2009 is almost here - are you ready? As you may have read, Bookworm had a hard time following her 2008 budget and asked me how she can redo her budget to help her in this new economy.
You’ve all heard the news - the economy sucks, the job market sucks, businesses are paying their people […]

Hello!
And welcome back… I’ve been neglecting my blog and have been getting quite a few questions in.
My latest question comes from a friend who recently graduated – and doesn’t know what to do with her student loans, she can’t afford to make the monthly payments (she took out WAY too much money, not considering what […]

I have had a few responses, mostly through email, to my post, 6 Tips to Find Money for College.
This comment addresses all the responses well:
G says: I really need some advice on budgeting. Whenever I get money, after I pay bills I just want to splurge. How do you keep yourself in check? You talked […]

I remember how hard my parents pushed me to apply for scholarships, grants and all the free money available so college wouldn’t be as huge of an expense. We fought for months over how much time I should devote towards getting money for school. Getting a job while in school isn’t for everyone and I […]

I found this new web site, Where’s George?, on a blog, The Simplicities of Complexities.
If you enter the serial number of a dollar bill, you can track where it’s been before and after you have - you can also add little comments about where you got it and it’s condition.
Take a look at the dollar […]

By the time I was halfway through high school, my dad had implemented Dave Ramsey’s all cash plan. At this time I had two credit cards, which everyone in the family was used to me using.
An example: Right before Christmas, my mom asked “Can you go to the store and pick up the following?”
“I don’t […]

Need help saving? Have that one thing you’re really looking forward to getting, but can’t seem to get enough money to buy it?
Everyone (well almost everyone) has had that. Whether it’s a house, a car, or even an X-Box 360 / PlayStation / Nintendo Wii, everyone is looking to find some money lying around to […]