Blog Archives
March 2010 (4)
Detailed Monthly Archive
February 2010 (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Another Sunday PF Roundup
- 27: A Toyota Congress
- 25: Outsourcing Your Life Pt 2
- 24: The Plutus Awards
- 24: Make Work Pay
- 22: The Paradox of Choice
- 21: An Olympian Finance Roundup
- 20: The Defict Looms Large
- 18: Outsourcing Your Life Pt 1
- 16: Filing for a Tax Extension
- 15: A Project to Share
- 14: A Valentine’s Outsourcing Sunday Roundup
- 13: Snowmageddon!
- 08: My IRA Conversion Guest Post
- 07: Superbowl Sunday Roundup
- 06: NASA vs The Recession
- 05: Frugal Friday Week 33
- 04: Giving the Bank the Keys
January 2010 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Another Sunday Personal Finance Roundup
- 30: Introducing the iPad
- 29: Frugal Friday Week 32
- 26: The Naughty Double Ohs
- 24: A Roth Roundup
- 23: The Earth and the World
- 22: Frugal Friday Week 31
- 20: The Roth IRA Conversion – Unintended Consequences
- 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2010
- 17: A Sunday PF Blogger’s Roundup
- 16: A Real Disaster
- 15: Your Money Ratios
- 13: Is Debt Anti-God?
- 11: More on Estate Planning
- 10: A New Year’s Resolution Roundup Part Two
- 09: The Fish Are Biting
- 08: Frugal Friday Week 30
- 05: How To Make A Fortune
- 04: Start Over, Finish Rich
- 03: A New Year’s Resolution Roundup Part One
- 02: My New Year Goals
- 02: A 2010 Forecast?
- 01: The Past Decade
December 2009 (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 26: The Decade With No Name
- 25: A Merry Christmas Roundup
- 24: Hindsight
- 22: Giving to the Homeless
- 20: This Week’s Financial Roundup
- 19: A Time of Need
- 18: Frugal Friday Week 29
- 17: Two Good Roth Moves
- 15: Retirement Savings Ratio
- 13: The Weekly PF Roundup
- 12: TARP explained
- 11: Year End Tax Tips
- 08: Mind Mapping
- 07: Estate Planning 101
- 06: The Weekly Roundup
- 05: ’tis The Season
- 04: Frugal Friday Week 28
- 02: Trade-Off
November 2009 (21)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: My Financial Weekly Roundup
- 28: The Thanksgiving Floats
- 27: Frugal Friday Week 27
- 26: Happy Thanksgiving
- 24: Can the Market Make You Rich?
- 22: This Week’s Roundup
- 21: Happy Aniversary Sesame Street
- 20: Frugal Friday Week 26
- 19: Choosing between a 15 or 30 year mortgage
- 17: The Housing Boom and Bust
- 15: This Week’s PF Blogger Roundup
- 14: Realistic Toys?
- 13: Frugal Friday Week 25
- 12: Traditional IRA day
- 10: Latest on Flex Accounts
- 08: My Weekly PF Blogger Roundup
- 07: The New Trickle Down Economics?
- 06: Frugal Friday Week 24
- 05: Pay Debt or Build Emergency Fund?
- 03: Scanning into Evernote
- 01: Another Weekly PF Roundup
October 2009 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Lessons Learned?
- 30: Frugal Friday Week 23
- 28: Funding Matched 401(k)
- 26: The Unintended Consequences of CARD
- 25: Weekly Reading Roundup
- 24: A GOP No-bel Prize
- 23: Frugal Friday Week 22
- 22: RSS updates now available via email
- 21: Will Gold Break $1250 by 2011?
- 19: The Dow 10,000 means nothing
- 18: Another Fellow Blogger Roundup
- 17: The Recovery
- 16: Frugal Friday Week 21
- 15: Roth Mania!
- 13: Free; The Future of a Radical Price
- 12: Term vs Whole Life Insurance
- 11: Weekly Roundup – The Credit Card Edition
- 10: Credit Cards Preying upon the Poor
- 08: Evil Credit Cards
- 07: A Financial Goodbye
- 04: Reading my Fellow Finance Writers
- 03: Rest in Peace William Safire
- 02: Frugal Friday Week 20
September 2009 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Mad Money, Watch TV, Get Rich
- 29: Traditional IRA versus Roth IRA – Which One Should You Choose?
