Archives for Savings & Budgets - Page 9
Creative Online Family (or Personal) Budgeting Tool
One of the biggest challenges to designing a well-balanced and flexible budget are daily expenses. They cannot easily be pre-determine, meaning it is hard to plan for them, and even…
Driving Too Much Car: Not Millionaire Next Door
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." -- Epictetus Last week, Jeanne Sahadi at put together her list of 7 Net-Worth Killers. She writes, "Saving…
Change Saving Experiment
One of my guilty pleasures is a subscription to Better Homes & Gardens magazine. I get hours of pleasure for less than one dollar a month ($22 for a 2…
The Psychology of the Spending Plan
The word "budget" gives me the creepy crawlies, but that doesn't mean that I'm irresponsible with my money. I'm all about replacing words and phrases which don't serve me well…
When Renting is Better Than Buying a Home
I never imagined I would be saying this, but the outrageous rent Zac and I pay to live in San Francisco may actually be a bargain. At least, that's the…
When Fame Doesn’t Equal Fortune: Remember to Buy Insurance
"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper." -- Francis Bacon Does the name Andy Bussell ring a bell? He was the college student experiencing his 15…
When Do You NEED a Financial Planner?
"In real life, events seem much less dramatic." -- Jessica Savitch Last week I wrote a post about how to pick a financial planner and a few people asked how…
Are You Putting Yourself on Sale?
I've recently started reading (the audiobook version) Suze Orman's Women & Money book. You can expect I will expound upon what I learn as well as my vast opinions in…
There’s Money in the “Monthlies”
Gentlemen, if the functions of a woman's body make you queasy, avert your eyes now. You have been warned! And ladies, if you would like to know how anti-gay and…
Paycheck and Emergency Fund Calculators
It's that time of year where the early-birds amongst us are doing our taxes. Coinciding with that (for many people) is the year-end performance appraisal process at the day job…