Yesterday, there was an article in the Washington Post containing information that will come as no surprise to many of you. The current efforts to keep interest rates low in order to try and prop up the economy is hurting savers. While lower rates are great when you’re buying a house, they’re not so great [...]
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My mother has trained me well. Christmas is more than two months away and I have just about finished my Christmas shopping. I do still need to buy something for my brother, but he’s easy – I ask him what he wants, he links me to his Amazon Wishlist, and we’re set. He’s hard to [...] In the daily mini-paper this morning, I noticed a headline indicating that it’s not a bad time to buy a home – if you plan to stay there for ten years. Admittedly, I didn’t read the article. (I was reading over someone’s shoulder on the metro.) But it did get me to thinking about my [...] Those of you who have been reading for a while know that I’m big on charitable giving. One of my 2009 Financial Goals was to increase my charitable donations. I also take half of the advertising income from this site and use it to make Kiva loans. I work in an area that is frequented by [...] The other day, some co-workers were discussing a finance article that one of them had read recently. I didn’t catch the title or the details of the article, but what I did catch was this comment: “Who do these writers think they are, anyway? They don’t have money problems. They don’t make stupid mistakes and overdraw [...] |
 
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