20 Cents from June 2010

We’re halfway through 2010 already. The kids are out of school and I hope to spend some quality time with each of them over the next couple of weeks. I hope you get to enjoy some R & R as well. In the meantime, I have 10 great articles for you to ponder as you sip a cold beverage on your patio!

20 Cents from June 2010





Interest Rates: 2010 Mid-Year Review

It’s better to stir up a question without deciding it, than to decide it without stirring it up.

~ Joseph Joubert

Update: This article was included in the Carnival of Financial Planning #150 posted at Military Finance. Thank you!

I’m going to try to raise some of the key issues that might affect interest rates over the second half of 2010 and beyond. Like most of the economic and [...] Continue reading Interest Rates: 2010 Mid-Year Review





Financial Wisdom for Father's Day

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.

~ Mark Twain

Update: This article was included in the Carnival of Personal Finance #262 posted at Personal Finance Journey. Thanks!

The financial habits of society at [...] Continue reading Financial Wisdom for Father’s Day





Out on a Limb

Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?

~ Frank Scully

There’s a lot going on right now in the global economy and markets. A lot of this stuff is Greek to the average person. (Sorry for the bad pun!) I know that some of my readers may tune out when I write about economics either because a) they don’t get it, [...] Continue reading Out on a Limb





20 Cents from April 2010

I can’t believe how quickly April passed! It’s already time for the next edition of 20 Cents. This is a collection of 10 articles from around the web that I thought you might find interesting. Obviously, I can’t highlight every great post, but I point out some good ones each day on Twitter. You can follow me @BalanceJunkie. Happy Monday!

1. Don Sutton at [...] Continue reading 20 Cents from April 2010





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