I was reading an article the other day stating that the Dutch have become the tallest people in the world. While this may be an intriguing fact to you, you’re probably wondering what the heck this has to do with personal finance? One of the quotes in the article caught my eye:
“Buying clothes and shoes […]

I was thinking as I took my walk the other day about personal finances (yet another indication of what a personal finance geek I am). I think one of the biggest problems that people have when it comes to personal finances is that when they first start to look at them, they want a quick […]

While 529 plans had their federal tax deduction permanently extended recently, Coverdell Education saving accounts lost some of their appeal. A nice advantage of the Coverdell saving accounts was that the money in the accounts could be used for private elementary, jr high school and high school expenses. Beginning in 2011, however, this will no […]

One way that I exercise is to go to a community park land in the hills a few miles away from my house. There are a lot of hiking trails back there and it is a great way for me to get away from the computer and get in a bit of exercise while also […]

I’ll raise a beer to that A new study by economists Bethany Peters and Edward Stringham has found that those who drink socially earn 10% or more than than those who don’t. The study found that social drinking helped people with their “social capital” - anything from a person’s charisma to the number of […]

This is a basic information clip on what couples that are going to get married should do with their finances. While personal finances aren’t the most romantic issue to talk about when you’re thinking about getting married, I’m sure that anyone who has gotten married and didn’t talk about this subject before getting married wished […]

Only from Consumer Reports would you find a shopping magazine that has no advertisements in it (No Hype + No Ads + Just Great Buys). In fact, as Editor Lisa Lee Freeman says in her column, “To put it bluntly, we blow our money on all kinds of crappy products so you don’t have to.” […]

I got into a heated discussion with one of my friends over credit cards. He has concluded that his current financial problems are due to credit card companies and they have driven him to debt. He likes to shout to anyone that will listen that credit card companies are evil and all the things they […]

I was looking at the back yard today and thinking about lawn mowers. I started thinking about this because our neighbor across the street has a riding lawn mower. Now we live in the suburbs and while he has a large house, his lawn area is minimal. He obviously doesn’t need a riding lawn mower […]

I had an interesting conversation with a friend this evening. He had read an article that suggested that instead of signing the back of your credit card, you instead place “Check ID” in place of the signature. The theory goes that if someone got hold of your credit card, when they purchased something and the […]