Cash Money Life

When I was in high school I went to a friend’s house to work on a group project. I arrived early and we went to his room to wait for the rest of the group to arrive. While we were games on his Playstation (yes the original Playstation ) I noticed the change jar [...]

My family stopped by our house for a couple days en route to my sister’s college orientation. They live in TX and my sister will be going to a small school in Pennsylvania, so she is in for a big change! I wish her the best.
We had a great time visiting. I’ve lived [...]

The standard tip for most services in the US is 15%. Love it or hate it, tipping is how many people earn their living, and it is here to stay. Most people I know have no problem with leaving tips, but I’ve noticed a lot of people have trouble determining how much they should leave.
Some [...]

Yesterday, Debt Kid wrote about what he carries in his wallet, and he tagged several other personal finance bloggers to do the same. Debt Kid went so far as to clean out his wallet and include before and after pictures of everything he carries. I can’t deal with a thick wallet, so I always keep [...]

Last Thursday I wrote an article about food stamps in America and how many people who rely on on food stamps are struggling to make it through the end of the month before their aid runs out. The article elicited quite a few excellent comments which brought up many good points about the food stamp [...]

I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th! My wife and I went to a friend’s house out in the country where we had a grill out with a pot luck, a keg of beer for the adults, water guns and water balloons for the kids, and over $1,000 worth of fireworks for everyone. [...]

Last night while I watched the news, CBS ran a feature called “The Other America.” This series is covering different aspects of our nation’s economy, from layoffs to using food stamps, and more. Right now our economy is struggling. The falling dollar and increasing oil prices are bleeding into other areas of our economy, [...]

Financial freedom means many different things to different people. To a teenager, it might mean having their own place and cutting your ties with the Bank of Mom and Dad. To someone in retirement age it might mean never having to work again. Still to others, financial freedom simply means never having to worry about [...]

I am a big music fan and I have a fairly large music collection (around 500 CDs). I don’t follow new music as closely as I used to and I don’t often buy music anymore. However, a couple months ago I received a Best Buy gift card for my birthday, and I just recently went [...]

Hello everyone. This weekend marked the first official day of summer, though I’m sure most people have already felt the heat! It’s been getting much warmer here over the last few days, but it’s still relatively mild compared to last year. In fact, we’ve only run our AC once this year, and only for a [...]

We are fast approaching July 4th, the anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776. Though the war was not officially over until the Treaty of Paris was signed in September of 1783, we celebrate the July 4, 1776 as the birthday of our nation.
July 4th is a special [...]

Well, I’m back from vacation now. My wife and I had a great time visiting my family in TX. While on vacation, we visited some family and friends, saw my sister graduate high school, and went skydiving, which is something I will always remember. It was great seeing my family and friends again.
Happy Father’s Day! [...]

My sister graduated high school last weekend, so I thought I would prepare a basic financial primer for her and any high school graduate. Following these steps will help anyone start off on the right foot financially, and hopefully help them avoid debt and grow wealth.
Understand how personal finance works.
Personal finance is not difficult once [...]

I am currently on vacation. This is a guest article by Miranda Marquit, who writes about personal finance for Yielding Wealth and edits information on debt consolidation for DestroyDebt.com .
One of the biggest concerns right now in America is health care. This affects your personal finances on a variety of levels. And some people [...]

Hello Everyone, my wife and I are currently on vacation in TX to visit family and see my little sister graduate high school. It’s nice to take a few days off work - even though I just started the new job.
Speaking of vacations, the M-Network members recently wrote a series on vacations. Check [...]