This is a guest post by Kevin, who writes a get out of debt blog at No Debt Plan. He wants to help you get and stay out of debt. Today he is showing us how to avoid debt by preparing for expenses before they happen. Last week I told my readers that my wife [...]
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Last night our daughter woke us up for a midnight feeding. While we were taking care of her, my wife saw a small, black spider scurry across the wall. My mission instantly changed from diaper changer to spider exterminator. For my wife, even a dirty diaper and fussy baby takes a lower priority when there [...]
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The following guest post is from Neal Frankle, of Wealth Pilgrim. After reading the post, head over to Neal’s site and check out his free subscription options. “I’d do anything to improve my financial situation except give up …..(you fill in the blanks). Is this a sentence you’ve heard yourself say before? Several years ago, [...]
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Welcome to the July 31, 2009 Edition #100 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and families. We focus on efficient and sustainable personal financial planning practices that can lead to lifetime financial security. This edition is arranged by subject heading, [...]
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Fox News, CNN, and several other news outlets are reporting that the popular Cash for Clunkers Bill may be suspended as early as today (Friday the 31st), only a week after it officially began. The Cash For Clunkers Program was supposed to last from July 1 – Nov 1, or until all the funds were [...]
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The Cash For Clunkers Program is currently running strong, but it hasn’t gone off without its share of confusion. Leading the list of confusing topics is vehicle eligibility. The parameters for eligible vehicles have been discussed for almost a year and was recently finalized. However, before finalizing the list of eligible vehicles, the EPA completed [...]
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Our baby girl turned one month old last week, and I finally had a chance to sit down and look at how our budget has changed since then. There were several changes I expected, but I also noticed a few changes that I didn’t necessarily expect. For example, you expect there to be a high [...]
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