Weekend Reading: July 13, 2008
July 13, 2008 :: Weekly Roundups :: 3 Comments
News and Highlights Brip Blap -- I'd like to congratulate Steve at Brip Blap. His blog just reach the 1 year anniversary milestone -- a fantastic accomplishment. eFinPLAN -- I will announce the winner of 1-year eFinPLAN financial planning software subscription giveaway on July 15th. To enter, please subscribe to ...
Roadmap To A Better Financial Health
May 9, 2008 :: Money :: 14 Comments
In the past few years, Americans average savings rate has declined precipitously -- in fact the current savings rate is practically zero. This means that as a society, we are not saving any money. Worse, we have a habit of borrowing to fuel our consumption. ...
Updating My Goals And Shooting For The Stars
March 31, 2008 :: Blogging, Financial Planning :: 24 Comments
At the beginning of the year, I shared several goals and established some milestones to be achieved by April 1st. In this post, I am planning to update these goals and set new ones for the future. I am doing this because I believe having clearly defined goals is the ...
SmartyPig Teaches Your Children About Savings For Financial Goals
March 24, 2008 :: Financial Planning :: 8 Comments
Yesterday I stumbled upon SmartyPig. It is an online piggy bank where you could set up savings goals, and invite family and friends to contribute to your account. While your savings is accumulating, it's earning a competitive interest rate of 4.30% APY. Once you reach a savings goal, you can ...
