$50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway
Posted by on May 9th, 2008
I’m giving away a $50 Amazon.com gift card! It’s easy to enter… just leave a comment with a financial tip for new graduates.
Create Your Own Dollar Plan: Step 3
Posted by on May 8th, 2008
If you like numbers, step 3 should be a fun one! If you are following along with the series, you should have your brainstorming from step 1 and your grid of goals from step 2 done. Step 3: Calculating Total Cost This step will probably take the longest of all the steps. Give yourself some [...]
Mother’s Day Gifts, Gas Prices, Retirement and More!
Posted by on May 7th, 2008
Wasting money seems to be my specialty this week! First I forgot to use my $20 Kohl’s cash coupon before it expired. Then I had to pay $55 to get my 3 month old Sprint Palm Centro replaced. I’m just waiting for strike three to set me back some more money! Mother’s Day Gift Ideas [...]
Plan Ahead: 6 Steps to Secure Your Financial Future
Posted by on May 6th, 2008
Ever since I can remember I’ve been a planner. Planning ahead has allowed us many rewards that we otherwise wouldn’t have gotten the opportunity for. Some of the successful planning tips we have used are: Save for college before children are born. We opened 529 plans for our future children before they were born. Before [...]
April 2008 Net Worth Update: +3.8%
Posted by on May 5th, 2008
April was a wonderful month for us. Nothing special, but we finally have an increase in our portfolio after negative returns the last three months. I’m usually more focused on the long term, but reporting it each month to you made me start to notice. As my two-year-old would say, “I’m a happy camper!” During [...]
