My sister graduates from college this year. For a while, she’s been planning to finish her business degree and then go back to school for a nursing degree. She decided too late in her college career to easily switch over, and her university doesn’t offer a nursing degree, so it made the most sense finish …
I made it into the Carnival of Personal Finance this week. Many many great articles. I’m still going through the list. Check it out! On a totally unrelated noted, if you have HBO, don’t miss Taking Chance, a very powerful film about one Marine’s journey to bring the body of a fallen Marine home to his …
I got my annual TSP (Thrift Savings Plan – like a 401(k) for government employees) statement in the mail this week. Ouch. My funds are not performing well. My account went down over 40% in 2008. But there was some good news as well. The statement also highlights my lifetime pre-tax contributions. Thanks to agency …
Over the past few weeks, I realized something interesting about myself. I don’t like to run out of things. Anything. Ever. And it’s not just the things I use everyday. Clearly, running out of soap or deodorant would cause some problems, so it makes sense to have some in reserve. Of course, I don’t just …
The other day, I was reading an article talking with managers who were cutting back their employee’s work weeks from 40 hours to 32 hours in order to save money without having to layoff a chunk of the workforce. Obviously, if you’re one of the people who was at risk of losing your job in …