January, 2010
Ask the Readers: How Do I Pick the Best Credit Card?
Sometimes I get questions that are out of my league. In the past, I’ve just sort of ignored these, but I’d like to try to answer more of them. To do this, I’m going to start asking for tips from some of the experts I’ve met through GRS.
For example, my good friend Mac from Get ...
Does Renting Make Sense?
Writing Your Money: The Missing Manual has been intense. I’ve spent a ton of time researching personal finance topics ranging from buying a car to funding a 401(k) to the relationship between money and happiness. My research has reinforced some of my convictions (index funds are the best investment for 99% of personal investors, for ...
Surprisingly, the School Needs More Money from You
Recession Affecting Schools
It seems to never end—the streams of money that my children's schools are expecting me to give to them just so they can either go on field trips or buy team shirts. It is all I can do to avoid these, but they still keep coming. A payday loan may be in my ...
Homeowners have more than interest to consider at tax time
"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."
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Books by Quinn, Farrell and Wood aim to improve people’s money managing habits
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR MONEY NOW By Jane Bryant Quinn Simon & Schuster. 1207 pp. $35 Scared silly by the Great Recession and thinking about changing the way you handle money? That seems to be what the authors of three new books are hoping to take advantage of -- improving people's habits bef...
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