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A Good Conversation About Mutual Funds Versus Index Funds
2008-03-17 19:40:00
I posed the question, “Are mutual funds or index funds better to invest in for the long-term” and I had quite a few people jump on me for my personal answer. At first I was a little ticked that no one saw my point of view, but then I began doing more research and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Good Conversation About Mutual Funds Versus Index Funds", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/a-good-conv ersation-about-mutual-funds-versus-index- funds/" });
More About: Investing

A Simplified Envelope Budgeting System That Works
2008-03-14 17:58:00
I’ve found that people who have tried the envelope system but ended up hating it, made one common mistake. They made too many envelope categories. The envelope system of budgeting is exactly how it sounds. You create budget categories and set aside a certain money in each category and put it in ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Simplified Envelope Budgeting System That Works ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/a-simplifie d-envelope-budgeting-system-that-works/" });

Setting Up Custom Categorization Rules In The Yodlee Personal Finance Appli
2008-03-14 12:30:00
Yodlee has a powerful algorithm to categorize the transactions you make in your checking, savings, and credit card accounts. However, sometimes it puts something in the wrong category, or it doesn’t categorize a transaction at all. There is a way to categorize certain transactions you make throughout the month that Yodlee isn’t getting ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Setting Up Custom Categorization Rules In The Yodlee Personal Finance Application", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/setting-up- custom-categorization-rules-in-the-yodlee -personal-finance-application/" });
More About: Personal Finance

Treat Your Money Management Philosophy Like A Marathon
2008-03-14 03:51:00
I didn’t run a marathon last weekend, but it felt like it for someone who has never trained for long-distance running until this past January. I always played basketball when I was young, and basketball is a series of fast sprints, not methodical long-distance running. I ran in the Gate River 15k Run ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Treat Your Money Management Philosophy Like A Marathon", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/treat-your- money-management-philosophy-like-a-marath on/" });
More About: Money Management , Investing

The Importance of Helping Each Other With Financial Problems
2008-03-13 02:34:00
I was reading this article by Jeffrey Strain from TheStreet.com and he gives five ways to help other people with financial issues from your own personal experiences with managing your money. One of the things he listed was starting a personal finance blog. This is what I did two years ago, and my ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Importance of Helping Each Other With Financial Problems ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-importa nce-of-helping-each-other-with-financial- problems/" });

Financial Question Of The Day: Do you prefer index funds or mutual funds?
2008-03-13 02:05:00
Do You prefer investing with index funds or mutual funds? Some of you might not have an opinion about this, either because you haven’t started to seriously invest, or you’re not financially nerdy enough to care. But, I’ve found that personal finance advisors and bloggers differ quite a bit on this issue. Personally, I ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Financial Question Of The Day: Do you prefer index funds or mutual funds?", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/financial-q uestion-of-the-day-do-you-prefer-index-fu nds-or-mutual-funds/" });
More About: Mutual Funds , Index , Funds

Received A Notice From The IRS About the Economic Stimulus Refund Checks
2008-03-12 02:26:00
After a lot of speculation. the IRS has finally sent out an official notice that cleared up a couple of questions people were having about the economic stimulus refund checks. I was right about everything that I had wrote about the checks, but it’s always nice to be reinforced about information you read about ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Received A Notice From The IRS About the Economic Stimulus Refund Checks", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/received-a- notice-from-the-irs-about-the-economic-st imulus-refund-checks/" });
More About: Taxes

An Analysis on the Seven Baby Steps for Obtaining Wealth by Dave Ramsey
2008-03-11 01:53:00
If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you know that I am a supporter of the teachings of Dave Ramsey . There are many bloggers out there who think that Dave Ramsey has too much of an “emotional” approach to personal finance and neglects the math behind personal finance. There is ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "An Analysis on the Seven Baby Steps for Obtaining Wealth by Dave Ramsey", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/an-analysis -on-the-seven-baby-steps-for-obtaining-we alth-by-dave-ramsey/" });

Looking Into The Money Crasher Archives for March 2007
2008-03-10 01:19:00
Here are some good articles to check out from March 1st through March 8th of 2007: How Much House Can You Afford? The Envelope Method for Teaching Children and Teens About Money Finding The Right 529 College Savings Plan This Week: I’m going to give you some last minute tax tips, discuss the form that I received in ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Looking Into The Money Crasher Archives for March 2007", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/looking-int o-the-money-crasher-archives-for-march-20 07/" });

