First of all, there’s no specific right or wrong way to give a gift. But, there are some ways of giving that you should stay away from, and other ways of giving that make the experience that much better. Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year, because I really do [...]

Today, Bush announced a plan to freeze introductory mortgage interest rates for those homeowners that bought variable interest rate mortgages in order to qualify for a house they could not afford with conventional home loans. With all of the “scares” from economists about a possible economic recession, the spike in foreclosures around the country, [...]

My wife and I are a perfect example of spouses with VERY different tolerances for risk. I am definitely more of a risk taker when it comes to investing money and Lindzee is definitely more conservative when it comes to money. I like the idea of flipping a house to make a quick [...]

I just wanted to welcome those of you who stumbled across this site from the link on consumerist.com about my friend who ended up paying $400 for a macbook pro on one of those “Free giveaway” sites. The point of that post was to show that you WILL have to pay something to actually [...]

If you have young children and a house, you may have faced the dilemma of whether to pay off more money on your mortgage or start putting money towards a college tuition fund for your children. So, what’s the right answer? Well, every answer is different given someone’s situation. Here are some [...]

I’ve been watching a lot of the house flipping shows on TLC and HGTV lately. I’ve also been doing some reading about house flipping and how to do it the right way. It seems like everyone has their own opinion about house flipping, but I am still intrigued by it. I am [...]

Adjusting to your first “real” job can be a daunting task. First of all, you have to get into the routine of getting up early every day and being ON TIME every day. Then, you have the task of relating to your co-workers and boss. Then, you have the human resources meeting [...]

Blogs would not exist without active readership. Active readership is when visitors participate in the conversation, topic, argument, or informational article that the blogger presents. I want to know what you want to read about most. This will help me focus my thoughts one what is most important to you. I [...]

If you’ve graduated college recently or you have a baby on the way, you may be thinking about making a transition to another city or state to settle down and start the rest of your life. You don’t want to move for at least another 5 to 10 years once you pick a place [...]

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 [...]