personal experiences

During college, I stayed close to campus every summer in order to work. Plus, I liked living on my own. The second summer I stayed, I got a job as a waitress and rented a room in a house to get me by until the new school year, when I would have a free room [...]

Most people go on vacation with expectations of a non-stop extravaganza or with the hopes of an interruption-free solitude. That’s what I call setting yourself up for failure. Neither of those two is going to happen. We both know it. Whether you are envisioning a week of beach lounging and Pina Coladas or a week [...]

Last week, Christian Personal Finance turned 2 years old — congratulation Bob! While we are on the subject of blog anniversary, Moolanomy Personal Finance is turning 2 this July 15th. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, I am giving away 1 (one) iPod Shuffle to one lucky winner on July 15th. All you have to do [...]

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 night, I switched Moolanomy over from the custom theme I wrote to a magazine-style theme based on Mimbo by Darren Hoyt. The most significant changes occur on the front page where you’ll now see magazine layout with Lead Story and Featured section. You can also see most recent articles with a quick glance (in [...]

The M-Network Vacation Guide
This week, members of the M-Network did a series on vacationing. Frugal tips, ideas, experiences, personal accounts…everything. You can see and read all of our articles in the M-Network Vacation Guide on our network blog.
Giveaways
There were several giveaways announced this week, please take a look:

Blog Anniversary and Free Gas Giveaway at Single [...]

Today, members of the M-Network are doing a series on vacationing. Frugal tips, ideas, experiences, personal accounts…everything. Check out the other M-Network blogs for more vacationing articles.
My contribution to the project is a hodgepodge of vacation planning, ideas, and tips — hopefully with a few creative ideas that you could use for your own vacation.
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This is a guest post by Tisha Kulak of CreditorWeb.
Students going off to college are in for a lot of new experiences. With a little common sense and by practicing good habits, stolen credit cards and identity theft will not be one of them. College students have many options when it comes to credit cards. [...]

This article shares six alternative income ideas, including investing for cash, side business, seasonal income opportunities, rental income, part-time job, and royalties/patents income.

Welcome to the 33rd Edition of the Carnival of Money Stories; a carnival that shares stories about personal experiences or the experiences of others on saving, investing, finance, money management, money generating, business ventures, success and tales of struggle. There were many great submissions from PF Bloggers around the world, so let’s begin

Photo by Pinyo
Editor’s [...]