This week a reader asked, “What is a carnival?” It’s a showcase of all the best articles for the week (or month) from blogs about a certain topic. Different sites take turns hosting and each of the participating sites and others link back. It gives readers a great place to read about all the new [...]

We recently set up a special needs trust for for a family member. It is an important part of planning for the future of a disabled individual and has large consequences if done incorrectly.
Special Needs Trust
Special needs trusts, or supplemental needs trusts, provide the means to care for a disabled child (or adult) after the parents or [...]

To celebrate almost a month in action at My Dollar Plan, we have a new look! It’s more unique and should show up right on computers with smaller monitors.
Check out the new theme and feel free to give me any feedback!
In addition, you will be able to recognize My Dollar Plan on social networking sites [...]

Use a theme! Each person in our family has a designated holiday theme. Angels, snowmen, etc. This keeps the shopper in me in line, even when there are discounted decorations after the holidays. It used to be easy to get carried away, but now I have a rule that we can purchase one item in [...]

2007 is coming to a close and it is time to start making goals for 2008. New Years Resolutions are all over the place, but I think they are often forgotten by the time February rolls around. Luckily we have our finances planned out for the next nine years, making this task somewhat easier, and [...]