- 27: This Week’s Financial Blog Reading
- 26: The Economic Carrot and Stick
- 25: Frugal Friday Week 19
- 23: Dilbert’s Unified Theory of Everything Financial
- 21: Marginal Tax Rates Explained
- 20: PF Bloggers’ Weekly Roundup
- 19: Bernanke Declares Recession Over
- 18: Frugal Friday Week 18
- 17: The State of Healthcare
- 15: Inheriting or Bequeathing an IRA
- 13: Another Great Week Reading My Fellow PF Bloggers
- 12: What were you thinking, Joe?
- 11: Frugal Friday Week 17
- 10: What is a Roth IRA (and What are the Benefits?)
- 09: Flex Accounts at Risk?
- 07: Some Obamanomics
- 06: Good Reading This Week
- 05: The SEC’s Bite
- 04: Frugal Friday Week 16
- 02: Is Your House an Investment?
August 2009 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Fun With Statistics
- 30: Good Financial Reading This Week
- 29: High Frequency Stock Trading
- 28: Frugal Friday Week 15
- 26: More Innumeracy
- 25: Lottery Winners Going Bust
- 23: This Week in the PF Blogosphere
- 22: Our Recovering Economy
- 21: Frugal Friday Week 14
- 20: New Credit Card Law Starts Today
- 18: Pay Off Your Mortgage, Then Retire
- 16: My Blog Reading This Week
- 15: The End of a Wall St Era
- 14: Frugal Friday Week 13
- 12: An ETF lawsuit
- 11: Using a Roth IRA to Maximize Your Wealth
- 09: Another good week of PF blog reading
- 08: Who will win the battle?
- 07: Frugal Friday Week 12
- 06: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 33
- 05: IRA Donations
- 02: Posts from my Fellow PF Bloggers
- 01: Forced Health Insurance?
July 2009 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: My Life According to Billy Joel
- 31: Frugal Friday Week 11
- 29: Credit Card Big Brother
- 27: Your FICO score
- 26: Great Reading This Past Week
- 25: Sarah’s change of heart
- 24: Frugal Friday Week 10
- 20: One Small Step
- 19: This week’s Best PF Blog reading
- 18: A Cap and Trade Cartoon
- 17: Frugal Friday Week 9
- 16: A Change of Plans
- 14: I Love It When You Talk Retro
- 12: Good Reading This Past Week
- 11: My Favorite Kind Of Bar
- 10: Frugal Friday Week 8
- 08: Dennis Kneale Recovery
- 06: Thinking about Dave Ramsey
- 05: This week’s financial blog reading
- 04: Happy July 4th!
- 03: Frugal Friday Week 7
- 01: College Financial Aid
June 2009 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Good Bye Bernie
- 28: This week’s blog reading
- 27: Teachers Can Save The Economy
- 26: Frugal Friday Pt 6
- 25: Cap and Trade
- 24: Swapping Mutual Funds For ETFs
- 21: The week’s blog reading
- 20: Health Care Reform
- 19: Frugal Friday Pt 5
- 17: IRS Phones Home
- 16: Carnival Of Top PF Posts #7 – Some Runners Up
- 15: Carnival Of Top PF Posts #7
- 14: This past week’s PF reading
- 13: Gas Heading Back Up
- 12: Frugal Friday Pt 4
- 10: IRS thinking of taxing employee cell phone use
- 08: Barack Obama in Cairo
- 07: PF Bloggers Roundup
- 06: House of (Credit) Cards
- 05: Frugal Friday Pt 3
- 04: The Money Genie Grants 3 Wishes
- 02: The GM bankruptcy
May 2009 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Reading other PF bloggers
- 30: The Enteprise’s Next Mission
- 29: Frugal Friday Pt 2
- 28: Credit Karma
- 26: Credit Card Reform
- 25: Memorial Day 2009
- 24: This past week’s blog reading
- 23: Credit Card Law signed
- 22: Frugal Friday Pt 1
- 21: Happy Birthday Steve
- 19: Trump This
- 18: Past Week’s Reading
- 16: Graduates Entering the Job Market
- 15: A Special Day
- 13: Starting a Panic
- 11: Did Your 529 Blow Up on You?
- 10: This Past Week
- 09: The Matthew Shepard Act
- 07: Credit Default Swaps (Explained)
- 05: Bull Flu
- 02: Our Kids’ Next Board Games
- 01: A United State of Unemployment?
