Health Care Costs: The Most Challenging of All Expense Categories? + MORE

Capital One 360 Independence Day Bonus Bonanza! – ptmoney.com Capital One 360 wants you to declare your financial independence from bad checking accounts, mortgage fees, and expensive online brokers. They have a very clever Independence Day Sale going on from Monday, July 1st until Wednesday, July 3 at 11:59pm ET.  If you’re in the market for a new checking account, savings account, or online broker, or if you’re a current customer, then you will be able to take advantage of this offer… Continue Reading On ptmoney.com » Summertime Spending + A $480.00 Giveaway! – budgetblonde.com Today is an awesome day! 16...

Health Care Costs: The Most Challenging of All Expense Categories? + MORE

Capital One 360 Independence Day Bonus Bonanza! – ptmoney.com Capital One 360 wants you to declare your financial independence from bad checking accounts, mortgage fees, and expensive online brokers. They have a very clever Independence Day Sale going on from Monday, July 1st until Wednesday, July 3 at 11:59pm ET.  If you’re in the market for a new checking account, savings account, or online broker, or if you’re a current customer, then you will be able to take advantage of this offer… Continue Reading On ptmoney.com » Summertime Spending + A $480.00 Giveaway! – budgetblonde.com Today is an awesome day! 16...

Quick Money Tips: Life After Retirement + MORE

Ask the Readers: What will make you feel financially secure? – getrichslowly.org/blog If you’re a regular reader of Get Rich Slowly, you are focused on getting out of debt, saving, retirement goals – all of those money issues we all deal with. But at what point would you or do you feel financially secure? I think my own sense of financial security came once I had paid off all of my debts (excluding my mortgage) and had enough money to save a chunk each month… Weekly Review – ING $50, Top 4 April & More – financialhighway.com/ We have made...

The Perfect Stock + MORE

Reader Profile: TW – freemoneyfinance.com The following is the latest post in my “Reader Profiles” series. Each post in this series details the financial situation and challenges of an FMF reader. The purpose of this series is to help us all identify with people like us (in similar situations — not all will be, of course, but eventually I’m sure you will find someone like you here), get to know the frequent commenters on the site, and hear some financial wisdom/challenges from people other than me… Continue Reading On freemoneyfinance.com » And we’re off! Time to get our house rented...

How I Bank In Grenada + MORE

The Debt Movement is Over. Or is it? – debtmovement.com/blog/ The 90 days has come to end and the Debt Movement is over.  Or is it? I had a VERY ambitious goal to help people pay off $10 million of debt in 90 days.   I really believed we could pull it off. I never doubted it for a second. But we missed our goal. I could be upset that we came up short.   I could make myself believe that I failed… Continue Reading On debtmovement.com/blog/ » Your budget isn’t working. Here’s why. – getrichslowly.org/blog This post is from staff writer...

Tips and Tricks for Achieving a Paperless Biz + MORE

The Ideal Amount Of Home Insurance To Protect Your Property – financialsamurai.com Every year I review my home insurance policy to make sure I’ve got the proper coverage. The reason why it’s important to check is because insurance policies change all the time. There might be discounts or special offerings for one. Meanwhile, your insurance company might slip in some extra charges without you even knowing… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » How To Save Money Fast – genxfinance.com/ Do you have a big event, travel, a must have or emergency type situation? Here we listed some quick fixes that will...

Stop Paying for Text Messages by Using Apps + MORE

Carnival of Personal Finance #408 – Disney World Edition – onecentatatime.com I am hosting a blog carnival after a looooong time here. This time it’s carnival of personal finance, which is a collection of personal finance related articles, presented in a parade style. All pictures used here are from our recent Disney World trip, enjoy the articles and enjoy the pictures! Carnival at Disney World It was a bad weekend for me while I was making this carnival ready… Continue Reading On onecentatatime.com » American Dream or American Scheme? – punchdebtintheface.com Over 80 years ago, James Adams said “life should be better...

Friday Links – Back In The Country Edition + MORE

Bonding Through Camping – Enjoying Life at Little Cost – onecentatatime.com There is nothing quite as bonding in my mind than a camping trip, especially when you are not a camping family. Those of you that were raised to camp, those that know all the right ways to do things and all the right things to pack may not know what I am talking about. But I am sure that there are those of you that were not raised up camping that have tried your hand at it like we have that know firsthand what I mean… Continue Reading On...

Are Loyalty Rewards Cards Worth the Effort? + MORE

Having Things Given to You Hurts You, Not the Other Way Around – youngcheapliving.com I was mocked the other day because of the fact that I “had some things paid for” for me in my younger days. Sure, that is true. I was pampered with a bit of monetary luxury for a few years between the ages of 17 and 23. I had the majority of two nice vehicles bought for me, which I tore through… Continue Reading On youngcheapliving.com » Best and Worst Jobs of 2013 – ptmoney.com Know someone graduating from high school soon? Looking for a career...

Friends and philosophies of personal finance + MORE

Debunking The Food Inflation Myth In Two Charts – libertyinvestor.com Skyrocketing. Surging. Spiking. Take your pick, because they’ve all been used to characterize price trends for something we can’t live without: food. It’s all a bunch of baloney, though. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) And I’m going to prove it to you, too. So let’s get to it… Continue Reading On libertyinvestor.com » How to Make a Two Dollar Seventy Five Cent Centerpiece – prairieEcothrifter.com The third week of March was my Mother-in-laws 90th birthday. The family honored her with a family and friends celebration in the Missouri History Museum. My...