What I?ve Learned About Saving Money On My Pet
2008-03-07 05:23:00
Many personal finance bloggers have written great articles about the cost of owning a pet and ways to save money when owning a pet. I didn’t realize how much it really does cost to own a medium-sized dog. For one thing, if you don’t have children, that pet becomes like your child, so ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What I’ve Learned About Saving Money On My Pet", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/what-ive-le arned-about-saving-money-on-my-pet/" });

Financial Literacy Grant Program Proposed by The Senate
2008-03-06 03:20:00
Consumerism Commentary reported on a financial literacy education program that would allocate $250 million dollars a year toward personal finance education in the K through 12 public school system and public colleges. The bill would provide grants to schools that want to implement the education program, but it might require that the school make ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Financial Literacy Grant Program Proposed by The Senate ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/financial-l iteracy-grant-program-proposed-by-the-sen ate/" });
More About: Economy

Redeem Your Gift Cards Before They Become Worthless
2008-03-05 17:38:00
I’ve written in the past about using gift cards that you receive as soon as possible. Some companies put an expiration date on the gift card and some companies reduce the value of the gift card as each given increment of time passes such as three months, six months, or a year without ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Redeem Your Gift Cards Before They Become Worthless", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/redeem-your -gift-cards-before-they-become-worthless/ " });

I Am Feeling The Squeeze of Rising Gas Prices
2008-03-04 03:34:00
My wife is currently doing a clinical rotation for physician assistant school in Orlando. She has to drive 30 miles each way from her parent’s house to the hospital. We budgeted out $150 dollars for her to get through two weeks, but now I am starting to rethink that budget amount. She ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "I Am Feeling The Squeeze of Rising Gas Prices ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/i-am-feelin g-the-squeeze-of-rising-gas-prices/" });
More About: Economy

Marriage And Money: Approaching Your Spouse About Their Spending Habits
2008-03-03 13:06:00
One of the best things about my wife is that I never have to worry about her going crazy with the debit card and recklessly spending money. It never crosses my mind that she is going to use a credit card (she doesn’t have any) or use our debit card on a large purchase ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Marriage And Money : Approaching Your Spouse About Their Spending Habits ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/marriage-an d-money-approaching-your-spouse-about-the ir-spending-habits/" });

Analyzing Five Mutual Funds For Newlyweds
2008-03-01 23:24:00
Fox Business has this article about five mutual funds that might fit newlyweds looking to combine their money. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Analyzing Five Mutual Funds For Newlyweds ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/analyzing-f ive-mutual-funds-for-newlyweds/" });
More About: Investing

Check Out This Website For More In Depth Career Advice
2008-03-01 02:09:00
Just an FYI, my personal website, Erik Folgate, focuses primarily on career development, interview tips, home-based businesses, and entrepreneurship. I will continue to write articles about these topics on Money Crashers, but if you’re looking for more in-depth, focused reading on those topics and others related to career advice, be sure to subscribe to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Check Out This Website For More In Depth Career Advice ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/check-out-t his-website-for-more-in-depth-career-advi ce/" });

Money Crashing Articles of The Week
2008-03-01 02:02:00
It was a good week. Money Crashers saw some good traffic from a few Stumbles and continued high Google search rankings on the economic stimulus plan refund checks. If you want to estimate your refund, check out this article. If you want to clear up some of the rumors going on with ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Money Crashing Articles of The Week ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/money-crash ing-articles-of-the-week-5/" });

Updates On the United States Economy
2008-02-28 20:06:00
This is a quote and text from a USA Today article published today: President Bush said Thursday he doesn’t think the country is heading into a recession, but “there’s no question the economy has slowed down.” “There’s a lot of uncertainty and I’m concerned about the uncertainty,” he said. “Hopefully this pro-growth ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Updates On the United States Economy ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/updates-on- the-united-states-economy/" });

Financial Question Of The Day: What is Your Favorite News Source for Finan
2008-02-28 17:45:00
What is your favorite non-blog website, news program, or newspaper for reading about financial information? I find myself reading Yahoo Finance a lot, because the layout is clean and they tend to write more practical articles rather than doom and gloom like CNN Money. I guarantee that every day you check CNN Money, there ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Financial Question Of The Day: What is Your Favorite News Source for Financial Information?", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/financial-q uestion-of-the-day-what-is-your-favorite- news-source-for-financial-information/" });

