MyMoneyForestMyMoneyForestMyMoneyForest is primarily a personal finance blog. I also cover topics such as business, investing, real estate, education, job hunting and more. Articles
The 60/20/20 Rule - Do You Follow It?
2007-02-21 05:15:01 A friend recently asked me how much money I donate to charities. I said, “Not much.” I asked him the same question and he said that he tries to follow the 60/20/20 rule. It doesn’t always come out like that but on average this is the budgeting formula he uses. What’s the 60/20/20 Rule ? It basically ...
Tim of My Money Forest Contributes To Brass Magazine
2007-02-20 17:14:02 Brass Magazine is a publication aimed at informing young people about money. I’ve been interested in contributing for a while and I finally did something about it. So, a few months ago I contacted them and was assigned a research task. The work I contributed to is in the February 2007 issue of Brass Magazine. I ... More About: Money , Bras , Tributes , Contribute
The Biggest Waste of Money Ever
2007-02-15 17:10:02 Everyone knows weddings cost a lot. In fact, in May 2005 CNN reported that the average cost of a wedding was nearing a heart-stopping $30,000!! In the same report, they go on to explain that more money will be spent on weddings in the United States than Ireland’s entire GDP! For those with too much ... More About: Money , Ever , Waste
Americans Oppose Dollar Bill Replacement
2007-02-14 17:10:01 In a recent poll conducted by the AP and Ipsos, about 75% of America ns interviewed say they oppose replacing the paper dollar bill featuring George Washington with a one dollar coin. When it comes to having a paper and coin dollar people are split down the middle [Yahoo!]. This Thursday, February 15th, a new dollar ... More About: Dollar , Men , American , Place
WAMU Executive To Help With VISA IPO
2007-02-14 17:10:01 The IPO of the largest credit card network, Visa , is going to be headed by Washington Mutual executive Joseph Saunders. Saunders, who headed the turnaround of card portfolios at the former FleetBoston Financial and Providian, will leave his post as president of credit-card services at WaMu to take charge of the initial public stock offering, ... More About: With , Help , Executive
Thank You Friends!
2007-02-14 17:10:01 Today, I want to take a moment to thank everyone who links to my blog. Certain blogs have consistently topped the list of referrers to my blog. In particular, I’d like to thank My Money Blog, All Things Financial, and Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. They consistently send the most visitors to my site. But there ... More About: Friends , Friend , Thank You , Ends , Hank
Overstock.com Is Getting Punked
2007-02-08 05:06:02 Who’s yo daddy?! That’s what short sellers have been saying for a while now. According to Over stock.com, short sellers have caused the company’s stock to tumble 77% in the last two years. So, they pulled out the big guns and filed a lawsuit. Overstock .com filed a $3.5 billion lawsuit in California state court Friday accusing 10 ... More About: Punk , Stock , Verst
Gold Is Tearing It Up, Up and Away!
2007-02-08 05:06:02 Yesterday, gold ended a two-day streak with a nearly $7.00 per ounce gain. It may keep moving up. Now is probably not the best time to buy because at some point it will likely dip…but if you got in a few months or years ago I tip my hat to you! Other metals are doing ... More About: Gold , Tear , Ring , Away
Hedge Fund IPO - Fortress Investment
2007-02-08 05:06:02 MarketWatch says, “Fortress Investment Holdings’ $600 million IPO is poised to make history Feb. 9 as the first U.S.-based hedge fund firm to stage an initial public offering.” Fortress is an alternative investments company and will be offering stock this Friday (February 9th). According to MarketWatch the shares should be offered at $17.50. Goldman Sachs and ... More About: Fun , Men , Vest , Fund
CEO & Investor Conference in New York
2007-02-08 05:06:02 From February 12-14, in New York City, executives, analysts and others will join together at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference. This year is the 9th annual convention to present information and provide networking opportunities. The convention will be held and the well appointed Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Why Investors Attend: Hear from and meet one-on-one with management ... More About: Vest , Stor
Debt Is Slavery Review On My Agenda
2007-02-01 05:00:14 Nancy Hendrickson at Author Marketing Experts, Inc. has sent me a copy of the book Debt is Slavery by Michael Mihalik. Not only is Mike a Washingtonian, he’s also good at dealing with money - what a great combination! Here’s a summary of the press sheet they sent: U.S. consumer debt has hit an ... More About: Review , Agenda , View
?What is the price that you want?!?
