This is the second part of a three part series. The first and second parts of this mini-series can be found: Do You Put Your Emergency Fund To Work? – Part 1 Do You Put Your Emergency Fund To Work? – Part 2 This next part of the series is contributed by Phil Taylor, creator […]

I recently reviewed the book I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi, (and I am currently running a giveaway so enter to win your copy!) I mentioned in the review that this was the most complete and best personal finance book I have ever read. The reason for that being the lessons […]

I pride myself in being able to pay cash for most things. I am actually embarrassed when I buy a big purchase and put it on a credit card because I know I actually have the cash to pay for it (but use the credit card for points/miles) and I’m worried that the salesperson may […]

In light of my security problem last week, I thought I would detail the problem and talk a bit about security today. Our whole lives are on the computers now. You have access to your bank accounts, taxes, credit cards and even mortgage online where just a few years ago, all those things were dealt […]

I had the pleasure of reading Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel: 100 Dirty Little Money-Grubbing Secrets this weekend and I have to say, Phil, I commend you. You put into print what many college kids, level headed parents and just plain cheapskates have been doing for years to save money, and a few things no […]

I have mentioned my relationship with ING before. It is not a profound, lovey dovey relationship and I am not a huge fan of theirs. I do however like some of the things they do there but really I only created the account for one specific purpose, which has come and gone. On to the […]

It would not be right to give all the credit for that intricate and complicated budget I posted in my last post to that notepad, there was a bit more that went into it and the tool I used was Mint.com Mint.com is, according to their site, a fresh look at finance. The site is […]