How to Start a Home Veg...

I love gardening. Every spring I start dreaming of all the veggies I’m going to plant, and I love going to my local farmers’ market and picking out tomatoes, cucumbers, and field peas to plant. Have you ever thought about starting a home garden? With food prices rising and...

Strike It Rich with Poc...

The following is an excerpt (introduction and first chapter) from Strike it Rich with Pocket Change . The summary of this book is: check the coins that you come in contact with. While not common, coins with values higher than face value (because printing imperfections make them unique)...

Retirement May Be Bad f...

In case you haven’t noticed, I have retirement on the brain lately. I started by posting my updated retirement plan , then followed that with some additional numbers from a financial calculator . Add in a few extra posts on this and that and it’s been retirement central...

7 Tips for Using a Cred...

The following is a guest post by Craig Ford who shares money saving vacation tips at Help Me Travel Cheap . Lots of Americans get into the habit of buying everything with credit cards, so when it comes time for vacation, it is only natural that they are going to take their credit cards...

Crazy Money, Stupid Mon...

The following is an excerpt (Chapter 1) from Money Makes Me Crazy! A Prescription for Money Sanity . Has this ever happened to you? Things are going great then out of nowhere you realize that you are going to run out of money before you run out of month? When you check your bank balance...

4 Free Social Media Mar...

As a small business owner, you probably have a Facebook page and a Twitter account, but that doesn’t mean you’re effectively using social media for marketing. If you’re still skeptical about how social media can positively affect your bottom line, or if you just...

Reader Profile: Mark...

The following is the latest post on my new “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...

10 Ideas to Save Money ...

It’s amazing how certain tunes are so ingrained into our culture. The Happy Birthday song, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, and of course, the wedding march, can all be recognized within a few notes. “Here comes the bride, all dressed in white…” Boys and girls...

5 Common Problems &...

When money gets tight, taking on a roommate becomes a temptation. Roommates can help pay your rent or mortgage, utility bills , and maybe even your food costs. But watch out: While many roommate arrangements typically start off with a cordial handshake, once a roommate moves into your...

Electronic Waste (E-Was...

How often do you buy a new cell phone, laptop or TV? If you’re like most people in the United States, you probably upgrade your electronics fairly often. The problem is that most people don’t think twice about buying the “latest and greatest” technology. After...