2007-01-27 16:56:02 “How many billion dollars more do you want, do you require?? When does the greed stop we ask the other side?” - Senator Kennedy “Do you have such disdain for hardworking Americans that you want to pile all your amendments on to this?…What is it about it that drives you Republicans crazy?!” - Senator Kennedy Technorati Tags: ... More About: Rice , Hat , Price , Want
Yahoo! Launches Personal Finance Website
2007-01-27 16:56:02 Yahoo! has decided to launch a personal finance specific website [Source]. It doesn’t seem like a big deal to me because I was under the impression they always had a personal finance section. ?The goal of Yahoo! Finance has always been to help our users make informed financial decisions, and now we?re able to do that ... More About: Personal , Website , Yahoo , Personal Finance
Students Need Financial Education
2007-01-27 16:56:02 College students, for the most part, will be handling their finances for the first time both while in school but also once they graduate. All those financial aid cuts the Republicans implemented means more students have to borrow money from private banks. This might be good for business but it’s bad for students, bad for ... More About: Education , Cat , Student , Students , Financial
Graduate School Coming Up
2007-01-24 04:54:02 This is my last semester for my undergraduate degree - a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Psychology. I’m trying to ace these last classes and at the same time study for the GRE because applications are due in a few months for the schools I want. In addition to that, I need ... More About: Graduate , School , Graduate School , Adua , Ming
My Citi Card Pays!
2007-01-24 04:54:02 I use my Citi Dividend Rewards card for groceries and gas and sometimes for big purchases. Of course, I pay the balance off in full when the bill comes. The other day, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a $200+ reward check! I’ll probably just save or invest the money…just in case I need it ... More About: Card , Pays
MyMoneyForest Updated
2007-01-12 16:45:04 Just a little notice that I’ve cleaned up my blogroll, revised my about page, renamed a couple other pages and removed my contact form (because of spam maggots). I am using a gmail account now which has a spam filter [tmoon77 at gmail dot com] I’m in the process of refocusing my efforts on productive activities [...] More About: Money , Update , Rest , Forest , Fore
Anderson Cooper?s New Orleans Report
2007-01-12 16:45:04 Tonight on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 they did a special on New Orlean’s 9th Ward, one of the many devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The main point of the story - why is New Orleans still in a state of ruin and where is the promised money? The results? Out of 100,000+ applicants for funds only [...] More About: Report , Port , Lean
I?m Not Dead
2006-12-30 16:35:04 Wow, it has been far too long since I’ve written a post! Sorry for not keeping the site updated. I hope everyone is doing well and the holidays have been enjoyable! I will be back. Thank you for the supportive and inquiring emails. More About: Dead
Retire With A Roth IRA
2006-11-17 22:21:07 Guest Blogger: TJP at Investor Trip Many people know of 401k plans, but how many people are aware of the exciting earning benefits Roth Ira Plans offer? Named after former late senator William Roth, a Roth IRA plan can act as a financial lifeboat as you waltz your way to retirement. Here’s the breakdown: $4,000 [...] More About: With , Retire , Tire
The Carnival of Business: Celebrating Capitalism
2006-11-16 22:18:13 Welcome to the Carnival of Business ! Thank you for coming to read the latest collection of business articles at the Carnival of Business! There are a lot of submissions this week. A lot of familiar blogs and a few new ones as well. Enjoy! My Money Forest Favorites: Christine Kane presents 10 Things to Do When the [...] More About: Celeb , Capitalism , Ness
Generation Y Engulfed In Debt
