August 2009

Fiscal Fizzle is Changing/August in Review

A change is in the air at Fiscal Fizzle – check it out. And read the best posts from August.

What's Sizzling? – August 28th Edition

The best of personal finance from the week, including the value of establishing a home, how to fall behind financially, results from Cash for Clunkers, and how to run your finances like a Fortune 500 company!

5 Benefits of Account Consolidation

Simplicity and a straightforward account structure are both good things to aim for. Here are five benefits you will experience if you bother to go through the exercise.

Ask Fizzle: Home Foreclosures and Cat Workouts

Today, I introduce Ask Fizzle, where I will answer reader questions on a regular basis. Mike and Bayah start us off with questions about home foreclosure and saving on cats.

Stop Being an Investing Chicken

There’s a reason the number one 401(k) holding in my company is cash – people are scared of investing. Get over your fears and read about how you can stop being an investing chicken and jump in head-first.

5 Reasons to Dump Your Savings Account for a Brokerage

Here are the top 5 reasons why I keep all of my savings in an investment account, not a savings account. It just makes sense!

What's Sizzling? – August 21st Edition

The best of personal finance from the week, including things we can make at home, timebanks, and tools for personal finance.

Readers Weigh In: Your Worst Financial Nightmares

Today’s ask-the-reader question is about our financial fears, and how we can overcome them. See a few of my own and share yours!

The Days of Land Lines are Numbered

Cell phones have all but replaced the age of the land line telephone. Is there anything that can save home phones from going extinct?

Fifteen 5-Minute Tasks to Improve Your Finances

Introducing fifteen high-value tasks to help improve your finances, including setting financial goals, and reviewing your insurance paperwork.

Extremes in Personal Finance and the Conventional Approach

A discussion on the ‘classic’ debates in personal finance, extremes, and the eventual establishment of a middle gray area for the best current advice.

What's Sizzling? – August 14th Edition

The best personal finance posts from the week, including giving, things we buy that we don’t need, identity theft, and the economics of alcoholism.

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