I’ve been listening to the Audiobook “Total Money Makeover” by Dave Ramsey. This is available from Audible.com, and I highly recommend it. If you want to download the book, I’ve attached a coupon here for two free books.
One tip that Mr. Ramsey offers that I find especially interesting is that to know [...]

This is day 4 in a series for the month of April: Financial Literacy Month.I stumbled upon The Motley Fool a long time ago. I remember learning about stock-trading via a game they had (way back when E*Trade first launched). I have since kept using Motley Fool occasionally whenever I want to learn something [...]

I’ve been a personal finance “hobbyist” since I first saw Suze Orman on TV a few years ago, and discovered that you don’t have to have money to be involved in your finances.
Seriously though, I got involved in my retirement planning, and household budgeting. We paid off our cars early and “burned the candle at [...]

We’ve now reached the point (just a few months in) where I’ve completely replaced my previous work-outside-the-home income with my mobile notary business and my freelance writing. By implementing the tips I’ve been outlining here–even post-layoff our family is coming out ahead of where we were six months ago financially, as well as in peace [...]

Lending Club announced today a new self-directed IRA product.
This is great news for folks like myself who are both self-employed and fans of P2P lending.
If you want to start an account for the 2008 tax year, you need to be enrolled and have funded your account by April 15th. The account goes [...]