Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 6/18/07

• All Financial Matters requested budgeting suggestions for a reader. Read the comments - lots and lots of good ideas there!
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 6/8/07

• Online Savings Blog gives some ideas on ways to save money in your budget.
• Around the Sun talks about taking Public Transportation.
• Financial Tips for WAHMs talks about debt repayment methods.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 6/7/07

• My Money and My Life has a break even goal for the summer. Good luck!
• The Credit and Credit Card Blog talks about the pitfalls of revolving debt.
• Consumerism Commentary talks about saving for your kids instead of yourself.
• Personal Investing Advice has some tips on saving for the future.
• All Financial Matters created a directory of past posts. Very useful!
• The Dough Roller teaches his kids to use Quicken.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 6/5/07

• Queercents has a great expense tracker that you can download!
• No Credit Needed talks about getting out of debt one dollar (drip) at a time.
• Money and Credit talks about the need for financial education.
• Don't Mess with Taxes talks about kids and money.
• Money Smart Life has a great intro to ETFs.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 6/4/07

• Broke Ass Student reminds you not to sacrifice tomorrow for today.
• Grad Money Matters lists 5 budgeting blunders to avoid.
• My Two Dollars asks if your family could live on one income.
• Frugal Law Student rehashes some pratical advice for young people.
• $1 Million to my name - Part V in the retirement saving pitfalls series - Buying too much house.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 6/2/07

• Mom's Finance talks about making your budget automatic.
• The Suns talk about their experience using Zecco. (not great)
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 5/30/07

• Zen Habits gives 10 tips to simplify your budget.
• Ask Mr. Credit Card asks how much do you need to feel rich?
• Life, Lived talks about ways her family saves money.
• The Frugalist gives 21 reasons why it's good to be frugal but not cheap. (I call myself a cheap-a$$ but according to this I'm just frugal. Whew!)
• Mint gives a list of 20 mistakes to avoid during credit repair.
• $1 Million to my Name - Part III in his retirement saving pitfalls series - relying on an inheritance.
• My Financial Awareness talks about things to consider when establishing an emergency fund.
• Mad Money Analyst talks about why starting to save for retirement now is important.
• Advice and Rants gives suggestons on how to join forces with your friends to be frugal.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 5/28/07

• Money Smart Life gives suggestions about how to use credit cards to simplify your finances.
• Rock Your Stock lists his picks for the top 5 investment books of all time.
• The Digerati Life lists 12 cheap ways to stay healthy. (your health is your most valuable asset - protect it)
• The Money Mythos thinks people need more than index funds for investments. (I'm not sure this is the case for most people but you can make your own decision)
• Money, Matter and More posts an open letter to high school graduates.
• Blunt Money lists 10 common financial mistakes.
• No Credit Needed gives 10 ideas for creating a budget.
• Young Professional Finance Blog talks about financial education - or the lack thereof.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 5/27/07

• Accumulating Money talks about in-service 401k rollovers.
• Boston Gal posts about how to keep your investment advisor from robbing you blind.
• The Simple Dollar tells us how to get past the need for keeping up with the Jones’.
• How I Save Money talks about how to simplify your budget.
• Not Made of Money talks about some store brand products his family uses to save money.
• Bankruptcy Law Network talks about borrowing money from a 401k to pay for debt.
• Fil-Am Personal Finance had a good post illustrating the benefits of starting saving early.
• Financial Jungle talks about closet index funds. (This is a really important think to look at wth all of your funds. Holding overlap can really mess with your asset allocation and cause you to get off track for your goals.)
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 5/21/07

• MSN Money talks about the evils of bank fees.
• Bankruptcy Law Network talks about why you should opt out.
• Pro Bargain Hunter talks about how to get a good deal when shopping.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 5/19/07

• Personal Finance Blog Articles talks about how to set up a household budget.
• Bankruptcy Law Network talks about what paying off debt instead of filing for bankruptcy can cost you. (note: I am not advocating bankruptcy, this is just a good viewpoint to consider.)
• Funds Zine talks about emergency funds.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 5/11/07

