What Is Home Title Insu...

Buying a new house can be one of the most exciting events of your life. It’s an occasion that signifies that you are settling down – “building a nest,” so to speak – and maybe even starting a family. It is, however, often a stressful and costly process, and...

10 Things You Can Give ...

One of the keys to making the most of your career is to develop and grow a healthy network. But when some people hear the word “networking”, they think of the old-time, sleazy definition of the word — the “using” others in a what’s-in-it-for-me...

Money is Not the Root o...

For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here’s why . A couple weeks ago I was at a fundraising committee meeting for a charitable organization when the chairman said we were starting the meeting with a word of prayer. As he prayed, he...

Reader Profile: WW...

The following is the latest post in my “Reader Profiles” series. Each post in this series details the financial situation and challenges of an FMF reader. The purpose of this series is to help us all identify with people like us (in similar situations — not all will be,...

Carnivals for the Week ...

Here are some of the carnivals Free Money Finance was in over the past couple weeks: Totally Money Blog Carnival — last week and this week Festival of Frugality — last week and this week   Carnival of Personal Finance — last week and this week Carnival of Wealth...

Top 5 Must-Have Electro...

Out of the thousands of new consumer electronics products that are introduced into the market each year, many are simply a drain on your wallet. However, there are ample amounts of gadgets that are very enjoyable, and can even make your life easier. But how do you choose? You may feel...

30 Steps to Great Finan...

Are you overwhelmed thinking about all the work required to get your finances in great shape?  Well the good news is that you can do a complete financial overhaul (or if you’re in less dire straits, a tune-up) in 30 simple steps. Yep, that’s it. In 30 steps you can go from a...

Some Side Hustles to Ra...

The following is a guest post from Steve at Money Infant . Steve has embraced an early retirement and pays for it with side hustles developed over the past 5 years as well as by living a frugal lifestyle. Early semi retirement has enabled him to move his family to Thailand where they are...

An FMF Reader’s R...

A couple weeks ago a reader made a comment here on a post saying he had retired early several years ago. Since I love stories of how people are actually making and working through financial decisions, I emailed him and asked if he’d be willing to tell us how he did it. He was and...

Is Early Semi Retiremen...

The following is a guest post from Steve at Money Infant . Steve is an early semi retired guy living in Thailand and blogging about personal finance from the perspective of someone who values experience over material things. I’ve written previously about what early semi retirement...