After four years of writing, the content here can easily be overwhelming. To make my best writing easier to find, I’ve put together this brief guide. If you’re new to the site, starting here might make more sense to you.
Here, you’ll find my best writing organized in a few different ways:
Most Viewed
The number of views a particular post receives is a popular way of determining the interest in that post, although the stats can be skewed. Whatever the reason they’re here, these are the posts that got the most “eyeballs” on Fiscal Fizzle each year:
2012:
- Mvelopes Re-Design and Free Version Fall Short
- 11 Tips for Stretching Your Wardrobe and Saving on Clothes
- Should I Upgrade to YNAB 4?
- Goodbye Progressive, Hello Esurance
- Is Your Money Better Off Single or Married?
2011:
- Is Progressive Snapshot Worth It?
- How to Save Money for a House
- What Type of Budget Do You Use?
- Mvelopes Review: 2011 Update
- The Key to Success with Money is Watching People Lose Weight
- The Benefits of Renting: A Surprisingly Long List
- How Much Do I Need to Buy a House?
- Online vs. Brick and Mortar Banks
- 5 Ways to Never Fight About Money
2010:
- How to Sell Your Car on Craigslist
- Would You Buy a Rental Car?
- Buying a Car from Hertz Rent2Buy
- Get a Second Job and Quit Whining About Debt
- Can You Make a Living Recycling 10 Cent Bottles & Cans?
- YNAB 3 Review: Give Me Back My Mvelopes
- Should You Buy a New or Used Car?
- Lower Cable Bill, More Services: How I Did It
- Should Kids in High School Work?
2009:
- 4 Unexpected Expenses You Can Count On
- 55 Ways to Simplify Your Finances
- Writing an Awesome Personal Executive Summary
- 7 Ways to Stop Eating Out From Killing Your Budget
- 7 Ways to Find Your Financial Heart
- The Lifetime Cost of Owning a Dog
- Identifying Needs vs. Wants in Your Budget
- Being Good With Money When You’re Bad With Math
- 11 Ways to Stay Positive in a Bad Economy
- 6 Financial Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs
The Essentials
These particular posts made the blog what it is today. They were either highly influential, personally inspiring, widely spread, and/or reflect my personal philosophy and message in some way. If you want to understand the way I think about money, they are all fundamental reading:
- Why Reading Personal Finance Blogs is Good For You
- 60 Reasons Why Personal Finance is So Hard
- 7 Ways to Find Your Financial Heart
- Saving More vs. Insuring More
- 55 Ways to Simplify Your Finances
- Extremes in Personal Finance and The Conventional Approach
- It’s What You Do, Not What You Say
- 4 Unexpected Expenses You Can Count On
- 5 Ways to Fight Financial Stagnation
- Why Freelancing Benefits Your Day Job
- The High Cost of Financial Clutter
- 15 Signs You’re In Financial Denial
Best Discussions
A high number of comments usually indicates a lively discussion as a result of the post or other comments. Here are the hottest debates on the blog:
- Progressive Snapshot Review
- Would You Buy a Rental Car?
- Buying a Car from Hertz Rent2Buy (Car Sales)
- Can You Make a Living Recycling Bottles and Cans?
- There’s No Such Thing as Passive Income
- Should Kids in High School Work?
- Get a Second Job and Quit Whining About Debt
- Reader Weigh In: Is It Better for One or Both Parents to Work?
Still Can’t Find Something to Read?
There’s always the old-fashioned way to get what you want: head to the Archives page and explore away!
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