Archive for December, 2010

Five ways to make your hobbies pay

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

After you get to know someone for a while, you usually discover something that they do reasonably well -- well enough that you say, "Wow!  I didn't know you could do that."  That level of proficiency doesn't come without a fair amount of dedicated practice.  They may or may not ...

Seven things to do when facing a pay freeze

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

The end-of-year holidays are festive for most people: attending parties, decorating, giving gifts, listening to music, visiting family, eating a bit too much. At work it sometimes means announcement of raises or year-end bonuses when there's profit to be shared.  People may be entering the new year with a fatter wallet ...

Welcome to this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Welcome to this week's Carnival of Personal Finance! We're in the final stretch to the holidays.  A number of my picks for this week's carnival deal with the holiday season.  Enjoy all of the posts! MBH Picks! Good Financial Cents tells the story of how he got started as a financial planner. Credit ...

Ssshhhh! Don’t tell my daughter

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

My daughter isn't quite old enough to start reading my blog yet, so I can let you in on a little secret. My wife and I just ordered a bunch of stuff online from The Disney Store for Christmas and her birthday.  She's really into princesses. :) Anyway, after my wife picked ...