Personal Finance

I Re-Allocated And Re-Balanced My 401(k) Portfolio

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I logged into my 401(k) plan.  Ouch! It’s been taking a beating all year.  In fact I mentioned that my 401(k) was hurting back in December when Hank over at [...]

Friday Franklin Money Quote August 22, 2008

Today’s quote is quite inspiring:
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin
Being in the know can get you ahead.  Education doesn’t have to be in school or towards a degree to pay off for you.  It can be doing research on ways to save on a hotel, or finding the best online savings, or [...]

A CD Ladder Plan For Beginning Savers

Are you just starting off building up your savings? I’ve mentioned before that a great way to save is by putting money in a high yield savings account such as ING Direct.  A way to make a little more interest is to open a Certificate of Deposit, or CD for short.
What is a CD? Here’s [...]

Festive Link Love Carnivality #15

School is out for the summer! My daughter is done,  my wife has a day or so left, and my son completed his first year of day care.  I, on the other hand, still have to wake up and go to work.  I look forward to phone conversations that go some thing like this:
Wife: [...]

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