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I believe that cash flow is one of the most powerful concepts in personal finance. People tends to know how they feel about their personal finance — e.g., whether they are comfortable or are struggling. Unfortunately, not too many people truly understand cash flow and how important it is to your finances. When you understand [...]

Ohana, multi-family living, “boomerang children”. No matter what you call it, extended families living under one roof or on one property can be a cultural norm or a way to cope with the financial difficulties that many are facing. Many say it’s “Easier said than done.” They are correct. There are many issues to work [...]

Everyone knows that healthy personal finances requires debt reduction. However, paying down debt can become discouraging when you have a great deal of it, from a variety of sources. Paying a little bit extra every month on each of your debts doesn’t seem to make a dent, thanks to high interest charges. Instead, you can [...]

This was one heck of a week for me. I can’t tell you the reason just yet, but let’s say I am a badass personal finance blogger — thanks to the folks at Credit Card Finder. Seriously, check out this cartoon likeness of me — Mr. T would be proud.

Although I have been busy this [...]

Some people think credit cards are evil — for example, famous debt reduction guru Dave Ramsey is completely against it. Some use their credit cards without giving it much thought. Personally, I think credit cards are financial tools that can be used to my advantage, but they must be used with caution. How about you?

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There are three laws of motion. Today I just want you to remember Sir Isaac Newton’s First Law.
“The first law says that an object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion, with the same direction and speed. Motion (or lack of motion) cannot change without [...]

Welcome to the 76th edition of Money Hacks Carnival. In this edition, I’ll be presenting some interesting and fun facts about money along with the submissions. For editor’s picks, please look for entries noted with (EP).

Money Fact #1: $1 bills wear out in about 17 months. Bills of larger denomination last longer because they are [...]

The other day I was helping a friend prepare for a personal finance presentation to a group. I suggested that she break up her presentation with a group activity so that the session is more interactive. I don’t know if she will use my suggestion or not. However, I want to share the idea with [...]

I have been blogging about personal finance for just over two years now (our 2nd anniversary was July 15th). I have seen many bloggers come and go, but those that stick around continues to improve and add useful content to the Internet daily. In support of my argument, Fiscal Fizzle recently offered his thought on [...]

Our family vacation, which started last Saturday, finally concluded this past Sunday at 7:00 PM. Before I give you a brief overview of our vacation, I’d like to say thank you to the five guest authors by highlighting a recent article from each of their blogs:

Doing it like strippers do by Keith of Be Wealthy [...]