I got a bit of a bonanza at the credit union today.  I’ve been in the habit of asking for funny money when I go there mainly because it’s fun to spend money that’s a little unusual.  Today I was...

Dual Income No Kids posted this video about ongoing legislation that would work to rein in credit card companies.  You might think that because I manage a blog carnival on debt reduction that I’d...

I shopped at Costco on Sunday because the coupons were about to expire, and there were a few items that we usually get that were on coupon. So I did my shopping and handed them a pile of coupons...

Tonight I went on YouTube to watch a video I had found before, but came back to find that it was silenced.  The video was there, just not the sound.  Underneath the video in red highlighting was...

My wife  is very clever.  She put together a very functional corner desk for our third bedroom, which functions as her sewing room and our office.  It’s easy to take down if we need the extra...

Merry Christmas!  We’re at my wife’s parents today celebrating Jesus’s birthday. If you’ve had a lot of snow (as we have) here’s a quick treat if you have some (real) maple syrup around and a candy thermometer: Collect some snow in a bowl.  (Make...

I suppose in some ways it might look like zero inflation is bad for you.  After all: Social Security checks don’t go up. Marginal tax bracket cutoffs don’t go up. The standard federal income tax deduction doesn’t go up. Interest rates on savings...

(Welcome to this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance. After you check out the posts for this week, I invite you to check out my Back to Basics series.  I’d also love for you to subscribe to my feed or follow me on Twitter.) Welcome to the Carnival...

We currently have snow up to our knees, with the prospect of another 18 hours or so of snowfall!  We’re hunkering down, making sure roofs don’t cave in, etc. Here are some cold, hard posts of interest: Consumerism Commentary shares how his...

One of the most important rules of investing is this:  Don’t invest in anything you don’t understand. If you don’t understand stocks, don’t invest in them.  If you don’t understand options, don’t invest in them.  If you don’t understand futures...