Liz Pulliam Weston clarified something that I’ve been at odds with for a while. How can I manage the Carnival of Debt Reduction and still encourage people to get a credit card to save at the pump? Here’s what she said right at the beginning of her article, 9 Reasons to Love Credit Cards (emphasis … Read more
Whenever we make a decision to improve ourselves, we have to start where we are right now. I know: Captain Obvious to the rescue. I picked up that phrase from Gary North (either in Reality Check or in the members’ section) when he was answering a question of someone who was quite a bit behind … Read more
If your employer offers a 401(k) with matching, that’s exactly what you’re doing. We were chatting with friends this weekend and the topic got steered to money. (Not by me, actually!) We talked about: Starting up an ING Savings Account Ways to cut down on the little expenses that eat up your ability to save … Read more
Free Money Finance has had it with Wal-Mart. On the Saturday before Memorial Day, there was one manned checkout lane open, and that cashier was told only to accept customers with ten or fewer items. Everyone else had to wait in line for one of only four self-service checkout stations, all four of which were … Read more
On Memorial Day our family went over to a friend’s house. They had recently gotten a Wii Balance Board, which is basically a high-tech scale with pressure sensors that measure your left-right balance, your front-back balance, and your weight. The software that came with the unit is Wii Fit, which is a nice graduated workout … Read more
You probably don’t need to be reminded that gas prices are getting higher. Gas stations know this and are beginning to offer some decent gas rewards cards. Anything a gas station can do to save customers money is a good thing. I picked up a brochure today at Sheetz for their store-branded credit card. The … Read more
Sunday we went to the house of one of the families in our home group. It’s a bit of a challenge to get everyone together at once, as one of the guys works unusual hours and a couple of us live a fair distance from the church, so we’re settling on Sunday afternoon. The deal … Read more
A boy gets a job while he’s still in school, saves up some money, puts it in a savings account that is jointly held by one of his parents (as it almost always has to be, since minors almost always cannot enter contracts by themselves). The parent at some point withdraws the money because the … Read more