• Smart Money Daily has a great article about recovering from bankruptcy.
• Make Your Nut gives more advice to new grads.
• Free Money Finance lists 18 ways to save on a small income.
• Money and Such give some tips on how to save on travel.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 5/9/07

• Advanced Personal Finance talks about why he doesn’t have an emergency fund.
• Adventures in Money Making gives us 5 ways to go broke.
• Five Cent Nickel talks about why credit cards rock.
• Get Rich Slowly talks about eating well for less.
• Free Money Finance talks about how to save money on a small income.
• Make Your Nut gives advice to new grads.
• Wealth Building World talks about the importance of saving.
• Personal Finance Articles talks about why it's important to budget.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 5/8/07

• My Retirement Blog gives 5 reasons to start saving for retirement now.
• Becoming and Staying Debt Free gives some great cheap/free date ideas.
• No Credit Needed talks about how he's going to teach his kids to manage money.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 5/3/07

• The Simple Dollar talks about how to deal with not meeting your goals.
• All Financial Matters asks his readers to give their best advice to new grads.
• Kiplinger’s talks about how to save money during wedding season.
• Credit Card Lowdown tells us 10 common sneaky fees credit cards charge.
• English Major gives some reasons why younger people don’t save.
• My Two Dollars talks about how he and his partner manage their finances.
• The Simple Dollar talks about what he did after hitting rock bottom financially.
• Get Rich Slowly gives some great tips on how to track your money.

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 4/28/07

• Ask Mr. Credit Card gives some tips on how to reduce credit card spending.

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 4/28/07

• Ask Mr. Credit Card gives some tips on how to reduce credit card spending.

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 4/25/07

• Ask Mr. Credit Card talks about the impact of credit on insurance rates.
• Free Money Finance talks about how much you should be saving.
• Zen Habits gives suggestions on brown bag lunches.
• Queercents talks about the pitfalls of renting your fist apartment.
• Make Your Nut talks about how expensive it is to NOT brown bag your lunch.
• The Simple Dollar takes a look at couples and money.
• Laws of Finance talks about the benefits of paying your credit cards online.
• How I Save Money lists 25 ways they save money.
• Prime Time Money talks about why paying off debt brings you success.
• Personal Finance Advice talks about the different debt payment strategies.
• Finance is Personal gives some advice to those just starting out.

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 4/24/07

• Free Money Finance reminds us not to count on an inheritance to fix us for life.
• Willster’s Financial Blog talks about pre-paid cell phone plans. I plan on doing this when my current contract is up. I get VOIP for $30/year from yahoo so there’s no reason I can’t use that for most of my calls since I usually have my laptop with me.
• CFO talks about how to stick to a budget while using credit cards.
• Principled Discovery talks about what our junk mail says about the financial future of the country.
• Accumulating Money talks about the evils of payday loans.
  

Personal Finance 101 Posts of the Day 4/23/07

• Credit Card Blog lists 10 reasons why everyone needs a credit card.
• Debt Consolidation News talks about how to get a pre-nup signed. I know it’s a touchy subject for a lot of people but I’m personally in favor of pre-nups. People argue that it means you’re assuming the marriage will fail but IMO, all you’re doing is being realistic. There is a chance that the marriage will end and if you address that in advance it probably means you have great communication which will probably help your marriage last.
• Blueprint for Financial Prosperity has a great post on why it may make sense to NOT roll over a 401k to an IRA. I agree with him and I get asked this question all the time in my classes. There are times when it makes sense to leave your money in a 401k. Typically they are when you have access to investments that would otherwise be closed to you.
• Free Money Finance talks about asset allocation.
• Enhanced Life talks about the excuses people make for not saving.
• Life of a Resident Alien gives 22 tips on how to build an emergency fund.
• An Engineering Approach to Money talks about why it’s good to fund your Roth early.
• 3 Debt Consolidation talks about different debt consolidation methods.
• Canadian Financial stuff talks about how even our northern neighbors hate payday loans.
• Queercents talks about developing a spending plan.