April 2010

5 Financial Items We Tend to Procrastinate

There are five things in personal finance that people always seem to procrastinate. There are a few major reasons for this. Are you guilty of avoiding these five?

Best of Money Carnival: Your Top 10 of Personal Finance

This week, Fiscal Fizzle is hosting the Best of Money Carnival. Here are the top 10 personal finance posts of the week, as chosen by me!

Teach Kids Good Financial Habits with a Piggy Bank

Christian Treitler shows us how establishing good habits in our kids early on can really pay off. One example is piggy bank “ceremony.”

Too Much of a Good Thing?: Mortgage Prepayments

Gary Foreman takes a close look at mortgage prepayments, and how it can easily be overdone. Keep it simple, people, and make sure you read this post!

Baby Expense Report: Month 3

We look at the third month of our baby expenses, and we’re starting to see a new baseline forming. Do you have any tips for getting our costs down?

Is an Extended Car Warranty Worth It?

This is part of a seven-post series discussing our journey to buy a new car. Scroll to the bottom of this post to explore the entire series. The series took a brief break while I wrapped up my transaction with Hertz, but I’m ready to wrap up the series this week with a Rent2Buy review. [...]

Can You Make a Living Recycling 10 Cent Bottles and Cans?

Michael from the Dough Roller explores an idea that was taken on by the popular TV show, Seinfeld. Can you actually make enough money to live by collecting and returning cans?

Stop Wasting Time and Start Clipping Coupons!

Guest posted Joel Ohman looks at the benefits and drawbacks of clipping coupons, including who should take the time to do it!

April 2010

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