Social media the “in” thing right now, and I don’t think it’s going anywhere for a long time. We are naturally social creatures. We like interacting with each other, sharing opinions, debating with each other, and basically showing off our lives. Why do you think Facebook is...

Gas prices are cheap, and more travelers are renting cars this summer. Rental car companies are in a price war, and you can find a mid-size car in some areas of the country for less than $20 per day. But, if you don’t do your research, you could get burned when it comes to renting a car. Here...

We’ve all been there. That perfect place in the perfect neighborhood at a get-it-while-you-can price. Sometimes, a strange feeling takes over as you start to place furniture, plan parties, and color your accent walls. However, no matter how good the place looks or how cheap the lease appears, there...

I don’t know what it is with credit card companies, but they do some awfully dumb things. Credit card issuers have automated the entire process of extending a line of credit. Even with the massive credit crunch this country has experienced, banks are still issuing credit cards to anyone, and when...

While the college experience can be quite a wild ride, it takes a little creative budgeting to have so much fun without coming out dead broke, or worse, in serious debt. As Ben Franklin famously advised, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” And while Franklin wasn’t exactly known for following his...

Another week of great reads.  These are entries from blogs I frequent, and I hope you will too ( just come back! ).  I’ve also included various finance/investing carnivals that published my material this week as well as my posts within my network since the last weekly links. With earnings rolling...

Debt free management begins with a series of steps designed to keep a family out of debt and keep them there. We’re coming to the end of the free and easy consumer culture and making some hard choices about how much we’ll spend as a society. Much of this has been forced on us by the drying up of...

You’re young and want to go out…yet you have no money. Welcome to the club. The good news: a small budget doesn’t automatically relegate you to the couch with a six-pack. Barhopping on the cheap is feasible, as long as you do it strategically. A few things to keep in mind on your next night out:...

Today, I will highlight three personal finance bloggers that I really enjoy. I certainly don’t read their blogs every day, but I always get to them once a week, and I love interacting with these people on Facebook and Twitter. So, here is a small profile of the bloggers behind the blog: Mrs. Micah...

I was talking with a friend the other day about the Way2Save Wachovia savings plan , and he has had a great experience with it so far. Him and his wife were able to save almost $2,000 in less than a year without even consciously making an effort to save on a consistent basis. Bank of America had a “Keep...