Personal finance

How to Recession Proof Your Life

by Glen Craig

Harvard Business published an article a while ago that talked about job security and how the younger generation question if their job is secure. No matter how old you are, there is one thing that is certain – gone are the days that we leave school and work at the same career throughout our lifetime.  [...]

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Half of Americans are “Financially Fragile” – How Not to be One of Them

by Glen Craig

A disturbing article from the Wall Street Journal reports that Nearly Half of Americans Are ‘Financially Fragile’, which is defined in the article as households who “definitely or probably couldn’t come up with $2,000 in 30 days.” The $2,000 figure was chosen because it’s roughly the cost of “an unanticipated major car repair, a large [...]

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What Is a Probate Lawyer and When Would You Use One?

by Glen Craig

At one point or another throughout our lifetime we hear about probate lawyers. If you’re like most people you don’t pay attention until one day you’re faced with the inevitable – you need a probate lawyer. So what specifically is a probate lawyer? A probate lawyer manages the filing of the last testament or will [...]

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Best of Money Carnival #106

by Glen Craig

Welcome to the 106th edition of the Best of Money Carnival! I’m your host, Glen Craig, and it is my pleasure to be presenting you with the ten best personal finance articles this week.  It wasn’t a pleasure putting the carnival together though.  The articles were all great, but having to choose who made the [...]

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What Are You Doing with Your Payroll Tax Cut?

by Miranda

At the end of last year, Congress hurried through a tax package. One of the credits that was allowed to expire was the Making Work Pay tax credit.  However, our representatives replaced the Making Work Pay tax credit with a reduction in the payroll tax paid by employees. This means that you should be seeing [...]

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Kids & Money – The Financial Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree

by Guest

For those of us with kids, we hope to pass down certain traits—good looks, agility, perfect vision, smarts, business savvy. But what of our money management skills?  Financial finesse rarely makes it onto our list of personal strengths, yet it’s a crucial life skill everyone needs to acquire.  A Charles Schwab 2010 Families and Money [...]

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Bankruptcy – What it is, When it’s Used, and How it Works – Adapted from Debt Free for Life

by Glen Craig

I had the pleasure of receiving a publisher’s copy if David Bach’s latest book Debt Free for Life – The Finish Rich Plan for Financial Freedom. Rather than give a general overview of the book, I’m going to talk about chapter 14 – How Bankruptcy Works, When to Use it, How Long it Will Take [...]

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Clariity – Gifting Financial Goals and Family Oriented Financial Planning – Review

by Glen Craig

The modern family’s life can be so hectic and hurried just trying to get through day by day, that planning for the future can seem like something that is not in reach. A confusing, time consuming topic, some families may not know where to start when they sit down to think about their investments, their [...]

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Is It Worthwhile To Move To Save Costs?

by Melissa

Are you trying to cut costs?  Did you have a sudden drop in income?  Are you a college student trying to avoid student loans? One of the most common suggestions personal finance authors make is to move to a cheaper location to save costs, but does it really save that much?  How long do you [...]

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Fighting Fair: How to Disagree About Money in Marriage

by Miranda

Marriage can be hard enough some days. Throw money into the mix, and things can get downright ugly.  However, just as disagreements in other aspects of your married life don’t have to result in permanent rifts, disagreements over money don’t have to ruin your relationship.  As with all things in marriage, money issues need to [...]

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