I wasn’t anywhere close to being an athlete in either high school or college, so I never would have been posed this question. Nor do I really follow football. The headline of Frugal Dad’s latest roundup, Turning Down Millions for a College Degree, makes reference to a statement by Andrew Luck, a superstar quarterback from … Read more
Starting a website up in “spare time” with the purpose of developing expertise and getting a Plan B going is a great idea. The Plan A job can go away at any time. Actually, doing just about anything that provides a product or service — whether it’s holding a sign or painting numbers on curbs … Read more
This post over at Aloysa’s Kitchen Sink got some attention as an Editor’s Pick in the Carnival of Personal Finance a few weeks ago. The post explained five reasons to stop being frugal and get a life. Strong words, for sure, but does the reasoning stand up to scrutiny? Let’s check them out. (Her words … Read more
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has become a bit of a Roman circus of consumerism. Retailers competing for customers’ wallets with “leaked” ads coming out weeks before the big day, crazy traffic jams, all manners of people fighting tryptophan-induced sloth to get up for bunker-buster deals and full-contact shopping. Retailers aren’t stupid, though. They … Read more
I really hope the Financial Samurai is kidding with his latest post on debt reduction and weight loss. I really hope that he’s just being wacky and looking for link bait or something to further Yakeziefy his web presence. 😉 Here’s his premise: Buying the plasma, leasing the convertible, and living way beyond your means … Read more
In the wake of the CARD Act comes some belt-tightening by credit card issuers because they now have to treat their most profitable customers as children, rather than letting them suffer the consequences of their financial actions. As these customers are no longer as profitable, issuers need to find money elsewhere. Enter The Case of … Read more
While other bloggers are setting people up for failure this Labor Day, I hope that I can set up people for success. Do you have a job today? If you do, please take a second to give thanks for it. For me, and many others, it’s by far the largest source of income. And, as … Read more
As of right now we’re looking at about 30 hours before Hurricane Earl blows past our latitude. It reminds me of something that happened during the aftermath of previous hurricanes: price gouging. Price gouging is a disparaging term given to the practice of hiking prices of demand items after some disruption has occurred that would … Read more