I should have listened to Nickel right away when he sent me an email to get a nice case for my Sprint Centro. Unfortunately, it went into my to-do pile and I just haven’t gotten around to it.
My 3 month old Sprint Palm Centro Broke
I’m not exactly sure how it happened. It just kept trying [...]

Posted May 13, 2008 in Insurance by Madison | 9 Comments

Photography: ozzzie
When we recently found out the insurance premium for my husband’s motorcycle was increasing by almost 400% we took action.
He got quotes from four different insurance companies and also did some digging in forums he reads to see which companies typically had competitive motorcycle rates.

Posted March 11, 2008 in Insurance by Madison | 6 Comments

Sixteen personal finance writers put together an outstanding guide of finance material that spans a lifetime in the Money Matters for All Ages series. The entire series is also available to download in a free e-book. Here’s the highlights:

Posted January 26, 2008 in College savings, Credit cards, Debt, Frugal, Insurance, Investing, Kids, Retirement, Savings, Taxes by Madison | 10 Comments

This is the first post in a series about Money Matters for All Ages. Sixteen personal finance writers address financial issues from babies to retirement and everything in between. See the end of the article for the entire series.

Photography: Six clones (clowns?) v3 by Spigoo
Our oldest son just turned 2 and our youngest [...]

Posted January 15, 2008 in College savings, Insurance, Intermediate, Investing, Kids, Savings, Taxes by Madison | 10 Comments

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 [...]

Posted December 5, 2007 in Insurance, Intermediate, Investing, Organization by Madison | 5 Comments