You did WHAT with my SSN?
Posted January 14, 2010 - 06:00 by Andrea Dickson
My bank thinks I should feel comfortable with one of their employees toting around a personal notebook containing my social security number. Should I?
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Holiday Gift-Giving for the Truly Broke
Posted December 24, 2009 - 10:27 by Andrea Dickson
The holidays are already upon us, and some of us are completely and utterly broke. Not "broke" as in, "I can only afford $50 for each kid this year" but really, really broke, as in "I can't buy anyone anything at all." It happens. Here are some ideas for giving gifts that don't have a dollar amount.
How to Cheaply Display Your Art
Posted October 2, 2009 - 07:53 by Andrea Dickson
Do you have piles of art and no money to spend on frames? Framing is expensive, but there are plenty of ways to display your fabulous art collection without having to sell a kidney to afford it.
Surviving Swine Flu
Posted September 30, 2009 - 09:37 by Andrea Dickson
By now, you're probably really tired of hearing about the swine flu. Frankly, I am. But the swine flu isn't like the regular flu, and since the H1N1 vaccine isn't widely available yet (and may be in short supply), here are some simple, inexpensive steps you can take to prepare for what promises to be a lousy flu season.
Best of Personal Finance: Dog Days of Summer Edition
Posted August 7, 2009 - 11:00 by Andrea Dickson
Sell your Twitter account, lose weight and save money, learn to network (really, it helps), clear up your life in 5 minutes, couchsurf around the world, and more.
Best of Personal Finance: 'Screw It, I'm Buying an Air Conditioner' Edition
Posted August 2, 2009 - 09:03 by Andrea Dickson
Stay cool, quit your job, send your kids back to the public education dungeon, learn from metaphors, make money from your crafts, how to exchange Canadian dollars into American greenbacks, want versus need, and the beauty of living without air conditioning. Ha, ha! That last one was a lie, there is no such thing as air conditioning-free happiness.
Best of Personal Finance: Solar Eclipse/Moon Landing Edition
Posted July 24, 2009 - 10:00 by Andrea Dickson
Between the moon landing (fake! It was filmed in Nevada!) anniversary, a recent solar eclipse, and amateur astronomers discovering huge craters on Jupiter, your mind may have been in the stars as of late. We're here to bring your mind back down to Earth, and right into your wallet. This week, smart gardens, iPhone apps that might make up for the iPhone, paying with coupons without starting a fight, and more.
Best of Personal Finance: Cold Shower Edition
Posted July 17, 2009 - 12:00 by Andrea Dickson
This week in the Best of Personal Finance, love your money, keep it cool, ignore your mother's advice, savagely murder your debt in its sleep, because debt is slavery, or maybe an obligation that you just don't want to have, stop eating so much in the afternoon, and what you need to register for for your baby shower.
Best of Personal Finance: El Nino is Coming Edition
Posted July 10, 2009 - 16:00 by Andrea Dickson
Bank of America policy whistleblowers, credit freezes, getting enough sleep, the weather forecast for the next year or so, lowering your credit card balance with the rest of the country (good on ya), and more.
Best of Personal Finance: C'mon In, The Water's Fine Edition
Posted July 1, 2009 - 23:40 by Andrea Dickson
Finding online coupons, learning to live in this depressing economy, selling your house in this depressing economy, going to the gym (no, really), ignoring Canada, looking beyond erasing debt, and learning to calm your #!$%)&@ nerves.
Best of Personal Finance: Summer's Bounty Edition
Posted June 26, 2009 - 11:59 by Andrea Dickson
Storing summer's bounty, saving money on a gym membership, talking about finances before the honeymoon, how to get divorced while the world is watching, buying a car without getting ripped off, stay-at-home dads and more.
Best of Personal Finance: Hot and Humid Edition
Posted June 19, 2009 - 19:22 by Andrea Dickson
Doing less for a better lawn, married money, backpacking prep, productivity for everything, how to drive like an idiot while you can still afford to, the gold mines you can find at a garage sale, and more.
Best of Personal Finance: Go Forth and Save Edition
Posted June 12, 2009 - 16:25 by Andrea Dickson
This week, we look at way to prevent identity theft (do they work?), saving money on utilities with rain barrels, saving money on meds, how to prep for job interviews whenever the economy recovers, how to buy a used car, and more.
Best of Personal Finance: Summer Heat Edition
Posted June 4, 2009 - 17:12 by Andrea Dickson
It's summer! It's warm and toasty! Kids are almost out of school! And bloggers are hard at work, ignoring the nice weather and unsupervised children, bringing you the best advice they have on earning, saving, investing, and enjoying the frugal life.
Best of Personal Finance Roundup: The Cost of Things
Posted May 7, 2009 - 15:47 by Andrea Dickson
Stuff costs a lot. Stuff we buy, stuff we have, stuff we want to get rid of, stuff we don't buy because we can't afford it, stuff we bought that we can't afford, stuff that isn't stuff, but is actually a service of some kind. This week in the Best of Personal Finance, we looka t the cost of stuff, even stuff you don't really think about.
10 Tips for Landing an Gig Online
Posted May 1, 2009 - 14:10 by Andrea Dickson
Getting hired online is easier now than it ever was. If times are tight for you, you may find yourself looking for ways to make extra cash. The bad news is that everyone else is doing the same thing. The good news is that you can do a few simple things to make yourself stand out from the crowd when looking for odd jobs online.
Best of Personal Finance Roundup: Swine Flu Free Zone
Posted April 30, 2009 - 17:08 by Andrea Dickson
Defining assets, assessing China, having children, buying stuff during the right season, the recession, more recession, but guess what? Not a WORD about swine flu. Except here. I swear I won't mention it again.
Best of Personal Finance: First Signs of Spring Edition
Posted April 23, 2009 - 11:56 by Andrea Dickson
Ah, spring. A time for new beginnings, new growth, time spent outside with friends and family, and a several month supply of Zyrtec. Oh, and of course, some great blog posts by personal finance bloggers.
Best of Personal Finance: 'A Better You' Edition
Posted April 9, 2009 - 16:50 by Andrea Dickson
These week, Wise Bread gives a shout out to fellow bloggers who have dedicated their blog posts to increased productivity, time management, life improvement, and all around methods for becoming awesomer. WAY awesomer.
Best of Personal Finance: Sarcasm-Free Edition
Posted April 2, 2009 - 15:08 by Andrea Dickson
Some of the best personal finance posts from around the web, completely and utterly without any snarky commentary from yours truly.
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