May 2009

Unbroke – What You Need To Know About Money: Recap

by Glen Craig

Did you get to catch ABC’s special Unbroke: What You Need To Know About Money? I heard about this via Twitter from MainStreet.com.  The special advertised it would talk about what people needed to know about their personal finances and it was interspersed with vignettes describing different aspects of money from the celebrity likes of [...]

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Interview With Personal Finance Columnist Liz Pulliam Weston

by Glen Craig
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I recently had both the honor and pleasure of interviewing Liz Pulliam Weston, known to be the most read personal finance columnist on the internet.  Ms Weston was also the financial adviser for the FNBO Pay Yourself First Challenge in which five challengers learned to get financially fit.  (The Money Life Network’s own Phil from [...]

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Personal Finance Resource Links 05-25-09

by Glen Craig
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Hope you are having a great Memorial Day weekend!  Let’s all remember those who sacrificed everything for us in military service. We got to see some military this weekend.  We went to the Air Force show at Jones Beach.  Awesome aerial acrobatics!  Unfortunately our little guy was scared of the loud planes so we didn’t [...]

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Save On Your Car Insurance With Proper Emergency Savings

by Glen Craig
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We already know the importance of adequate savings don’t we?  Well here’s an additional benefit for having savings – You can save on your car insurance! You know about your car insurance deductible? This is the amount you have to pay on an insurance claim before your insurance kicks in to pick up the repairs.  [...]

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The Time I Found A Fraud Credit Card Charge

by Glen Craig
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Did I tell you about the time I found a fraudulent credit card charge on my statement? So I open up my American Express bill and look over the charges.  (You do check your credit card charges don’t you?)  I glance through the charges and I notice the restaurant bill for a dinner we had [...]

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25 Traits Of The Not So Well To Do

by Glen Craig
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Who hasn’t complained about money from time to time? I’ve had my share of gripes over the years for sure!  Some people follow up their gripes by doing something about it.  They save and work hard so they can have a better life later on.  They become the well to do. Others are the not [...]

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Subscriber Swap Saturday – Interview With No Debt Plan

by Glen Craig
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No Debt Plan is about getting and staying out of debt with a plan. Kevin, the author, is passionate about budgeting, saving for the future, and using goals to reach financial freedom. You can subscribe to his blog by RSS or email. This interview is part of a new feature he’s developed called Subscriber Swap [...]

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Frugal Shopping With BJ’s Wholesale – Trial Pass

by Glen Craig
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Do you want a free trial membership to shop at BJ’s Wholesale? BJ’s is offering a free 60-day pass for new members if activated by July 7th, 2009 (click on link and print out the coupon). Why try out wholesale shopping? Because it can save you money! You have to know what you want and [...]

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Take Up A Sport And Become Good At It

by Glen Craig
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Take Up a Sport and Become Good at it This is a guest post from the blogger behind Studenomics, a personal finance blog that offers common sense advice for college students and recent graduates.  Studenomics is the ultimate resource for young people looking for advice on  how to survive this current recession, grow their careers, [...]

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Credit Cards Are A Heated Topic

by Glen Craig
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Credit cards are a hot topic! You’ve got the people who love them, the folks who absolutely hate them, and all sorts who are in between.  In the past couple of weeks I’ve written that credit cards suck, that credit cards users are the ones who suck, and that credit cards are just a tool [...]

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