are You a Risk Taker? Risk Tolerance and Finances – makingsenseofcents.com Photo Credit Today’s post is by my awesome staff writer Jordann. Enjoy! One of the best...
PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio (SPHQ) Review – doughroller.net When I first started investing, I had the hardest time figuring out which mutual funds to select. Over the years, I’ve learned that the key selection criteria are costs and asset class (e.g., large cap U.S. vs. small cap). Still, with 1,000s of mutual funds and ETFs, picking the right investments can seem overwhelming… Continue Reading On doughroller.net » Smart Budgeting and Grocery Shopping For 2 – weonlydothisonce.com This is a Guest Post By: Mr.CBB is the voice behind Canadian Budget Binder who says that “It’s not about how much money you make...
How to Avoid Debt Fatigue – moneylifeandmore.com Debt Fatigue Stinks (this is not a picture of Katie) Hi Money Life and More readers! I’m Katie from Slowly But Surely, where I write about tackling my goals, specifically getting out of debt. I started this year with $68,000 of student loans and a credit card balance and I’ve started tackling the debt pretty aggressively… Continue Reading On moneylifeandmore.com » Reader Question: Should We Sell Our Second Car? – clubthrifty.com Reader Question: Should We Sell Our Second Car? Club Thrifty – Stop spending. Start living.So…I’ve introduced you all to my badass Toyota...
Is Fear Inducing You To Spend When You Know You Shouldn’t? – eyesonthedollar.com ...
Tips To Regulate And Dig Out Of Debt – doablefinance.com The biggest unsecured debt that Americans carry under their belt comes from credit card. And the reason is that most folks make only the minimum payment or just over it. Over a few years, that kind of debt balloons to mostly unregulated stratosphere. Instead you must act like FTC, SEC, and other government agencies to … Continue Reading On doablefinance.com » Shout Out Saturday #14 – frugalrules.com After you read today’s post, please head over to Free Money Finance and vote for me in March Money Madness. I am in...
Easy Ways to Keep Your Pet Secure – makingsenseofcents.com Michelle’s dogs Lauren from L Bee and the Money Tree wrote recently about how her dog, Murray, decided to take a little jaunt around the neighbourhood at 11pm in the middle of the rain storm, leaving her a nervous wreck until she found him. While this story ends well, it’s one we’ll all familiar with… Continue Reading On makingsenseofcents.com » Could You Survive Financially If You Lost a Job? – eyesonthedollar.com Some recent posts from Cash Rebel and Reach Financial Independence have really gotten me thinking about how much money we...
Utilizing Your Smart Phone to Stay on Top of Your Finances – doablefinance.com Technology is a great tool that can help a person manage all aspects of life including health and finances. Smart phones are filled with applications that allow a person to play or stay up to date on important information. These apps have the power to make life a little easier to navigate. Here are a … Continue Reading On doablefinance.com » My Dad was Awesome – makingsenseofcents.com Today marks 5 years since my dad passed away. It’s a sad day, but I know to make each day...
Manage Your Money Like a Pro – according to Jean Chatzky – dinksfinance.com (This is a guest post from NBC Today Financial Editor Jean Chatzky) We’re right on the verge of warmer weather and, as such, wedding season, at least in my neck of the woods. If you’re planning a walk down the aisle, don’t forget to budget in time for a discussion about how you plan to manage your finances after the cake is cut… Continue Reading On dinksfinance.com » How to Refinance Any Debt – doughroller.net Photo: santheo What do you think of when you hear the word...
Know About the Factors Affecting Conveyancing Fees – doablefinance.com Are you going to sell or buy a new property? Do you know about the process of conveyancing? What is conveyancing? This is a legal process of transferring the name of the owner into the name of the buyer through paperworks. How much time it takes to overcome the process? Initially the process seems to … Continue Reading On doablefinance.com » A Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Blog – weonlydothisonce.com This is a guest post from Dianne Aarnink. After saving enough money to take a year off, Dianne recently said adios...
9 Easy Ways To Lower Your Car Insurance Premium – doablefinance.com Car insurance can be the most expensive aspect to owning a car… But did you know there are some really easy ways to cut the cost of your premium? Check these 9 simple, mostly cost-free tips out… Don’t get caught in an insurance trap! This one’s very simple… Before buying a new car, check how … Continue Reading On doablefinance.com » 3 Tips to Handle Marrying into Student Loan Debt – studentdebtsurvivor.com This post was written by Jana Lynch, founder of the Bloggers Helping Bloggers Mentoring program and owner...
Survivor’s Standouts 4/13/13-Tax Edition – studentdebtsurvivor.com So Monday is the, “big day” for all of you last minute tax preparers. If you’re like the bf you haven’t even started your taxes and won’t even think about doing so until midnight on Sunday. I keep asking him if he’s filed yet and he keeps saying that he’s, “on it” and not to “rush” him… Continue Reading On studentdebtsurvivor.com » Properly Managing Your Finances During Divorce – doablefinance.com Throughout our lives we will face many stressful situations, for some, this may include going through a divorce. If you ever have to face...
Eliminating Debt Creates Self Confidence – doablefinance.com Depending on what economic experts you read, the economic situation of the United States seems to be getting better, albeit slowly but we see some improvement. Unemployment even though still quite high but most months it is on a downward path. I guess the country as a nation has started to believe in the old … Continue Reading On doablefinance.com » I Love You Like A Blogger Roundup – 04/12 – www.enemyofdebt.com/ This weekend we will celebrate my daughter Tori’s 11th birthday. I can easily see the bits of personality she has inherited...
