Posts for "Money"


Shopping is cheaper in the U.S.: An excellent way for me to limit my shopping urges

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
January 13, 2012 at 2:00 am
It all started while I was looking for a black sweater in a decent price range. Specifically, a pullover, perhaps with 3/4 length sleeves, in a nice fabric. I ... (more)

SQUEE!!! Life After College goes infographic…and gets poster-ized!

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
January 11, 2012 at 5:37 pm
Click to head over to Mint and see the infographic in full! Today is a VERY exciting day! Not only are the Make Sh*t Happen doors now open for enrollment, but I’m proud ... (more)

Is That REALLY Affordable?

From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
January 11, 2012 at 8:56 am
During the heady years prior to the financial crisis of 2008, many people thought that they could “afford” bigger homes.Unfortunately, as low-rate mortgage reset, it ... (more)

How do people think other people get rich, anyway?

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
January 11, 2012 at 2:00 am
Disclaimer: I am fully aware that this is a First World problem, to complain about prices and money in general, but as I am living in a First World and not a Third ... (more)

Why people think $20 is more expensive than a $20 increase

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
January 6, 2012 at 9:00 am
If that title didn’t make sense, it will after I explain! So where I work, you can buy a parking pass for $100. If you decide not to, the cost of parking ... (more)

How You and I Are Going to Shape the Next Century Together (PLUS Scholarship Winners!)

From ThrillingHeroics.com
January 4, 2012 at 10:27 am
Read this full article on Thrilling Heroics here: How You and I Are Going to Shape the Next Century Together (PLUS Scholarship Winners!) A few weeks ago, my old blogging buddy Ron ... (more)

Ways to Spend Less on Clothes

From Always the Planner
January 3, 2012 at 12:22 pm
I've been trying to figure out ways to spend less on clothes and shoes in 2012. The spending fast this month should help, but there are still 11 months left. I would try a no clothes ... (more)

FINANCIAL AID: THE FORMS FOR FILING

From The Career Closet
January 2, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Well, it’s that time of year. For those of you that have already done this you know it’s time to get together your financial info. to fill out the next round of the ... (more)

The Fabulously Broke in the City Year 2011 in Review

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
January 2, 2012 at 2:00 am
I shall name this year: THE YEAR OF SPENDING (Because let’s face it, that’s pretty much all I did this year.) Past Years in Review 2009 Year in Review ... (more)

December 2011 Budget Roundup = -$(1872.06)

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
January 1, 2012 at 2:00 am
More than a little awesome David Beckham action for you Yes, it’s a shill for Pepsi, but frankly I am both surprised and not at all cynical that it is a ... (more)

Are you upgrading your lifestyle, or simply trying to only buy quality items?

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
December 28, 2011 at 2:00 am
The problem I always have is this conflict between the struggle to NOT upgrade my lifestyle and to stick to being minimalist, which means buying much less but ... (more)

What To Do If You Owe Taxes but Don’t Have the Money to Pay

From Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog
December 28, 2011 at 1:24 am
What To Do If You Owe Taxes but Don’t Have the Money to Pay is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - ... (more)

Would you rather have more time or more money?

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
December 23, 2011 at 9:00 am
I’m sure we’d all scream: BOTH! BOTH! like kids in a candy store, but if you had to choose one over the other what would it be? When I was in debt, ... (more)

How to (Literally) Be a Millionaire and Live the High Life on the Cheap

From ThrillingHeroics.com
December 20, 2011 at 11:33 am
Read this full article on Thrilling Heroics here: How to (Literally) Be a Millionaire and Live the High Life on the Cheap 1,076,955 rupiahs – and that’s just what I spent ... (more)

Moving to the U.S.A. — How to budget for it (round two)

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
December 20, 2011 at 2:00 am
Thank you all for putting in your comments and VERY helpful notes in my plea post here: Moving to a new country with a new budget. I know that Canada and the U.S. ... (more)

New budget in a new country

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
December 17, 2011 at 2:00 am
Today we’re talking about budgets and more specifically, the slight struggle I’m going through with estimating how to budget for a new life in a new ... (more)

Explaining the U.S. Tax System with Beer

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
December 16, 2011 at 2:00 am
So simple and smart! It’s an email sent to me by my uncle. ———————————– Suppose ... (more)

Invest in your appearance

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
December 14, 2011 at 2:00 am
Yes, I said the dirty word we PF’ers are never supposed to say when we talk about looks and clothes: INVEST. To be clear, I don’t believe in investing ... (more)

Why save for retirement while you clear your debt?

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
December 12, 2011 at 2:00 am
Reader Earin (obviously from Europe, as they wrote in using the € symbol ), asked why someone would save for retirement if they were clearing their debt. My ... (more)

Five Resolutions for a Smaller Grocery Budget – Part 2

From Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog
December 9, 2011 at 1:28 pm
Five Resolutions for a Smaller Grocery Budget – Part 2 is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its ... (more)

Shopping Burnout

From Always the Planner
December 9, 2011 at 12:08 pm
I have to say I'm completely shopped out. Luckily, I've also finished my Christmas shopping, so now all I have to do is wait for some things to arrive and wrap the gifts! However, ... (more)

November 2011 Budget Roundup + $3921.00

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
December 9, 2011 at 2:00 am
JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT “Today, of Americans officially designated as ‘poor,’ 99 percent have electricity, running water, flush toilets, and a refrigerator; ... (more)

What Americans are Buying Now

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
December 7, 2011 at 2:00 am
Ever wonder where everyone else spends their money? Well I do I mean, c’mon now! I like reading about where people spend, why, and so on. What’s ... (more)

Small Biz Finances: Buy More, Spend Less and Keep Your Cash

From Everything Small Business Journal
December 2, 2011 at 9:00 am
Maintaining a healthy cash flow and keeping a firm handle on expenses is considered sound financial management. For small businesses, however, it can be the difference between ... (more)

Should You Buy a Timeshare Now?

From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
November 29, 2011 at 8:50 am
Timeshare worth it? When I was in college, one of my roommates’ parents had a timeshare.They weren’t going to use it one of the weekends it was their “turn,” ... (more)