Archive for the 'Roundups' Category


Roundup: Identity Theft, March Madness and Gas Prices

In the News
The IRS spent $42 Million Just to Mail Out Tax Rebate Reminder Letter. $42 million to announce something most of us already know from watching the news? There’s also new money on the horizon. Check out the New Five Dollar Bill.
Identity Theft
A reader, Cindy, recently asked me in Find the Right [...]


Weekly Roundup: Eating Out, Small Business, and Budgeting

Eating Out
The Wisdom Journal has a great article on tips for eating out as a family, but only paying for one. He turned me on to a great site: My Kids Eat Free. We like to eat out, so I found some new restaurants and which days to go. We also found that one [...]


Weekly Roundup: Car Shopping Edition

We might go car shopping today… depending on the weather. Not buying yet, but just looking at some of the cars mentioned in great family cars. Just in time for my car search is the Consumer Reports: 10 Best Cars for 2008 at My Two Dollars. I’ll consider adding some of these cars to my [...]


Weekly Roundup: Oscar Edition

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 passive and [...]


Weekly Roundup: Circus, Stamps, Hobbies and More!

The Circus is in town this weekend! We’re going to do our best to take the kids to one of the shows. Apparently they can ride the elephants between acts… sounds like fun!
I’m giving the new lineup at My Dollar Plan a try today. Going forward you’ll see roundups on Friday as I work on balancing my [...]