It’s helpful to figure out how much your time is worth in order to weigh trade-offs between money and time. It helps to determine whether it’s more economical to walk to the grocery store, to drive there, to order the food online, or to pay someone else to do it. If your time is worth … Read more
I received a complimentary copy — autographed by the author, no less! — of A Million Bucks by 30. This book will be available in stores shortly after the new year, or you can order it on Amazon.com. Alan Corey is a “New York City-based entrepreneur, speaker, writer, and bargain hunter.” The book describes his … Read more
There are plenty of people who don’t have and don’t like credit cards — for very good reasons — but I love my credit cards. This might seem strange, considering I manage a fairly long-running blog carnival on debt reduction, but when used correctly they carry a few clear advantages: These are advantages if you … Read more
The Smart Spending blog on MSN MoneyCentral (who’ve linked to me a few times — thanks very much Donna and Karen!) posted some reader responses to the question: Do you pick up pennies? I absolutely pick up money I find. Pennies are great. I point out pennies so that my daughter can pick them up. … Read more
Banks and credit unions sometimes get unusual deposits. A depositor might get a gift from an older relative that has a lot of older coins lying around, or someone will clean out their attic and start to earn interest on money that was hidden away for decades in an old coat pocket. Sometimes, I’ll ask … Read more
I generally try to be a helpful person. I like sharing what I know, and like to think that people will share what they know in return. In many instances, though, this sharing of information isn’t returned, and my questions are left unanswered or answered misleadingly, on purpose. In sharing something of value, or talking … Read more
(This post is part of a Money Blog Network Group Writing Project on Year-End Money Moves. Check out the Money Blog Network for the whole scoop!) As 2007 winds down there is the opportunity to pick up things at bargain prices. Of course, nothing is a bargain if you don’t really want it, so bear … Read more
One hundred million pennies made their way to the for the Penny Harvest Field in New York City’s Rockefeller Center, a display covering nearly 5,000 square feet to a depth of over two feet. Behind the Penny Harvest is Common Cents, which “nurtures a new generation of caring and capable young people betweenthe ages of … Read more