Personal Finance

by Shannon Christman

Another Chain Letter: Why This One Won’t Work, Either “You must follow the simple instructions exactly, and in less than three months, you will receive $800,000. GUARAN... read the story

by James Hendrickson

How Living A Cluttered Life Can Cost You At some point, we’ve all done it: during the middle of a move or the week of finals. Somehow, everything gets shuf... read the story

by James Hendrickson

Financial Jargon From A to Z What is jargon? It is a social term technically defined as the lexicon (set of words) used in an esoteric (specialized) ... read the story

by Meredith H. Kaiser

What Not to Scrimp On I’m cheap and proud of it, even when my friends tease me about it. Though, there are some things that even I have ... read the story

by Meredith H. Kaiser

The Making of a Cheapskate What makes some people spendthrifts and others tightwads? My undergraduate biology degree requires that I frame the ques... read the story

by Meredith H. Kaiser

How My Big Mouth Saves Me Money Instead of mumbling, “What a rip off” to yourself as you walk out of a place of business, tell the business ... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

Crap – Money Confession For the last few months I have been collecting the money confessions of people that attend the talks I give. I share som... read the story

by Shannon Christman

Save Money by Doing Your (Financial) Chores It’s easy to get so caught up in looking for new ways to make or save money that we neglect our regular financial ... read the story

by Meredith H. Kaiser

Are You Financially Compatible Enough to Marry? Women, in addition to spending hours poring over encyclopedic bridal magazines, I wish you would spend that same amount ... read the story

by Meredith H. Kaiser

Shopping Doesn’t Make You Thin, Beautiful and Popular I cringe every time I hear a woman list shopping as one of her hobbies. It’s usually said with a coy smile or a gi... read the story