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...
Wildly Different Hospital Prices Revealed – moneytalksnews.com The federal government is lifting the curtain on hospital prices — by handing them out as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.Data released this week show prices can vary more than $100,000 for the same procedure. Consider this example in Texas, from The Washington Post:Las Colinas Medical Center just outside Dallas billed Medicare, on average, $160,832 for lower joint replacements… Continue Reading On moneytalksnews.com » Despite All-Time High 15,000 Dow, Fewer U.S. Adults Invested in Stocks – ptmoney.com I’m in stocks. If you are too, odds are your neighbor isn’t. An annual survey produced by Gallup...
Money Quickies For Wedneday May 8, 2013 – solvingthemoneypuzzle.com/ This is truly a quickie today as I have to get ready for work in 44 minutes. I have been up for hours but my allergies are making me crazy and it took 2 hours of news watching and tea guzzling to clear the fog from my brain. Puffs facial tissues with lotion are 1 of the best inventions in the history of the world (the self cleaning oven is the best invention)… Continue Reading On solvingthemoneypuzzle.com/ » Mutual of Omaha Bank Review – A Full Suite of Online Banking Options...
How to Ask Your Boss for a Raise at Work and Get It – moneycrashers.com In years gone by, many workers could depend on receiving an annual or semi-annual raise – but unfortunately, for all but a few, this is no longer the case. In fact, many employers continue to cut back on staff or hours just to maintain in operation. With that in mind, you might think that asking [… Continue Reading On moneycrashers.com » The Perks and Quirks of Sending a PayPal Invoice – financialhighway.com/ Start any small business online, and chances are you’ll be sending someone a...
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...
Monthly Blog Report – April 2013 – onecentatatime.com This is a typical monthly update on blog’s progress and health. This is for the month of April, 2013. I last posted blog update in January. April marked the biggest traffic month for us, with 102,522 page views and 73,978 unique visitors. While we gained repeat visitors, couple of our articles remained at their top places on search engine result pages… Continue Reading On onecentatatime.com » Reader Stories: How I became a home entrepreneur to get out of debt – getrichslowly.org/blog This reader story is from Kelly Crawford. Kelly is a “mompreneur”...
Applying Warren Buffett’s 7% Figure to Your Retirement – thesimepledollar.com A few weeks ago, I discussed a Bloomberg article about Warren Buffett’s projections for the stock market over the long term. Here’s a refresher on what Buffett said: “The economy, as measured by gross domestic product, can be expected to grow at an annual rate of about 3 percent over the long term, and inflation of 2 percent would push nominal GDP growth to 5 percent, Buffett said… Continue Reading On thesimepledollar.com » Make Time To Think Differently – financialsamurai.com The stock markets surged to new highs on May 3,...
What to Expect When You’re a Life Insurance Beneficiary – moneyning.com/ While we all know the importance of having life insurance to protect our families in the event of our death, the details of being the beneficiary of a life insurance policy are a little less clear. Here’s what you need to know about collecting life insurance benefits, so nothing comes as a surprise during a stressful time: Filing a Claim A recent troubling investigation of insurance practices has shown that insurers will often fail to pay death benefits to beneficiaries, even if they know that the individual who purchased...
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...
Replacing Your Electronics The Smart Way – moneyning.com/ We live in an exciting era. New electronics with never-before-seen features are coming out all the time. My wife’s had the same computer for about four years, and it’s starting to show signs of wear and tear. It’s slowed down a lot and freezes occasionally. We’re nearing the time when she’ll need a new one, but how do we decide when? And where do we look? These are a couple of things everyone should carefully consider before replacing their electronics… Continue Reading On moneyning.com/ » Giveaway: Samsung 50-Inch 1080p LED HDTV –...
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...
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...
Finding The Motivation To Stay In Shape: A Conversation With Big Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton – financialsamurai.com It’s hard to stay in shape as we get older. We move around less, our family demands more of our time, and our jobs stress us out to the point where we eat too much comfort food. I’m about 10 pounds heavier that I was during college. I always tell myself it’s due to more muscle, but I know it’s a lie because I hardly ever lift weights anymore… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » Five Free Tools I Use to Organize My Life...
The Allowance Lessons – thesimepledollar.com “An allowance is not a salary or an entitlement. It is a tool for teaching children how to manage money.” – Joline Godfrey When our oldest child turned four years old, we started an allowance system. Each week, we gave him fifty cents per year of his age (so, $2 as a four year old)… Continue Reading On thesimepledollar.com » Big 401k Mistakes – freemoneyfinance.com The Wall Street Journal lists four big 401k mistakes as follows: 1. Under- or over- contributing 2. Ignoring fees 3. Taking a 401(k) loan to pay off debt 4. Ignoring...
