Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: Are We a Nation of Financial Illiterates? 411 Calls Reveal How People Are Saving Money Why does the price increase of gas feel so enormous? How much you earn (and how you compare [...]
The question to get your morning rolling today is, What tricks help you from spending money? I was talking with a friend who is super frugal except when it comes to traveling. It seems that he spends virtually all his extra money on traveling either to new countries or to visit friends. I asked him [...]
The question to get your morning rolling today is, Is more a better deal? This is one of the questions that I truly struggle with on a daily basis. I will give a classic example. I was at a fast food restaurant the other day and made my #3 set order which included a regular [...]
Today’s question to get your morning rolling is, Should the speed limit be reduced to 55 mph again? I find quite curious is that with all the complaining about gas prices, nobody has been willing to come out and say it’s time to go back to 55 mph speed limit again. I think that shows [...]
Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week: How to stop worrying and learn to love the bear Inspiration for wannabe entrepreneurs Top 10 Ways to Trick Yourself into Saving Money Credit Card Forensics What Type of Billionaire Would You Be? [...]
Today’s question to get your morning rolling is, Should you wait until you have a lot of money before giving to charity or should you give to charity even when you don’t have a lot? I have two good friends that have opposing view on the best way to give to charity. One never gives [...]
Today’s question to get your morning rolling is, Should you eat food after the expiration date? This is an argument that my wife and I often get into when the food in the refrigerator goes past the date marked on the package. My wife’s automatic reaction is to look at the date and throw out [...]
Today’s question to get your morning rolling is, How much cash do you keep at home? I know a lot of people that don’t keep any cash at home and I was one of them until 1995. Since then I always keep a minimum of several hundred dollars at home and I don’t even try [...]
Today’s morning question is, Do you consider credit cards an asset or a liability?. I have seen this issue from both perspectives. When I first met my wife, she had about $10,000 in credit card debt and in her case credit cards were a huge liability. Everything she bought actually cost a lot more than [...]
Today’s morning question is, How have gas prices changed your routine? I have to admit that increasing gas have done very little to change my routine. Part of the reason is that living in Japan, gas prices have been over $4 a gallon for years (and now they are heading toward $8 a gallon), so [...]
