It’s that time of the week again to unite the personal finance community with our ongoing Twitter chat sessions.  This week we have @monroeonabudget from Monroe on a Budget co-hosting with us for this fun and fast paced chat. Tonight’s Topic: Scholarships The new year is right here and many students will be applying for [...]

If “unfriend” is the term of the year by Webster’s dictionary, “frugality” would win the award from the personal finance community.  It has been talked about and discussed regarding the many ways individuals can save.  Living a frugal life can also help someone outside of just finances.  By savings more money or reducing debt you [...]

It’s that time of the week again to unite the personal finance community with our ongoing Twitter chat sessions.  This week we have @breakingeven from Breaking Even co-hosting with us for this fun and fast paced chat. Tonight’s Topic: Dating Christmas and the new year are almost here so so this can be a good [...]

Everyone is trying to save a little bit of money somehow, and sometimes are developing little tactics to cut corners in doing so.   There is nothing wrong with it, and people are trying to better themselves, often with ways that are funny and unique.  These little money grubbing secrets are often the little things people [...]

Source: Flickr This is a guest post by Aaron Pinkston who created Clarifinancial (www.clarifinancial.com) to make buying life insurance easier and better. It is the only way to get custom life quotes from multiple agents without any hassle. Seriously. Check it out now to see how easy choosing can be when choices are clear. How [...]

Congratulations to Wendy who was selected at random to be the winner of the Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel book giveaway.  This is definitely an enjoyable book to read and timely as the holiday season is here. I just want to thank everyone again who participated, there were some really smart and funny money grubbing [...]

This is a guest post by Kris from Credit Card Compare, an Australian credit card comparison website. Source: Flickr In today’s uncertain economic environment, a pink slip could be lurking just around the corner. It seems everywhere you look, people are being laid off in droves and it might make you wonder aloud, ‘What would [...]

A storm is brewing.  In the DC Metro area this weekend is supposed to bring some major snow to the area, something that is unusual but I am looking forward to.  It is always nice to relax on the weekends in the winter with some fresh snow.  I love sitting around in a warm blanket [...]

Source: Craig’s shelter in solo isolation in the jungle In the early 2000’s, the housing market was doing well and most people who bought a home during this time believed that their homes would be an investment. They assumed they would have a home that would appreciate. Unfortunately though, that was not and has not [...]

It’s that time of the week again to unite the personal finance community with our ongoing Twitter chat sessions.  This week we have @doughroller from Dough Roller co-hosting with us for this fun and fast paced chat. Tonight’s Topic: Recapping 2009 Financial Moves and Financial Goals for 2010 The new year is almost here so [...]

Last week I reviewed the hilarious and easy to read finance book Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel by Phil Villarreal.  The book gives readers dirty little money grubbing secrets to help them save money in their everyday lives. We are having a book giveaway for 1 lucky winner! There are a few ways to enter, [...]