From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Your Rights Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

March 17, 2009

With the belt of the economy tightening people are starting to have to make choices on what to pay and what not to pay. For anyone who has ever been behind on their bills the worst part is the constant harassment of the collectors. I actually spent three years of my life in the collection [...]

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Carnivals and Such

March 16, 2009

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the Carnival of Personal Finance over at Green Panda Treehouse. They have chosen to do a indie music theme, so check out the tunes as well… I am listening to one right now… My article What NOT to do in an Interview is in the careers [...]

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Store Brand VS. Name Brand

March 16, 2009

When gas prices shot through the roof, in some places reaching as high as $5 per gallon, store brands really started to gain traction. Shoppers were trying to compensate for the hit they were taking fueling their cars. The reason has changed but shoppers continue to flock to the store brands to save money. Over [...]

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Sunday’s Sites – Kids and Money Edition

March 15, 2009

Every Sunday I try to reference 4-5 articles I found particularly insightful or useful. This week I am higlighting articles relating to kids and money. With some college savings information thrown in. Jeff Rose at Good Financial Cents provides 6 tips on teaching your kids about money. The most important tip, in my humble opinion, [...]

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What is a Ponzi Scheme

March 13, 2009

With Bernie Madoff pleading guilty to 11 criminal counts yesterday and going straight to jail, without passing go, and stealing millions of dollars a lot of people are wondering exactly what a Ponzi scheme is. So was I, and I have scoured the interwebs and based on what I have learned here are the three [...]

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