An Interview With Flexo from Consumerism Commentary
2008-02-28 03:36:00
Recently, I did a brief interview with personal finance blogger, Flexo from Consumerism Commentary . It’s my intention to get to know some of the other personal finance bloggers out there, and I wanted you to get to know them better as well. I don’t see the other bloggers out there as competition, but ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "An Interview With Flexo from Consumerism Commentary", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/an-intervie w-with-flexo-from-consumerism-commentary/ " });
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Five Tips for Saving Money On Your Summer Vacation
2008-02-26 22:19:00
It’s about that time of year when we start daydreaming at work about basking in the sun on the beach while drinking a pina colada. Then, we wake up and realize that we need to start saving some money to make that summer vacation happen! Vacation s can be a financial drain, and I ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Five Tips for Saving Money On Your Summer Vacation", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/five-tips-f or-saving-money-on-your-summer-vacation/" });

Carnivals For The Week
2008-02-26 17:15:00
Here are links to the personal finance carnivals that I participated in this week: The Festival of Frugality #114 Carnival of Personal Finance #141 Go check them out and get to know the best personal finance sites in the blogosphere. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivals For The Week ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/carnivals-f or-the-week/" });

Two Reasons Why You Could Be In a Financial Mess
2008-02-26 03:54:00
The other day, I had the TV on in the background, and a lesser known morning talk show caught my attention when they were going to have a segment on helping a single mom get their financial life back on the right track. Of course, they disappointed me with focusing more on fooling with ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Two Reasons Why You Could Be In a Financial Mess ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-only-tw o-reasons-why-you-are-in-a-financial-mess /" });

Into The Archives from Last February
2008-02-23 17:01:00
Here are some articles from a year ago that you might find interesting: Educating Your Children About How To Handle Money Do You Need A Will? My Take On Investing In Single Stocks Coming This Week: You may be planning your summer vacations right now. I’ll give you some tips for saving money when planning ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Into The Archives from Last February ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/into-the-ar chives-from-last-february/" });

Money Crashing Articles of The Week
2008-02-23 03:46:00
Here are some articles for you to check out from around the personal finance blogosphere. I’ve got to say that I think the personal finance bloggers are some of the most thought-provoking and intelligent bloggers out there! Make sure you check out these sites! Free Money Finance gives you his thoughts on the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Money Crashing Articles of The Week ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/money-crash ing-articles-of-the-week-4/" });

Financial Question of the Day: What To Do With Child Support
2008-02-22 02:25:00
There are quite a few single moms and dads out there receiving child support from their ex-spouse. Unfortunately, there are also some single moms and dads out there that should be receiving child support, but they aren’t getting it. I know that one of the excuses that deadbeat parents don’t pay the child ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Financial Question of the Day: What To Do With Child Support ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/financial-q uestion-of-the-day-what-to-do-with-child- support/" });
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The Top Ten Cities To Find a Deal On A House
2008-02-22 02:12:00
If you’re looking for a bargain on a house, but you’re living in a housing market that is out of your price range, here is a list according to Forbes .com Salt Lake City, Utah Raleigh, NC Orlando, FL Charlotte, NC Phoenix, AZ Seattle, WA Las Vegas, NV Jacksonville, FL Richmond, VA Houston, TX I can speak with Jacksonville from experience. I live in Jacksonville ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Top Ten Cities To Find a Deal On A House ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-top-ten -cities-to-find-a-deal-on-a-house/" });
More About: Real Estate

Treat Your Emergency Fund Like an Insurance Policy
2008-02-21 05:05:00
Now that many of my friends and family know that I write for a personal finance blog, they tend to ask me more questions about personal finance. I always tell them that I’m not an expert at this point. I don’t have enough experience to call myself an expert. But, writing this ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Treat Your Emergency Fund Like an Insurance Policy ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/treat-your- emergency-fund-like-an-insurance-policy/" });

Money Lessons Learned From Our Founding Fathers
2008-02-20 01:13:00
I meant to do this post yesterday during the designated President’s Day, but I didn’t get to it, so I thought I would share it with you a day late. I think one of the biggest tragedies of our modern culture is that we do not follow the guidance and wisdom laid out by ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Money Lessons Learned From Our Founding Fathers ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/money-lesso ns-learned-from-our-founding-fathers/" });
More About: Investing , Founding fathers , Giving

The Importance of Renters Insurance and Why You Need It
2008-02-18 19:09:00
Right now, there are many of you out there that read my blog and you rent an apartment, house, or you live in a dorm. And I can bet that there are many of you renting an apartment or living in a dorm room without paying for renters insurance. There are many types ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Importance of Renters Insurance and Why You Need It", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-importa nce-of-renters-insurance-and-why-you-need -it/" });