Personal Finance

by Shannon Christman

Eleven Tricks Stores Play To Make You Think You’re Getting a Better Deal Than You Are Last week, I thought I had found a great deal on 12-packs of 7-Up and A & W root beer ($2 each) but my total...... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

Credit Card vs. Emergency Fund (Your Advice) One of the questions that is often sent to me is whether one should to pay down credit card debt or build an emergency f... read the story

by Shannon Christman

Why Money Is Not the Root of All Evil “Money is the root of all evil.” How many times have you heard that? I’ve heard it more times than I c... read the story

by Guest Writer

Life Is Far Too Short To Drink Cheap Beer – 10 Ways To Maximize Your Beer Value By Al at Hop Talk Editors Note: I wrote a piece on how to save money on beer awhile back and Al chasized me for...... read the story

by Meredith H. Kaiser

Romance is Free Remember in the movie, The Firm, after everything has gone horribly wrong, the wife (Jeanne Tripplehorn) reminds the hus... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

Money Confession – Money from Purse As part of an ongoing series, I have been collecting the money confessions of audience members that attend my talks and ... read the story

by James Hendrickson

Moving – 10 Financial Reason You Should Always Help In the past year, I have moved. My sister-in-law has and is again moving. My best friend’s mom moved, and my best ... read the story

by Shannon Christman

Brand Names – The Falsehood Of You Get What You Pay For My brother-in-law, whom I called “a bachelor with expensive taste” in a previous article, wants a retraction... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

Money Confession – Rich & Poor I have been collecting people’s money confessions at the end of my talks. I ask the people to write down a money c... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

Personal Finance Isn’t Rocket Science, It’s Self Motivation By Jeffrey Strain “How do I get my personal finances in order?” This is a question that I get on a regular b... read the story