A Showcase of What Personal Finance Blogging is All About

Credit Card Lowdown recently published an impressive list of the 100 Most Inspiring Personal Finance Turnaround Stories Online which includes this site. … [Read more...]

Using Multiple Bank Accounts to Control Your Spending

I am always interested in how others manage their personal cash flow, so I've decided to share how I do it. Ultimately, which accounts your money flows through matters less than where it flows to, but recently I've found utilizing multiple bank … [Read more...]

5 Problems with Your Business Idea

Think you’ve got a winning business idea? Let me prove you wrong. (But trust me, this will help you). … [Read more...]

Checklists for a Successful Life

Pilots live and die by checklists. After all, we humans are capable, but fallible. And though we learn from mistakes, we don’t learn from mistakes we don’t survive. … [Read more...]

The Rich Borrow Free

Ever wonder about 0% loans? Are they too good to be true? And if so, why would the company even offer it? … [Read more...]

When To Consider a Secured Credit Card

If you have bad credit because of past late payments or charge-offs, a secured credit card is the best way to rebuild credit. Why? It will protect you from yourself. … [Read more...]

First Time Home Buyer’s Mortgage Checklist

Considering buying your first home? Prepare yourself for one of life’s most demanding experiences. This first time home buyer’s mortgage checklist will get you organized to attack financing your home purchase as an informed shopper and avoid … [Read more...]

Book Review: The 4-Hour Workweek

I just read The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich on a recent flight. The author, Timothy Ferriss, is the kind of guy average people love to hate. So why are we snatching up his book like it's the cure for cancer? … [Read more...]

Personal Finance Top 5 Lists

What happens with bloggers worldwide simultaneously write thousands of "Top 5" lists? … [Read more...]

The Top 5 Most Half-Baked Ways I’ve Tried to Earn Money (And What I've Learned)

I’ve always had a tinge of entrepreneurial optimism, if not the business sense to back up my creativity. Though I always stopped short of schemes and scams, here the five most asinine ways I’ve tried to make a buck. What are yours? … [Read more...]