I’ve been using Quicken for over a decade to manage our personal finances, so when the folks at Intuit asked me to review Quicken Home and Business 2012, I was happy to do so. I’ll have a chance for one lucky Canadian to download a free copy of Quicken Home and Business 2012 (for Canadians)… Continue Reading
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5 New Year’s Resolutions that are Good for Your Wallet
The following is a guest post with some good advice to kick off 2012. Enjoy! The New Year is upon us, and for many, this time of the year signifies a time of new beginnings. People strive to better themselves by creating New Year’s resolutions, many of which are focused on health. While trying to… Continue Reading
Putting Money In Its Place
Tell your money where to go. Don’t ask where it went. ~ Unknown We spend a lot of time here kicking around different ideas on how to manage your money. What’s the best way to spend it, save it, and invest it? It’s all about controlling your money rather than letting it control you. From… Continue Reading
The First Rule of Personal Finance and Investing
Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control. ~Richard Kline Update: This article was included in the Carnival of Wealth #26 – Stock Investing Edition posted at Value Stock Guide as well as the Carnival of Money Stories #94 hosted at Invest It Wisely. Thanks! Forgive me for the title of today’s article. I… Continue Reading
20 Cents from January 2011
So the first month of 2011 is already over. How are those 2011 goals coming along? Are you still on track? I’ve had a couple of setbacks myself, but I’m not taking it lying down. I’m taking some corrective actions and I hope to be able to report that they worked! Without further delay, here… Continue Reading
20 Cents from October 2010
I hope everyone had fun on Halloween. (I’ll probably be living with a sugar hangover for the next couple of days.) There were too many great articles this month for me to include even a fraction of them here, so I tried to choose a selection that included some new sites that you might not… Continue Reading
Hot Water Heater: Rent or Own?
Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action. ~Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997 Update: This story was included in the Carnival of Money Stories #74 posted at Sustainable Life Blog. Thanks! When we had our home built 7 years ago, we went with a rental for our hot water heater. I realize now that this is… Continue Reading
6 Scales of Financial Capability: How Do We Measure Up?
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. ~ Attributed to both Andy McIntyre and Derek Bok Update: This article was included in the Festival of Frugality #220 – The Minimalist Edition at Fire Finance. Thanks! In April of 2009 Statistics Canada conducted it’s first-ever survey on financial capability. You can imagine that it’s pretty… Continue Reading