Carnival of Personal Finance #127 - Wonders of the World
November 19, 2007 :: Miscellaneous :: 52 Comments
I found this great list on Wonders of the World so this week carnival will be based on wondrous things in the world. There are a lot of submissions this weekend but I did manage to read through them all, and could certify their high quality. I list these in ...
I Just Saved A Bunch Of Money On My Insurance
November 13, 2007 :: Insurance :: 23 Comments
"I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to GEICO." I am sure you heard that famous line before. In this post, I will share my story about how I saved $1,145 per year, or 30% off my original insurance bills -- and it ...
My Cars and My Life
November 12, 2007 :: Insurance, Miscellaneous :: 17 Comments
This article is part of the M-Network group writing project about cars and what they meant to us. This series will run from November 12th through the 16th, and we welcome you to share your stories with us. At first, I was going to launch into this long history about how ...
Moolanomy weekly roundup #14: “Frugality” edition
October 28, 2007 :: Weekly Roundups :: 15 Comments
This has been another great week for the M-Network with our aggregate feed now moved to FeedBurner Ad Network. For our subscribers, this mean faster feed, less encoding errors, and you can actually see who wrote the post now! As always, we are committed to provide high-quality full ...
Money Lesson #3: Investment Vehicles
October 5, 2007 :: Investing :: 20 Comments
This week lesson with my wife was about different investment vehicles. I am not an investment guru, so our conversation was mainly around the ones we do use. However, I did some Google searches and included other investment vehicles I do not use for the sake of completeness (links are ...
Money Lesson #1: Basic Finance, Cash Flow, and Risk Management
September 21, 2007 :: Financial Planning :: 16 Comments
A few nights ago, it dawned on me that being the sole handler of our family finance is our biggest liability. That is a huge risk, if something ever happens to me. Even if I take out an insurance policy large enough to support her and our son, ...
New Baby Financial Checklist
September 8, 2007 :: Financial Planning :: 9 Comments
This will be a short post. What I wanted to do is to outline all the financial matters I need to take care of for the baby due this December. As I do more research, I hope to write additional posts and link to them from here. ...
One Less Cigarette a Day Saves $91+ Per Year
August 11, 2007 :: Life, Family, and Health :: 6 Comments
I am not a smoker, but a couple of my friends are. Some of them occasionally complain about money problem to me, so I was wondering what their smoking habit is costing them. I am not going to ask any of them to stop, but I hope this ...
