Archive for the 'Dollar Plan News' Category


Digging Out of Dirt and Debt

Digging In Our Front Lawn
As you can see from the picture above, digging up the water pipes at our house continues to be the main event this week at the DuPaix house. They found the break in the pipe under the foundation. Water was just pouring out.
The good news is that we had a [...]


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I Quit!

Well, I’m not sure exactly what to call it: retired, semi-retired, quit, took a leave of absence, became a stay at home mom, became a professional blogger. Whatever “it” is… I’m done. I’m going to start withdrawing from my retirement accounts, hang out with my kids more and write a few mornings each week.
Getting [...]


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Happy Fourth of July: Month in Review – June 2008

Happy Fourth of July! We’re off to a parade, barbecue and possibly fireworks tonight to celebrate the holiday. Hopefully you have something fun planned to celebrate. If you are a reader from outside the U.S., here is a recap of the top articles written in June to glance through.
Free Money Friday will return next [...]


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PopTop Ranks Replaces Personal Finance Site Rankings

What Happened to the Rankings?
Each month I’ve been ranking personal finance sites by subscribers. It provided a great measurement tool, but it was a very manual process.
I asked my husband to create a process that would update the rankings automatically. Not only did he do that, but he created a whole new site [...]


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The Big Reveal: New Kids & Money Site!

Here it is! I mentioned last week that we had launched the next phase of our business. Here’s the newest place to find me writing about money. And this isn’t just any money, it’s Kids & Money!
About.com
I joined About.com as the Kids & Money Guide focused on teaching children about money management.
What better [...]


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