Do You Have an Emergency Fund? - If Cash is King, Then Don't Neglect His Good...
That's right, credit can be just as valuable a tool as cash, when it comes to keeping an emergency fund. The next time you're thinking seriously about your financial house, take some time and think of...
View ArticleWhat's Your Net Worth Grade?
I was curious about what the average net worth is at my particular age to see how I'm performing. The wonder of the web, is that if we want it we can probably find it. I found it. CNN Money has a nifty...
View ArticleQuiz: Your Most Important Financial Asset. What is it?
If you're like me, you might not have thought of the right answer. This is also one of the reasons I love to browse through the articles over at Ric Edelmans financial planning site, I'm always sure to...
View ArticleThe Fed Discount Rate Cut - What Does it Mean to You and Me?
Thanks to the recent rate cut by the Federal Reserve, things should be looking up in the financial markets. The fed discount rate was just cut from 6.25% to 5.75% on Friday. The move was designed to...
View ArticleZen and The Art of Personal Finance in 4 Steps
We have web browsers that let us tab through 10 different websites in seconds. You can kick off your TPS reports processing, while you skim through your email. You can do all this as you listen to your...
View ArticleCarnivals of Fun For Personal Finance Posts
This week a there have been some great personal finance carnivals out there. I encourage you all to stop by and take a look at all the great posts. I guarantee you'll have hours of enjoyable reading...
View ArticleCarnivals of Fun For Personal Finance Posts #2
This week a there have been some great personal finance carnivals out there. I encourage you all to stop by and take a look at all the great posts. I guarantee you'll have hours of enjoyable reading...
View ArticleCarnivals of Fun For Personal Finance Posts #3
This week a there have been some great personal finance carnivals out there. I encourage you all to stop by and take a look at all the great posts. I guarantee you'll have hours of enjoyable reading...
View ArticleSolving Our Savings and Budget Issues - The No-Budget Budget Way
Our budget and savings goals always seem to be at odds with each other. The more we want to save, the more our budget's suffer and the more we budget, the less we always have left for savings. The...
View ArticleCarnivals - week of 8-27-07
Teaspoon Finance posts appeared this week in the following Carnivals: Carnival of Personal Finance hosted by Free Money FinanceCarnival of Debt Reduction #102 hosted by Mighty Bargain HunterCarnival of...
View ArticleYour Personal Stock Market Army - The Stop Loss!
Stop losses can bring you peace of mind, profit, and minimize your losses. If you own stocks right now and don't know what a stop loss is, then I encourage you to sit a spell, grab some coffee or tea,...
View ArticleCarnivals - For Week of 9-3-07
Teaspoon Finance posts appeared this week in the following Carnivals. I picked my favorite post at each carnival:Carnival of Debt Reduction #103: Soon to be DEBT FREE!!! hosted by...
View ArticleFunny Story - Plutonium or Spare Change?
Recently I bumped my fun-money savings ratio, just out of sheer annoyance and maybe some back-strain. I have this BIG JAR (actually a 5 gallon jar) that I have saved coins in for a couple years. I hate...
View ArticleTeaspoon's 2008 Financial Goals
This is Teaspoon's resolution for 2008 ;-) ... I encourage you to create your own. Stop by Cash Money Life and check out how you can submit your resolution. You could win an iPod (you don't need a blog...
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You Are A Great Investment, Don't Be Stingy!
You've heard it before, one of the best investments you can make is to invest in yourself. When it comes to making yourself all you can be, you shouldn't be stingy with your money. This can be simply...
View ArticleHELOC + ESPP (or 0% Credit Cards) = FREE MONEY (15% to 60%+ returns)!
For anyone that has available Equity in their home and an unused potential in their employers ESPP program should really pay attention! For those that are playing the shell game with 0% credit card...
View Articlewww.mtgprofessor.com - My Favorite Site for Everything on Mortgages
My 'go to source' for all the best info has been The Mortgage Professor and I'd just like to pass this on to folks that may also have lots of questions on mortgages. I've been spending some time there...
View ArticleMy Favorites - from The Carnival of Personal Finance #132
This week The Digerati Life hosts: Money, Finance and Fancy: The Carnival of Personal Finance #132, Whimsical Christmas Edition you'll find the following post from Teaspoon:HELOC + ESPP (or 0% Credit...
View ArticleMy Favorites - from the last Carnival of Personal Finance for 2007
This week wereindebt hosts: Carnival of Personal Finance #133 - Last of 2007 Edition you'll find the following post from Teaspoon:www.mtgprofessor.com - My Favorite Site for Everything on...
View ArticleRetiring Abroad - Or, Maybe Sailing Around The World for Free!
Many thanks to Millionaire Mommy Next Door and her post on 10 Ideas on How To Retire On Less. It's a great read and will give you some ideas of how to enhance your situation so that retirement is a...
View ArticleMy Favorites - from the Carnival of Personal Finance #134
This week MrsMicah hosts: Carnival of Personal Finance 134: Building on the Basics you'll find the following post from Teaspoon:Retiring Abroad - Or, Maybe Sailing Around The World for Free!There's a...
View ArticleInvesting for Retirement: Aspire To Be Worth Your Weight In Gold!
I'd like to propose an aggressive retirement investing aspiration that just might help to focus the vision on a rich and fulfilling retirement: aspire to be worth your weight in gold when you retire....
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Retiring Abroad - Consider India and Kerala in Particular as a World Lesson...
From the last post on Retiring Abroad - Or, Maybe Sailing Around The World for Free! I've received some mail and recommendations to dive a little deeper into consideration of India as a retirement...
View ArticleCount the Dollars, Not the Pennies! = max out your 401K + reduce insurance...
That's right I said it ... all you frugal folks, please don't faint ;- ). I've been living this philosophy for many many years, perhaps a couple decades. It fits with my no budget philosophy. Now, I...
View ArticleDon’t Put Your Money In Your Mattress! – Or, reduce your information...
For years we’ve all been hearing news stories and commercials that try and drive home the importance of identity protection. My favorite commercials are the Citibank commercials with someone speaking...
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