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I knew baby Sara was smart, but when she started teaching me personal finance concepts…Many of the kids and money articles discuss how we can teach our children money matters, but let’s turn the table this time. Since baby Sara’s birth a week ago, she already reminded me of many principles that you and I [...]
Last week, Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky created quite a stir when holding out his vote for extending unemployment benefits. His contention was that it violated the self-imposed PAYGO (pay-as-you-go) rules that Congress and the President reinstated just a month earlier. Bunning eventually caved and the benefits were extended, but just because the government can’t [...]Post by Frugal Dad
There are many ways to measure your financial health. The measurement that probably gets the most attention from personal finance books and news outlets is the personal balance sheet, or net worth statement. Knowing your net worth can be important, but keep in mind that it is a snapshot in time and not necessarily [...] Related Articles:Using and Understanding a Net Worth StatementYour Greatest A
38 weeks, 4 days.A duration that means little to you, a great deal to me, and even more so for my wife because Sara started growing inside Emma that many moons ago. She still shows no signs of wanting to come to this world, but rest assured, our doctor says that it’s basically “any day [...]
Happy Carnival of Personal Finance! The two hundredth & forty-fifth to be exact, hosted by yours truly: J to the Dollar Doodle Money! Only I wish I were 1/2 as creative as some of these artists ;)But dollar bills aside (as magnificent as these beauties are), we've also highlighted some of the finest personal finance posts from from the week today. Everything from cutting back debt, to investi
Welcome to the 243rd Carnival of Personal Finance!What in the world does that mean? Well, a blog carnival is a weekly round-up of articles on a particular subject (in this case, money). The carnival moves from blog to blog, and gives readers a chance to find new writers they may enjoy.It’s been over two years since Get Rich Slowly last hosted a carnival (it takes many, many hours to put thi
iPhones are often criticized as expensive and ostentatious. Why buy a smart phone when you can make calls from a $10 pay as you go phone? It may seem like a waste of money, but used properly an iPhone can be a powerful tool in your personal finance arsenal. Here is just a small sampling of [...]
As I turn 30, it’s all about preparing for a new chapter of my life. As you may remember, I’m going to be a dad soon and with Baby Sara expected on March 11th and many moms giving birth earlier than anticipated, Emma and I could be new parents any day now.We are excited for [...]

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