If you’re still confused about what the Fed did last week to supposedly “buy the economy some time” from going into a recession, then check out this article from Kiplinger’s Online. Kiplinger’s does a good job of answering the most frequently asked questions that may be on your mind about what the Fed actually [...]

Sanda Block, a personal finance columnist for USA Today, wrote this article about the environmental advantages of viewing and paying your bills online. There are many environmentally friendly things you can do such as recycling, using less utilities energy, and carpooling to work. Some changes are more sacrificial than others, but this one [...]

My wife and I made our first transition as a couple to another city. We moved from Gainesville, Florida to Jacksonville, Florida. I took a better job and she is doing her clinical rotations for physician’s assistant school in Jacksonville. This was the first time that I actually made a real move [...]

The Democrats are now diving into the discussion about cleaning up the mortgage industry and subprime lending. I’ve written quite a bit about the importance of avoiding the curse of being house poor. The rising foreclosure rate is due to two major factors. Mortgage lenders are loosely regulated and consumers made uneducated, [...]

You’ve seen all of the articles and news segments about the skyrocketing percentage of homes going into foreclosure around the country. It’s not hard to figure out why the foreclosure rate has risen so drastically. Mortgage lenders took advantage of buyers, and buyers threw away all logic and reasoning when figuring out how [...]

This article from Ken Bensinger from Smart Money, is refreshing to read knowing that other people are getting the hint that consumer debt is out of control. The part that I found most interesting is that he points out that so many Americans fall into the trap of paying off debt with more debt. [...]

Check out this article on consumerist.com about an interview with George Monbiot’s perspective on ethical shopping.
I think he hits the nail on the head and he says that trendy “green” consumerism is doing nothing more than dividing shopping into ethical products and unethical products, but it doesn’t actually do anything to help the [...]

For the latest statement by the Fed and a summary of their meeting, read this article by CNN Money.
The Fed met today, and for the first time in a year, they did not raise the interest rates. I think this is a smart move by the Fed. This shows that they are confident [...]

You don’t need to feel ashamed or down on your luck if your budget is busted. You’ve taken the first step to financial recovery if you’ve taken the time to write down a budget and stick to it. Here are a few tips on what to do when your budget doesn’t cover all [...]

So you go out one weekend to look at furniture. That couch with the funky smell and the 1970’s style dining room table just aren’t cutting it anymore. You don’t really have the money to spend on new furniture, but you deserve it, right? You walk into the furniture store to the [...]