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Jeremy Vohwinkle is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, the Financial Planning writer at About.com, and founder of Generation X Finance.

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Don’t Waste Money Financing a Car for More Than 3-5 Years

Published Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 09:58 by Generation X Finance

As if financing the purchase of a rapidly depreciating asset isn’t bad enough, financing it for an extended period of time is even worse. Financing the purchase of a car or truck for more than 5 years just so you can afford the payments is not a wise financial move, regardless of how bad you want that vehicle. […]

Poll: Is the Economy Finally Recovering?

Published Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 10:25 by Generation X Finance

I think it’s funny how just a few months ago the media was still talking about how we’re on the brink of the next great depression and we’re setting the stage for the equivalent of an economic apocalypse, but fast-forward to today and all the news is glowing and painting a rosy picture. It’s amazing what just a few good weeks in the market can do. […]

How to Brew Your Own Beer and Maybe Even Save Some Money – Equipment

Published Monday, July 27, 2009 - 09:58 by Generation X Finance

Last week I introduced this mini-series that will cover brewing your own beer at home. I’ve been brewing for a while now, but I wanted to do a series of posts on this topic because the number one question I get from people is whether or not you can actually save money this way. […]

Friday Finance Findings for July 24th

Published Friday, July 24, 2009 - 09:45 by Generation X Finance

I got a new phone. That might not seem like big news to most of you, but I’ve never had a decent cell phone. Since about 1997 I’ve only ever had the very basic phone available. Typically it only made calls, didn’t have a camera or even internet access. […]

Chase Bank is Helping You Avoid Fees by Stating the Obvious

Published Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 11:37 by Generation X Finance

It may not come as a surprise that banks thrive off of fees, but I saw something interesting last week while logging into my Chase account. They had a little animated window pop up with 5 tips to help you avoid checking account fees. Hey, how nice of them. They are looking out for me and making sure I don’t pay any unnecessary fees. Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. […]

How to Brew Your Own Beer and Maybe Even Save Some Money – Introduction

Published Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 10:07 by Generation X Finance

Homebrewing Can be a Rewarding and Frugal Hobby Have you ever thought about brewing your own beer? Did you come up with the idea because you love great beer, or because you thought it might be cheaper than buying it at the store? Homebrewing has experienced a recent surge in popularity, and it probably has something to do with the economy. […]

Microsoft Money Users Can Switch to Quicken With Big Discounts and Free Software

Published Monday, July 20, 2009 - 11:26 by Generation X Finance

Microsoft Money Customers:  Transition to Quicken! As you may have heard last month, Microsoft is winding down it’s Money platform. I know a lot of you use MS Money and have been happy with it for a long time. Unfortunately, going forward there are not going to be any additional updates. […]

Friday Finance Findings for July 17th

Published Friday, July 17, 2009 - 09:27 by Generation X Finance

Earlier this week I had a poll asking readers how they were coping with the recession. It probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise, but the majority of responses had something to do about being more frugal. Frugality is one of the easiest ways to immediately improve your bottom line. […]

Poll: How Are You Coping With the Recession?

Published Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 10:53 by Generation X Finance

We’ve all known for a while now that we’re in a recession. It doesn’t matter if you want to follow the exact definition of a recession or not, most of us are feeling the pain in this economy. […]

Take Free Investing Classes at Morningstar and Even Earn Rewards

Published Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - 09:55 by Generation X Finance

Most of us didn’t get much of a formal education when it comes to investing. We may have learned some basic concepts in an economics class, but when we’re talking about stocks, bonds, mutual funds and investment strategies, most of us have to learn on our own. […]