Archive for November, 2007
Get Out of Debt in 9 Steps # 1- Stop Borrowing Money
Monday, November 19th, 2007
It may sound obvious that you need to stop borrowing money to get out of debt, but it isn’t always easy. If it was easy, why would people be in debt in the first place? If you want to get out of debt, your journey must start somewhere, and that starting place is where you [...]
24 Comments » - Posted in Debt,Get Out of Debt Series by Eden
Savings Tip- Charge Yourself Exorbitant Bank Fees
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
If my bank charged me a 10% fee to transfer money between accounts, I would promptly be seeking a new bank. However, if those fees were being paid to me, it would help my savings to build up over time. That is the premise behind my simple idea to help increase my emergency fund. We [...]
16 Comments » - Posted in Emergency fund,Saving by Eden
Web Favorites – Nov 17, 2007
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Reader Question: Bear Market Worries, What About My Roth IRA? by My Money Blog – Interesting response to a reader’s question about a drop in the stock market. My take, if you can’t handle seeing your mutual funds drop on a short term basis then you shouldn’t be investing in stocks. Find your comfort level [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Web Favorites by Eden
Personal Finance Carnival Follow-up and Favorites
Friday, November 16th, 2007
I may have complained a bit about trying to keep up with all of the articles in my earlier Personal Finance Carnival post, but I decided not to be negative and instead made some extra time for reading. I started at the bottom of the list and tried to focus only on bloggers that are [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Web Favorites by Eden
Fuel Efficiency Update with My Mile Marker
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
I posted a while back about the My Mile Marker website. It’s a simple online application for tracking fuel efficiency and fuel costs. Today, Clever Dude wrote an interesting article about the rising costs of fuel and that made me think this is a good time to review my history. After tracking my fuel costs [...]
