I know that some people fall back on their credit cards in an emergency, and I feel bad for the ones that get caught up in a web of trying to keep up with payments after a lost job or......

Grad Money Matters has a post up that discusses myths about frugal living, and two of the "myths" are that being frugal will make you rich, or that you can just make more money and then you...

We're getting closer to the end of our 30-part series in which we pick through Warren Buffett's Letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders for clues on how we can be as rich as the man. Part...

I know a couple who have just decided to divorce, and man do I feel sorry for them. Having your marriage fail is a punch to the gut, especially with kids in the mix. But where I really feel sorry......

Here's a nasty little thing that can happen if you're not aware-a merchant puts a "hold" on your credit card for a certain amount of money, to ensure that they get paid, and then, as...

My wife gets a magazine called Real Simple, which markets itself as being about simplifying your life. She seems to really like the magazine, but she doesn't dispute me when I say that it's...

Here's a good article by Motley Fool's Dan Caplinger about the problem many people have of paying twice for money management. It happens very easily and it blows people's returns without...

One of the reasons it's so important to get your personal finance world in order is that you can only control so much. But, control what you can and the unexpected won't hurt as much. I'm...

Came across this story today that says in the Satara district in the state of Maharashtra in India, newlyweds can get up to 7,500 rupees (about $185 U.S. dollars) if they're willing to hold off on...

This is off-topic, but I gotta tell you. I often surf with multiple browser windows open and I'm not a guy who often remembers to save his work. Well, just as I was writing the previous post here,...

I've written in the past about my leeriness of jumping on the newest technology, even if that technology seems on the service to save me time and/or money. While it can be fun to be an early...

Quotables from today's reading: The Simple Dollar: For me, Will's experience is the single worst aspect of having significant debt: it forces certain life choices upon you. It's bad enough...

I've done a lot of reading today, so I unfortunately can not remember what article I saw that talked about how to do better at your job so you could make more money. The tips on how to do...

I have not always been the best investor, but one strategy I have used to much monetary success is buying bigger companies when the market is tanking. There are always at least a handful of large...