money lessons

To help you make the most of your 2009 taxes, here are some tax tips to help you organize, prepare, and take advantage of the available tax deductions and tax credits for 2009 tax year. Instead of trying to compile my own list, I reached out to a few personal finance bloggers to share their [...]

When it comes to long term investing, I believe that you should focus more on dividend yields and cash flow versus speculation and share price appreciation. While this might mean avoiding sexy names like Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), there is nothing unsexy about constant cash flow with regards to your assets.

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Dividend Income [...]

One of the great gifts associated with the 2008-2009 events was an opportunity to get some free credits in the school of life. School tuition can be expensive so I am always thankful when life decides to offer me some valuable lesson for free. Personally, I loved the fact that I got to experience the [...]

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 [...]

At an early age, it is difficult to teach children about money. Learning comes much more easily when it is fun. Game nights are a family tradition in many households and throwing in one of these board games can combine fun with a little financial education. The board games provide the basic concept for what [...]

I’ve never owned a vehicle. It’s awfully inconvenient to not be able to drive around. My commute takes twice as long via bus than if I were to drive. Going to grocery store is a pain, and I have to align buying toilet paper with the generosity of friends. Going out for dinner with my [...]

No Debt Plan is about getting and staying out of debt with a plan. Kevin, the author, is passionate about budgeting, saving for the future, and using goals to reach financial freedom. You can subscribe to his blog by RSS or email.

This interview is part of a new feature he’s developed called Subscriber Swap Saturday. [...]

Last week, Moolanomy’s Extra Income Guide was featured as part of the 25 most helpful articles written by PF bloggers, and it was also part of the Free Money Finance March Madness, Round 1, Posts 1-4 competition.  Thank you Bob and FMF.  It’s an honor to be included in the list and be part of [...]

Looks like another another miscue in the Carnival Land.  Sorry the carnival didn’t go out as planned this morning at the host site, so here’s an emergency edition of the Money Hacks Carnival #39.  Before I begin, just want to say thank you to everyone for your participation.

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Credit and Debt

Five Ways [...]

My article 10 Tips For College Bound Students, I wrote that college students should start using credit card while they are in college. This generated quite a bit of opposing comments. Specifically, I wrote:
Establish you credit history early. College is a great time to get your own credit card. This way you start your credit [...]