Archive for January, 2008


What’s Your Retirement Story?

Today rocketc writes a guest post for My Dollar Plan. He’s a dad of three who enjoys teaching his kids about money, a subject close to my heart! Find more of his articles at Rocket Finance and subscribe to the Rocket feed.

Photography: Red Sunset by ponanwi
I want to thank Madison for giving me the opportunity to guest post today. She has [...]


Deal or No Deal: Gambling With Math!

I’ve caught the game show Deal or No Deal twice over the last couple weeks and it’s driving me crazy! It’s a mathematical game but the contestants don’t play it mathematically. It’s getting to the point where I can’t watch it anymore!

How the Game Works
If you haven’t seen the show, it’s a pretty simple concept. [...]


Carnival Time: Double Edition!

Due to the recent credit card debate, I didn’t get a chance to read through all of the carnivals last week. Therefore this week’s edition will be a double edition including the carnivals from this week and last week!
Here’s the carnivals from this week with my article and my favorite article from each:


Travel the World: Gap Years and Personal Finance

Featured today is a guest post from Plonkee who writes at Plonkee Money. Plonkee lives in the UK, enjoys writing about personal finance and loves books! Be sure to subscribe to the Plonkee feed for more great articles.

Photography: Oia by Wolfgang Staudt
I don’t know what it’s like in the US, but here in the UK, it’s reasonably common for people to take [...]


Roundup: The Airlines Extended Our Vacation!

We were supposed to fly home on Sunday. Luckily my mom noticed all the incoming flights were canceled and gave us a call. I’d much rather extend our vacation than be stranded in O’hare with two infants unable to get to our carseats.
Unfortunately I had already spent about 2 hours trying to pack our suitcases squeezing [...]


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