For those who are new to my website or haven’t read everything, here are some of my favorite and/or most popular articles (in no particular order):

Multi-Part Series:

• Selecting an MBA Program - Series: An 8 part series exploring many aspects of an MBA degree including associated costs, ROI, value of school ranking, and more.
• Applying for an MBA Program - Series: An 8 part series explaining the necessary steps to enhance your MBA application. Topics include GMAT, essays, Letters of Recommendation, and more.
• Buying a Car: Benefits of Buying a New Car, Why You Should Buy a Used Car, Why I bought a New Car, Save Money by Trading in Your Car.

Personal Finance:

• How Long Should You Keep Financial Documents? - This is a great primer to prepare for taxes and make sure you keep the important documents as long as required by the IRS!
• A Penny Saved is Worth More Than a Penny Earned - Ben Franklin’s famous quote may have been true once upon a time, but not anymore!
  
• Automatic Withdrawal / Deposit Scam - Watch out for this scam!
• When You Should Play the Lottery - because everyone should play the lottery!
• 10 Reasons Credit Cards Are Good - if used correctly.
  • and the opposite: The 5 Worst Credit Card Practices (as a guest post at Five Cent Nickel)

To Save You Money:

• 25 Ways I Save Money - things that almost everyone can do to save some serious money!
• Save Money by Trading In Your Car - there are tax considerations for trading in your car; some of which can save you a lot of money!
• Challenge Your Property Taxes and Win! - How my wife and I challenged our property tax assessment and saved hundreds of dollars.
• 2 Phone Calls Saved Me $1000 - and you can do the same.
• Hidden Costs of Taking a Cruise - This article is based on my cruise experiences, and how you can save money when taking a cruise or other vacation.

To Make You Laugh:

• The 10 Commandments of Money - this was in response to the Vatican releasing 10 Commandments for Driving.
• How to Be a Gold-Digger - can you believe people actually Google this query?
• Earn $10 Million By Not Building Model Trains - It’s true. This is my retirement plan.
• Earn $1 Million By Not Buying a Nintendo Wii - This is a similar take as the model train article; it’s all in good fun!
  

To Make You Think:

• Is A Job Worth Your Life?- some of the highest paying jobs are also the most dangerous.
• Credit Cards and Guns - Credit cards a guns are both very similar - they are wonderful tools when used properly, but can have devastating results when misused.

Sports Money:

• How Much Do Professional Benchwarmers Earn? Ever wonder how much the minimum salary is for professional athletes? This article tells all!
• Sports Pensions - This articles covers the retirement plans for the major US sports.

Guest posts:

• The 5 Worst Credit Card Practices - Featured at Five Cent Nickel. Credit card companies are not always known for being friendly to your wallet. These common practices can cost consumers a lot of money! Published June 26, 2007.
• Six Streams of Income - Featured at Moolanomy. Alternative income streams are a great way to increase your overall income and reduce your reliance on your main source of incom, usually your day job. Published Dec 15, 2007.
• Diets and Budgets - Featured at Mrs. Micah. Diets and budgets have quite a few things in common - they are both road maps to get you where you need to go. But you should also allow for a detour every now and then. Published February 7, 2008.