A Primer on Margin Accounts – myfijourney.com Recently, I got my brokerage account upgraded to a margin account. So I though that this would be a good time to talk about what margin accounts are, how they work, and some of the benefits and risks involved. I also wanted to discuss my thoughts on how to get the most out of a margin account. What Is Margin? Margin is basically nothing more than a loan from your broker… Continue Reading On myfijourney.com » What are Some of the Ways to Help an Emotional Spender? – Financialblacksheep.com I received a reader...
How to Spend Your Extra Income – makingsenseofcents.com Photo Credit Michelle has been doing an amazing job with extra income lately. Her blog has been taking off and that’s helping her make a ton of side income every month. Due to this, she’s been getting a boat load of emails about blogging for side income and has even written a few great posts about how to make money blogging… Continue Reading On makingsenseofcents.com » Why are we obsessed with celebrities? – dinksfinance.com Good morning Dinks. You may remember from our Dinks Reality series that I am a huge fan of reality...
What is your philosophy about money? – dinksfinance.com Good Morning Dinks. Let me ask you a question, do you love money? If you answered yes, then I have a follow up question, why? Why do people love money so much? Maybe you love money because it helps buy all of the things you want, maybe you love money because it helps you live the lifestyle you want, maybe you love money because it is a reflection of how hard you work or maybe you love money because watching your bank accounts grow makes you happy… Continue Reading On dinksfinance.com »...
Life Is Too Short – savvyfinanciallatina.com/#&panel1- Life is too short. If you don’t know, I babysat on and off again for a family over the past 8 months. I found out yesterday the boy I cared for died. He was seven years old, such a sweet, innocent, happy kid. I’m still in shock. Honestly, I go from almost crying in front of my office monitor to not quite believing it’s true… Continue Reading On savvyfinanciallatina.com/#&panel1- » 3 Widely Unkown Ways to Save Money When Buying A Car – debtroundup.com This is a guest article by Sean. If you are interested...
Love and Money – An Internal Debate – debtroundup.com I have been following the questions posed by Chase Bank back in February about average couples. It is pretty much about love and money. I answered the questions in my head, but not on here because I found one question that I wanted to dig into deeper. If you are interested in learning some other personal finance blogger’s answers, then check out Girl Meets Debt, The Frugal Path, The First Million is the Hardest, Money Life and More, Money Beagle, and Reach Financial Independence… Continue Reading On debtroundup.com » Cut your...
Weekend Link Love: People really love the duck edition – myfijourney.com This weekend link love is brought to you by a duck. Each Monday I write up a dividend stock analysis. These get a couple of comments as they are a bit dry and not everyone who visits this site is into dividend growth investing (I’ll convert you all yet!). Last Monday I wrote about Aflac and a deluge of comments followed… Continue Reading On myfijourney.com » Personal Finance Round Up #50 – moneylifeandmore.com Wow! Can you believe we’ve been at this for 50 weeks! Here is yet another look...
My Worst Customer Service Experience Ever – eyesonthedollar.com Since I’m still out of town and really don’t want to be too serious on a Friday, I thought I’d share our experience from the birthday party we had for our six year old last week. We decided to have it at the bowling alley, mainly because I though it would be easy, and we’d have no cleanup… Continue Reading On eyesonthedollar.com » Live Without Money. Could you Do It? – Financialblacksheep.com When most people think about someone that wants to live without money, they think of living in a cave, alone...
The Importance of Finding Daily Solitude – weonlydothisonce.com The most valuable lesson I learned in music school was that the best work gets done when you are alone in a practice room. Solitude. Solitude is not as easy to come by these days with TV, the internet, smart phones, and other gadgets serving a huge role in our life. Those things can find their way into our once-empty practice rooms and disrupt our creativity… Continue Reading On weonlydothisonce.com » ICT or Computer Sciences – Which Will Prepare Our Kids Best for Future? – doablefinance.com Recent criticism of ICT learning in...
Uncle Greg’s Tightwad Money Saving Tips – clubthrifty.com Uncle Greg’s Tightwad Money Saving Tips Club Thrifty – Stop spending. Start living. Hey kids. Uncle Greg here. Today, I want to go ahead and squash all those silly fun-loving dreams you have. I’m tired of all this Spring Break tomfoolery. I am sick of all of this YOLO nonsense. We’ve gone soft here girls… Continue Reading On clubthrifty.com » Our seemingly neverending list of April goals – johnnymoneyseed.com Goals for my digital life Publish at least 2-3 posts per week. The most important thing to me is that I don’t want...
Our Rehab and House Flipping Story (Part 2) – doughroller.net The rehab is now underway on our investment property. As you might recall, my brother and I bought a HUD home that we are flipping. The plan is to have the house on the market over the next few weeks. In order to determine if this was a good investment we had to consider three major factors. The cost of the house, the cost of the rehab, and how much we could sell the house for… Continue Reading On doughroller.net » It’s Never Too Late to Get With a Budget...
Have a Small Business? Here Are a Few Tips to Save Money – debtroundup.com I am a true entrepreneur at heart. I have been running businesses since I was little. It is just something that comes to me. My most successful business was as an electronics retailer. I had an e-commerce company that I built from the ground up and loved it. It was tough work, but it was rewarding… Continue Reading On debtroundup.com » Share your profile with us! – mycoinblog.com We’d love to know a little about everyone collecting out there. If you’re interested in sharing like I...
Shout Out Saturday #11 – frugalrules.com Happy Saturday everyone! I had to write this post early in the week because they’re calling for 60 degree weather this weekend and I’ll likely be outside enjoying the nice weather! We had a fairly good winter, overall, but the cold and snow over the last month delayed some of the things we would like to have been doing by now… Continue Reading On frugalrules.com » Personal Finance Round Up, Mentions and Carnivals #49 – moneylifeandmore.com *This is an interruption from your normally scheduled round up post!* I’m in the second round of the...
