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An Easier Way to Make Sense of Your Medical Expenses (Video)
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
One expense category that can be especially challenging to track and understand is healthcare. On the latest edition of the Two-Minute Money Toolkit, I’ll introduce you to a free online service that’s designed to make it much easier. The service mentioned on this edition of the Two-Minute Money Toolkit was Simplee. Give it a try ... [Read more]
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Money Roundup: Getting Your Dream Job In a Nightmare Economy, Making This a Christmas to Remember, and More
Friday, December 9th, 2011
Another week, another batch of great personal finance articles from around the Web. Read, learn, and win with money. Your Christmas Gift This Year: Free Job Advice (Main Street). For many people, all they want for Christmas is a new job. If that’s you, take advantage of this free help. How to Get Your Dream ... [Read more]
An Easier Way to Sort Through Daily Deals (Video)
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Have you signed up with some of the daily deal sites? Then you may be dealing with daily deal e-mail overload. On the latest edition of my new video show, Two-Minute Money Toolkit, I’ll show you some solutions. Just click on the video below. The two sites mentioned on this edition of the Two-Minute Money ... [Read more]
Money Round-Up: Scoring the Lowest Prices, DIY Frappuccinos, and More
Friday, July 29th, 2011
There are tons of great personal finance articles on the web. Here’s my highly subjective list of 10 of the best from recent weeks – 5 from traditional sites, 5 from blogs. How Die-Hard Couponers Do It (via CNNMoney). Feel like you’re missing out because you’ve read about the coupon pros who by $1,000 of ... [Read more]
Mint.com’s New Money Game: A Review
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Mint.com, the popular budget site, has created an online game to help middle school students learn about money. Designed in partnership with Scholastic, Quest for Money is designed to teach young people about various money management skills such as budgeting and saving money. Since we use Mint.com and are very satisfied with the service, I ... [Read more]
Accelerating Your Financial Success Through Technology
Friday, March 4th, 2011
When it comes to personal finance – and life in general, for that matter – I’ve never been one to chase fads. I prefer timeless truths and proven ideas. That’s why I’m such a fan of the business classic, “Good to Great.” And it’s why I’m so intrigued with how well the insights that book ... [Read more]
Taking Your Finances From Good to Great: Part Three
Friday, January 21st, 2011
Do you have a compelling vision of your financial future? And, to go along with that vision, do you know the truth about your current financial state? If you’re going to achieve uncommon financial success, you need both. In this third installment of my look at how the lessons from the business classic “Good to ... [Read more]
The Practical Challenges of Making a Budget Work
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
I recently received a question about budgets that I’m guessing may be applicable to many other people. Here’s the issue in the person’s own words: Yes, we have put together a budget, but making it work for us is a different story. Do you have an easy-to-use system for spending money each month? Our problem ... [Read more]
Now Trending on Twitter: Deals and More Deals
Monday, November 8th, 2010
As you search for the best bargains on holiday gifts this year, Mainstreet.com has compiled its picks for great deal sources to follow on Twitter, including: @TweetCheap is a Twitter deal aggregator, searching Twitter to find and tell you about the best coupon codes and other deals it finds. @HeyItsFree finds, you guessed it, stuff ... [Read more]
A Financial Plan for Everyone
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Do you think that having a professional financial advisor develop a financial plan for you would be cost prohibitive? The Wall Street Journal recently focused on a possible solution: online financial planning. The article mentioned two companies, Veritat Advisors and People’s Financial Advisor, that offer relatively inexpensive plans along with meetings with an advisor either ... [Read more]