2006-11-16 22:18:13 Guest Blogger: Jeremie at eFIPO.com According to a new study conducted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Gene ra tion Y (eFIPO generation, 17-35) are not saving money and are engulfed in debt. Why is this happening? Times have changed. We live in complex world that promotes the need for immediate gratification. Whether it’s [...] More About: Debt , Gulf , Generation
5 Personal Finance Tips
2006-11-16 22:18:13 Guest Blogger: Lua at Tulip 1) Put that income tax refund to good use and pay down some debt. You may think of this money as a great bonus and try to use it to buy yourself a present. Of course you need a reward at the end of the tax year…but wouldn?t a better reward [...] More About: Personal , Personal Finance , Finance , Tips , Person
PayPerPost.com?s New Rival - ReviewMe.com
2006-11-11 22:09:02 A new website that pays bloggers to post product reviews officially launched yesterday. The site is called Review Me.com. Different From PayPerPost .com: Requires Sponsored Review Disclosure ReviewMe.com Determines How Much You Make Advertisers Come To You, You Don’t Choose Unlike PayPerPost (PPP), ReviewMe doesn’t allow you to get started right away. You can sign up, but there aren’t advertisers [...] More About: Payperpost , View , Riva
Blame Workers For Lower Corporate Profits
2006-11-08 22:06:01 Jim Jubak of MSN Money blames higher wages for workers for slowing corporate profit growth - which he seems to frame as a problem. While corporate profit growth is good if you’re invested in the market, it doesn’t help people who aren’t seeing growth in their pocketbook. As a result, even as the economy grew [...] More About: Workers , Work , Corporate , Profit , Prof
Consumer Credit Debt Declines
2006-11-08 22:06:01 The American Debt -Monster has taken a beating recently with Americans paying down debt and using their credit cards less. Total consumer credit fell by $1.20 billion in September, or by a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.61%, to $2.366 trillion, the Fed said. [Source: MarketWatch] The debt consumers hold in “non-revolving” debt like car loans, declined [...] More About: Credit , Consumer , Edit , Consumer Credit
Sharebuilder Adding Features
2006-11-08 22:06:01 Sharebuilder the internet trading company based in Washington State has 2 new features. New Feat ure s : Options Trading Stock Grades and Reports Options trading began last month and is available on approval only. But the reporting feature is new. Beginning in a few weeks, subscribers will get an entirely new resource to help make investment decisions - Stock [...] More About: Share , Build
MyMoneyBlog.com Thanksgiving Giveaway Contest
2006-11-08 22:06:01 MyMoney Blog .com is celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday with a giveaway contest! You could win a magazine subscription, a book, or a gift certificate! Enter today to win! Did You Know? In the last 2 years, the the author of MyMoneyBlog has doubled his net worth to over $100,000! Technorati Tags: mymoneyblog, personal finance, money, [...] More About: Contest , Giving
Quick Reminder: Still Looking For Guest Bloggers
2006-11-08 22:06:01 I’ll be out of town from November 15th-25th visiting my girlfriend who is graduating from Phase II of Basic Officer Leadership Course for the Army. I’m looking for some bloggers to post articles while I am away. Send Me: New Posts Old Posts Exclusive Posts Basically Anything Personal Finance Related… Use my contact page or email me (forestservice at [...] More About: Blogger , Blog , Mind , Bloggers , Quick
Guest Bloggers Needed For MyMoneyForest
More articles from this author:2006-11-05 03:57:03 I’m looking for guest bloggers to contribute articles for later this month. I will be out of town from November 15-25. I may be able to get on occassionally but I would love to try getting some guest submissions. What can you submit? Anything! Anything personal finance, business or investing related that is. Please feel [...] More About: Blogger , Money , Blog , Bloggers , Need 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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