Since yesterday was a holiday, I opted not to post and take the day to celebrate the presidents. Or to go running and enjoy the beautiful weather. Either way, that means that today, you get a recap of both the Carnival of Personal Finance and the Festival of Frugality! This week, The Financial Blogger is …
All over the web, you will read stories of how people saved money by cutting certain things out of their lives: Giving up gym memberships in favor of hand weights, running outside, buying home gym equipment, etc Getting rid of a home phone line and only using a cell phone. Giving up cable and only …
Thanks to Oprah, I’ve been reading Suze Orman’s “Women and Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny.” I’m a huge fan of Suze’s show, and I continually recommend “The Money Book For the Young, Fabulous, and Broke” to all my friends. I’ve had “Women and Money” on my wishlist for some time now, but …
Today, Ben Bernanke “signaled a readiness to keep on lowering a key interest rate to shore things up.” Today’s announcement caused stocks to drop in response as well.I’m not sure what I think at this point. From a personal standpoint, it just means that the interest rates on my savings accounts will drop yet again, …
Thanks to Beachgirl’s Budget Blog, I just found out that Oprah is giving away free PDF copies of Suze Orman’s book “Women and Money.” But hurry! The book will only be available until 7:00 CST February 14 (TODAY!). You can download the book here. Also, there’s a new article by Suze on Yahoo Finance.