I strive to share information and advice to help people make smart choices with their money when it comes to spending, saving, investing and planning for the future. Over the past year some blogs have received more attention and gotten more feedback than others. Here is a list of the top 10 blogs of 2011 that were reader favorites or are blogs I think are worth revisiting.
Don’t let a moment of Christmas buying bring you a New Year filled with buyer’s remorse. The brief "feel good” benefit of spending more than you plan to will be totally wiped out by the additional stress and problems you’ll have to deal with when the bill comes. Get back to the basics. Stick with your spending plan, spend time with your family and friends, and celebrate what really matters most in life during this holiday season.
It looks to be another roller coaster week in the stock market amid ongoing fears that Greece will soon default on its debt and that the situation in Italy is worsening, with no easy out in sight. Of course there are other factors that create volatility in the market now, but the European debt crisis magnifies the ongoing issue we have with debt in this country and in our own personal finances. What can we learn from this expanding global problem?
There are so many things you could do with an extra $1,000 a year. You could create an emergency fund for unexpected expense, such as a health emergency or car repair. You could put a big dent in your credit card debt. You could make some extra car payments and shorten the length of your loan. Or you could put it into your child's college fund to grow over time.
There are so many things you could do with an extra $1,000 a year. You could create an emergency fund for unexpected expense, such as a health emergency or car repair. You could put a big dent in your credit card debt. You could make some extra car payments and shorten the length of your loan. Or you could put it into your child's college fund to grow over time.
I love Halloween. The trick or treating, the costumes, the jack ‘o lanterns, the scary movies. …I love a good spooky Halloween movie… What could be scarier than the spine-tingling sensation of horror films? Perhaps…could it be...managing your money?
