Archive for February, 2008


Weekly Roundup: Oscar Edition

Posted by Madison on February 24th, 2008

There’s less than a half hour until the Oscars, so I’m going to keep this short. Let’s jump right in to the articles that I enjoyed this week!   Money and Income My Two Dollars identified his sources of alternative income. I’m especially interested as it is one of my goals in 2008 to work on [...]

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Selling My Car: The First Steps

Posted by Madison on February 24th, 2008

So you’ve got a debt? What’s the first step in getting rid of it? Let’s take a look at one of my hot-button items in our budget and work through it. In the fall we decided not to sell my car just yet. However, now that spring is almost here it’s time to do something [...]

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Personal Finance Site Rankings: February 2008

Posted by Madison on February 22nd, 2008

The February 2008 Personal Finance Site Rankings based on subscriber counts are in. There were numerous requests to update the original rankings from January. About the Ranking Included are blogs that meet the following criteria: Personal finance related material Minimum subscriber count of 200 Publicly displayed feed count and source Sites are ranked as of [...]

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Leaving Money on the Table…. On Purpose!

Posted by Madison on February 21st, 2008

It’s not possible to do everything. In every area of life, we’re forced to prioritize and skip doing those things that fall at the bottom of our list. This includes financial strategies. I find that I’m eliminating more items each year, essentially leaving money on the table! In balancing our life mix I showed how [...]

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Free Gift Cards from MyPoints

Posted by Madison on February 20th, 2008

I love free money. I checked my mailbox this weekend and was pleased to find a $10 gift card from MyPoints. I had actually signed up awhile ago and had forgotten about the account. As I was going through a list of points programs that I belong to, I checked my MyPoints balance. I was surprised to see [...]

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