Archive for the ‘Personal Finance’ Category

J. Money is a slacker

Friday, February 26th, 2010

He really is. I'm not talking about his blog.  He's not a slacker there.  The guy is a finalist for no less than seven Plutus Awards, one of which is for his PF Blogger Showdown series.   (By the way, it looks like PT Money has a comfortable lead in our ...

Would you out a friend’s spending patterns on Facebook?

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

A few weeks ago I received word of a Facebook application called Buddy Bailout.  It's a spin on the giant corporate bailouts that have happened recently, and in part it plays on people's thinking: "Why can't I get a bailout, too?  I sure could use one." Maybe one of that person's ...

Not tracking our spending has repercussions

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

We just had an offer accepted for a new home a couple of days ago.  As such, there's now a flurry of excitement and financial activity going on in our household now, and there will continue to be excitement even after our current house is sold. Part of this excitement involved ...

Get a year-end bonus? Do something responsible with it

Friday, January 1st, 2010

No really, that isn't a joke:  Some people did get bonuses this year, and they weren't even bank executives! Got a tip to this CNN Money feature on how seven people will spend their year-end bonus.  (One of the featured people is Danielle Liss, also known as The Frugal Lawyer.) The bonuses ...