Tag: personal finance

  • Money Love – Part Deux

    Saying that money can’t buy happiness is as Miss-America-ish as wishing for world peace and puppies for everyone. Part 2 of a deeper discussion about that age-old question.

  • Pop Quiz

    How much does the average American family spend during the holiday season? Do people who co-sign for loans usually end up footing the bill? Think you know the answers? Maybe you do, maybe you don’t.

  • What Would You Do?

    Husband and I have a decision to make and I thought that I would pose it to you, my oh-so-reasonable readers. As some of you may know, in December the Air Force will be moving Husband and I to Japan for 3 years. Exciting, I know. However, an overseas move is filled with numerous complications…

  • Saving Starts at Home

    Knowing your way around the house, around the drill, around wastefulness can add up to some pretty hefty savings. Here are a few of those tips and tricks that you might have missed out on if you too were absent from Home Ec.

  • How the Rich Roll

    Sensationalism is entertaining. Perhaps that is why so many people cling to the images of millionaires spending beau coup bucks in outrageous ways and think that that is how the rich really behave. The truth is that high net-worth individuals do spend, save and accumulate their money differently than the average Joe and Joan, just…

  • Personal Finance & Economics

    Most people that I know who have ever taken a course in economics slept right through it. I will tell you right now that I love the study of economics; I love the common sense, I love the relevant graphs, I love love love it. You will feel the same way once you realize how…