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In your 20’s and don’t think that you need to worry about your security later on down the line? There’s no need to worry about making yourself secure for once you reach your 30’s and 40’s, right? That’s probably the mentality of most people who are twenty-something. Most are in college or are just having [...]

Seven words you never want to hear at Christmas: “WHAT!!! YOU GOT ME A GIFT CARD?!?!?!?” On the other hand, if someone really wants a gift card, why fight the crowds and spend hours looking for the perfect gift? It’s easy and it will be easier to have a debt free Christmas if you know [...]

Converting to a Roth IRA is not new, so what with all the buzz about about this Roth IRA Conversion event in 2010? What makes it such a big deal is that up until then, most people couldn’t convert to a Roth IRA because their income was too high. For example, in 2009 if an [...]

Do you love to “stick it to the Man” as much as I do? Especially when “the Man” is your credit card company? Would you take fiendish delight in telling them to take a well-deserved “time out”? I love it. Maybe I shouldn’t take such pleasure in this…but I do. Recently, I had occasion to [...]

Another school year is quickly approaching and this is a great time to start planning and preparing for the new school year. With the current economic condition, it’s also a good time to discuss practical finances with your children. Here is a great collection of articles and video that you can peruse.

6 Ways To Build [...]

The global economy runs on a binge and purge cycle, which makes it especially difficult to stay steady and mindful on a personal level. It can be hard to resist living beyond your means during boom times, and even harder to keep your head up during the busts. But no matter how stormy it gets [...]

Our family vacation, which started last Saturday, finally concluded this past Sunday at 7:00 PM. Before I give you a brief overview of our vacation, I’d like to say thank you to the five guest authors by highlighting a recent article from each of their blogs:

Doing it like strippers do by Keith of Be Wealthy [...]

This is an early edition of my weekly highlights, as I am getting ready to head out for a road trip vacation. Next week, I’ll be featuring a few guest articles from various personal finance bloggers.
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This week Moolanomy was mentioned in the Examiner.com in P2P Followup: Growing up is hard to do by Barbara Bryn [...]

These past weeks, my family and I have been shopping for a minivan to accommodate our extended family of 7 — and finally replacing our 11 years old Ford Contour. The experience left me wondering if the auto industry really needs the bail out money at all. If I have to judge by how some [...]

New Year is coming and for better or worse; ’tis the season for making resolutions.  I’m not a huge fan of the tradition, because important goals should be a part of your daily life no matter what day it is.  But, since we don’t have time to be setting new goals every day, New Year’s [...]