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Our Communication and Entertainment Changes

Published Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 04:29 by Free Money Finance

A couple months ago we finally tackled our on-going TV/internet/home phone set-up that we knew had been costing us too much money. Here was out set-up: Home phone (landline), AT&T: $45/mo Internet (DSL), AT&T: $45/mo TV, Comcast: $95/mo Total: $185/mo A few comments on this: Yes, I know it's too high. […]

Reader Profile: TW

Published Monday, May 6, 2013 - 04:29 by Free Money Finance

The following is the latest post in my "Reader Profiles" series. Each post in this series details the financial situation and challenges of an FMF reader. […]

Reader Profile: EA

Published Friday, May 3, 2013 - 04:29 by Free Money Finance

The following is the latest post in my "Reader Profiles" series. Each post in this series details the financial situation and challenges of an FMF reader. […]

College Freakonomics

Published Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 04:29 by Free Money Finance

Shortly after our lively conversation around the many college-related decisions we face, I ran into a series of posts (I heard the podcasts first, then tracked down the posts) from the Freakonomics guys. If you're not familiar with them, they are economists who look at interesting questions from a fresh and (supposedly) unbiased point-of-view to try and ascertain the truth of any given situation. […]

Reader Profile: CM

Published Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 04:29 by Free Money Finance

The following is the latest post in my "Reader Profiles" series. Each post in this series details the financial situation and challenges of an FMF reader. […]

Summer Posting Schedule

Published Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 14:03 by Free Money Finance

Just a programming note that I will be changing my posting schedule for the summer. Instead of a new post every day, I'll now be posting something new every weekday. Yep, I'm taking the weekends off! I'll be doing this in May through August for sure, and may extend it if I like the pace better. :) Hope you all have a great summer! […]

Why You Aren't Getting a Raise

Published Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 04:29 by Free Money Finance

Fox Business lists the top 10 reasons you (or anyone else) aren't getting a raise as follows: You have unrealistic expectations You didn’t do your research You do only what’s expected of you You don't call attention to your accomplishments ... […]

Reader Profile: MR

Published Monday, April 29, 2013 - 04:29 by Free Money Finance

The following is the latest post in my "Reader Profiles" series. Each post in this series details the financial situation and challenges of an FMF reader. […]

The Bible on Careers

Published Sunday, April 28, 2013 - 06:05 by Free Money Finance

For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here's why. Today I'm posting Proverbs 22:29, which is what I consider to be the best verse on your career in the entire Bible. From the NIV: Do you see someone skilled in their work? […]

Big 401k Mistakes

Published Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 06:08 by Free Money Finance

The Wall Street Journal lists four big 401k mistakes as follows: 1. Under- or over- contributing 2. Ignoring fees 3. Taking a 401(k) loan to pay off debt 4. Ignoring allocation My thoughts on these: 1. I've been contributing the max to my 401k for years. But I've also been saving in non-401k accounts as well. […]