My fiancé and I recently purchased a home, as well as a used vehicle when my car died. In other words…we are close to starting from scratch with our savings. We have not been this low in our emergency or other savings accounts in years, and so I thought this would be a great time [...]
Just before the holidays, when My Dollar Plan celebrated our 1 millionth visitor, readers shared their favorite personal finance books. There were more than 100 suggestions, so I picked out 35 to highlight. That should be more than plenty to get all of us started! While the order is somewhat random, I’ve started with some [...]
This is a guest article by Kevin. You can find Kevin at 20s Money, where he writes about financial topics geared specifically for young people in their 20s. The Perfect Storm Young people are in dire financial conditions. A weak job market, crushing debt levels and a lack of fiscal responsibility are a perfect storm [...]
In October of 2007, I had been out of college for five months and working full time for three. I was making more money than I ever had in my life, and had no idea what to do with it. Then I read The Automatic Millionaire and The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and [...]
Cyber Monday shopping is in full swing at our house. Although, I can’t figure out why they’ve limited it to just one day. My Cyber Monday started a week ago and lasts right up until Christmas Eve! Here are some of the online stores I’m shopping at this year, and what I’m buying (shhh, don’t [...]
