financial windfall

We’ve all heard the stories of lotto winners who win millions, think they’re set for life, and then go broke within a decade. Or people who inherit large sums of money and end up in financial ruin, family feuds, or both. The word “windfall” can mean different things to different people — if you’re young [...]

Last Friday, I received a question from one of my readers. He asked that I respond publicly so that others may pitch in with their opinions. However, I took it a step further and passed his question to a few blogger friends and I’ve included their answers here as well.

I am an avid reader of [...]

A while back the Money Blog Network asked other bloggers to share what their finances were like 10 years ago. I’d forgotten about this group project until I read one at Can I Get Rich On A Salary who did an amazing job of improving his finances over $1 million in 10 years!

My Finances 10 [...]

Hello everyone and welcome to 155th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. Initially, I had a plan to make this a more unique and interesting carnival, but my sister and her family came up from Virginia for a surprised visit. As a result, I opted to spend more time with my family and less [...]