Interesting post yesterday on Free Money Finance about a couple of articles that discuss saving money on groceries. Some of the tips include the classics…
Create your own charitable foundation
I’ve recently discovered one of the coolest things in personal finance that I’ve ever seen. It’s called the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, and it has…
8 free things to get (and keep) your finances in order
These are some things to do that won’t cost you anything (or hardly anything) other than time, but will help keep your finances organized and…
What is your legacy?
I’m finishing up Winning by Jack Welch, and I wanted to highlight an excerpt from the very last page. When asked at a conference about…
6 tips for shedding the baggage of failure
Yesterday was not quite what it could’ve been As were most of all the days before But I swear today with every breath I’m breathing…
My realization on real estate
I’m a huge proponent of real estate investment. I’ve come to realize that it’s not the panacea and get-rich-quick strategy that infomercial gurus would have…
My thoughts on financial bondage
I’ve been reading “The Richest Man in Babylon”, a series of financial parables set in the Babylonian era. They’ve been around since the mid-1920’s and…
My money quote of the week
From an article in Men’s Health on things you should do but probably haven’t: “Be debt-free. Compounding interest is like a sorority girl on Ecstasy.…
My multitasking addiction
I’ve noticed that I’m addicted to multitasking. I have a very hard time sitting down and watching something without doing anything else. I can’t have…
My mvelopes experience
Early last month, I started using a service called mvelopes.com. This is a personal finance and budgeting program that you would use instead of MS…