2007 was a very successful year for Money Crashers. The site saw a ton of growth in terms of unique visitors and page views, and I owe it all to you all. I have great readers, and you all give great, insightful comments. Thank you to all of you that subscribe to [...]

Unfortunately, not only does the holidays bring out the best in people, but it also brings out the worst in people. Crime tends to rise over the holidays, especially thefts. Thieves know that many of you will be out of town this holiday season. Will you be going out of town this [...]

How much do you plan to spend on holiday gifts? Will you use cash or credit and why?
Okay, that’s three questions, but whatever. At least they are somewhat related.
We’re probably going to spend about $1,200 on gifts this year. That includes gifts for each other (me and my wife). [...]

Go check out the net worth of Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls on CNN.com. It shouldn’t matter how much money someone is worth to qualify them to be president, but the sad thing is that it really does matter. You must have SOME kind of money in order to run for president, or [...]

There are two schools of thought the argument of paying off debt first versus saving first and paying off debt slowly.
School of Thought #1: Some people believe that you should pay off all of your debt first before saving for the future or doing any kind of savings other than an emergency fund. [...]

Do you want to invest in global technology, but don’t know what stocks to pick? You know that I am not a big proponent of putting together your own portfolio of individual stocks. Let someone else do it who lives and breathes picking winning stocks. Smart Money magazine offers a great ETF [...]

I read a post on Consumerist about a scam going on where a con artist will come to your door or call you and dupe you into signing a document that effectively signs over the deed to them for no payment. They target those going into foreclosure, and they try to lure you in [...]

Would you rather retire with a million dollars in the bank and a mortgage on a $100,000 house, or would rather retire with a million dollar house that is paid off and no money in the bank?
Answer the question and explain why you choose that option.

College Kids and Teenagers are hard to buy gifts for. They never give you much of an indication of what they want, and now that they have their own jobs and not many bills or obligations, they usually just go out and buy what they want throughout the year. Instead, buy them what [...]

If you read my blog long enough, you’ll soon realize that I hate credit cards, and I strongly dislike the people that work for credit card companies. I know that they are only doing their job, and I’ll never say that I hate someone unless they kill my first-born child or something, but here [...]