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...
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...
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...
$80 Tablet Good for Entry-Level Use – moneytalksnews.com Ematic’s Genesis Prime makes trying out a tablet more affordable, and reviews suggest it’s better than most competing devices near that price.Here’s what you get: It has a 1.1GHz processor, which a New York Times review says “would have been top of the line a couple of years ago.” Users may see some slowdown when using it for streaming video, it adds… Continue Reading On moneytalksnews.com » How Online Shopping Helped Folks Save Money – moneyning.com/ The connectivity of the Internet brought many tools to help manage budgets and finances, but the information...
I Work as a Car Cleaner, How to use the Money I Earn for my Future? – onecentatatime.com On a lazy Sunday afternoon, while SMB was away to her friend’s house, I was looking at the Google Analytics report to research recent search rankings of my articles. Google Analytics reports the exact search terms used to visit the blog. One search term caught my attention while browsing through the list… Continue Reading On onecentatatime.com » Talk about money: The key to financial literacy? – getrichslowly.org/blog This post is from staff writer Sarah Gilbert. April’s post about financial literacy struck something in...
Sharing with the Poor – freemoneyfinance.com For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here’s why. Today I’m posting Proverbs 22:9, a great verse about sharing with the poor. From the NIV: The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. Another phrasing from the Contemporary English Version: The Lord blesses everyone who freely gives food to the poor… Continue Reading On freemoneyfinance.com » Reader stories: The importance of number crunching – getrichslowly.org/blog This post is from Corinne Hoener. Corinne is a long-time GRS reader...
The Challenge of Lifestyle Deflation – thesimepledollar.com It’s a pretty common story. Boy (or girl) wants something. Boy discovers that there’s easy credit available. Boy convinces self that they can just pay the debt later. Boy buys that thing on credit. Boy gets more credit and buys more things. Boy starts realizing the bills and interest are drowning him… Continue Reading On thesimepledollar.com » I Am Not A Money Moron – solvingthemoneypuzzle.com/ I have just watched the first 2 episodes of Gail Vaz Oxlade’s newest television show Money Moron. Very sorry Americans but it is currently only available in Canada...
Friday Giveaway Roundup – 147 Giveaways – youngadultmoney.com/ Welcome to the weekly Friday giveaway roundup! Every single Friday we post giveaways ending within the next week. If you want to make sure you never miss one of these posts be sure to subscribe via RSS or Email. Happy Friday everyone! Not too much to share today. I’ve had a lot going on with our sewer repair, but more on that in a couple posts next week… Continue Reading On youngadultmoney.com/ » 10 Money-Saving Tips For Your Wedding – prairieEcothrifter.com This is the moment you have been anticipating. You got engaged...
How Can I Become Financially Independent? – thesimepledollar.com Greg writes in: I don’t see how a person making minimum wage can ever become financially independent. It’s basically impossible. It’s far from impossible. It’s just a matter of priorities. Let’s say you’re single and live in Washington state, where minimum wage is $9… Continue Reading On thesimepledollar.com » How Much Do Americans REALLY Pay in Taxes? – moneyinfant.com I don’t normally talk about tax issues because other than at this time of year I don’t think much about them. However, in the spirit of the just passed tax season I want...
The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Boston Edition – thesimepledollar.com My thoughts and condolences go out to the people of Boston this week, who are facing the type of situation that every city dreads. My wife and I had already chosen Boston as our place to visit for our tenth anniversary, and we’re more adamant about those plans than ever. The small amount we can contribute to the local economy in Boston won’t mean much, but it will surely help… Continue Reading On thesimepledollar.com » 3 Lessons the Social Gaming Model Can Offer Small Business Owners – moneycrashers.com While the global...
Feedback for FMF – freemoneyfinance.com It’s been some time since I’ve opened up a post for general feedback, so I thought I’d do so today. I generally write about what’s going on with me financially, what I’m thinking about, what I’m interested in and so forth. And in many cases, I believe these topics interest you. But not always, of course… Continue Reading On freemoneyfinance.com » Eight Reasons to Use an Electric Toothbrush – prairieEcothrifter.com All the time I was growing up in the fifties, I never used or heard about floss or electric toothbrushes (they probably weren’t invented yet!)....
