Universities across the country will be filling up their dorms and surrounding apartment complexes from now until the next three weeks. I remember my first experience going away to school. I didn’t have much, because my dorm was about the size of a medium sized bedroom, and I shared it with one...

My friends over at RezHub.com are re-launching a great travel booking website that offers customers ways to travel green without thinking about it! They have a green score rating system for all hotels affiliated with them that rates how environmentally friendly it operates. They’ll also help you...

If you haven’t noticed, the stock market has been doing very well lately. It has had a few ups and downs in the past 8 weeks, but overall, it has performed great in 2009. My IRA took a strong dive in 2008 like many others, mainly because I did not have it properly diversified. I had everything...

I listen to the Dave Ramsey show sometimes on the way home from work. It airs from 3pm to 6pm in Orlando. I often hear questions from people asking if they should sell their car to help pay off their other debts. There are a couple of things to consider here: The owner still owes money on the car, but...

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...

My best friend recently saved over $100 buying contact lenses using Google Shopping and a company willing to price match any internet prices he found that were lower than their prices. I will use his experience as an example, but you can apply this method to any product you are looking to buy, as long...

Money Magazine has come out with their 2009 best cities to live around the United States . Here are the Top 10: Louisville, CO Chanhassen, MN Papillion, NE Middleton, WI Milton, MA Warren, NJ Keller, TX Peachtree City, GA Lake St. Louis, MO Mukilteo, WA Keep in mind that Money Magazine picks small towns...

We’re all looking to save money right now, and frugality takes creativity if you want to save the big bucks. Smart Money has a great article about saving money on group discounts with strangers. They have some great online resources to help you partner up with other people looking to get a group...

Ever since I have been more passionate about personal finance and managing my money, I have noticed that there are different definitions of being cheap and being frugal, depending on who you talk to. When my wife and I started telling people that we couldn’t go on vacation, because we were paying...

The Car Allowance Rebate System was signed into law last week, but there are already scammers out there trying to phish information from consumers looking to trade in their old cars. Here are some things you need to know to avoid these scams: If you come across any website that uses the term “cash...