April 2009 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 32
- 29: What is ‘poor’ in the US?
- 27: ETFs at tax time
- 26: The Great Nexus
- 25: Our Stress Test
- 24: Cold Fusion Is Hot Again
- 23: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 31
- 22: Credit Card Rate Caps coming?
- 21: The Next Depression Babies?
- 19: Changes to the Blog
- 18: Inflation falling
- 17: Kill the 401(k)?
- 16: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 30
- 15: The Formula That Killed Wall Street
- 13: Trust. No. One.
- 11: Holiday Peace
- 10: More signs of the bottom behind us
- 09: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 29
- 07: A Bad Zero Percent Card Offer
- 04: The Cigarette Tax
- 03: Mark to Market rules loosened
- 02: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 28
- 01: Does iTunes violate Supply/Demand?
March 2009 (17)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: A VA to consider
- 28: March Madness
- 27: Small Break for HomeOwners
- 26: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 27
- 23: (Free) 2009 Tax Guide
- 21: Tim’s Cafe
- 19: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 26
- 18: ETF’ed
- 16: Patience / Don’t Jump
- 14: Economic Nosedive
- 13: Have We Hit Bottom?
- 12: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 25
- 11: Bad Bank
- 07: How We’re All Feeling Now
- 06: The Mortgage Bailout
- 05: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 24
- 04: Big Budget Indeed
February 2009 (13)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: The Budget Is Out
- 26: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 23
- 24: Chasing Customers to Bankruptcy
- 21: Mortgage Rescue
- 20: Moral Hazard
- 19: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 22
- 18: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- 14: The 2009 Bank Standoff
- 13: Mark to Market?
- 12: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 21
- 11: Crazy #$%* Tax Code
- 09: A Double Dip for 2008 Taxes
- 02: Taking a Break
January 2009 (16)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: The Geithner Plan
- 29: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 20
- 27: The 401(k) backlash
- 24: The Goose May Be Dying
- 22: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 19
- 21: President Obama’s Speech
- 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 17: Goodbye, Mr. President
- 16: My Thoughts Today
- 15: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 18
- 10: Our Little Debtors
- 08: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 17
- 07: Mortgage Rates Bottoming?
- 03: So Far So Good
- 02: Did Gold shine in 2008?
- 01: A Happy New Year to All
December 2008 (19)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Farewell to 2008 (and good riddance)
- 29: 2009 Tax Rates and other Tidbits
- 28: We have a winner!
- 27: A Christmas Present
- 25: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 16
- 22: RMDs Suspended for 2009
- 20: Santa vs The Grinch
- 18: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 15
- 17: Saved by Zero?
- 13: Another Christmas Season Cartoon
- 12: Bad Market = Good Time to Convert to Roth?
- 11: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 14
- 10: TV deal reflecting our economy
- 08: Time to Refinance?
- 06: A Christmas Bailout Cartoon
- 05: More on the Recession
- 04: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 13
- 03: In recession a year already
- 01: A CyberMonday Deal
November 2008 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Beam Me Up, Scotty
- 28: Future Gas Pains
- 27: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 12
- 26: Two Posts, revisted
- 24: Gas below $2
- 22: Sympathy for the Devil
- 21: Two more years of IRA donations
- 20: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 11
- 19: I did not forget to post today.
- 17: Selling at a loss to save some bucks
- 15: Consumer Confidence
- 14: The Zero Percent Cap Gain Rate
- 13: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 10
- 12: A Black Swan Interview
- 11: Veterans’ Day
- 10: Spike Lee, Happy Everything
- 08: An Entertaining Presidential Campaign
- 06: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 9
- 05: Congratulations, President Obama
- 04: A Public Service Announcement
- 03: Buy Now!
- 02: Ben and Jerry say “Vote”
- 01: Class Warfare
October 2008 (24)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 8
- 29: The Fault Lies Not in our 401(k)s
- 27: Time to Roth?
- 25: A subprime cartoon Saturday
- 24: Send Fuld to Jail
- 23: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 7
- 22: Another Frightening Show About the Economy
- 21: Innumerate? Bring me a beer!
- 20: Buffet says “BUY!”
- 19: An RSS promotion – Book Giveaway
- 18: Money Art
- 17: Partisan Returns
- 16: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 6
- 15: United States of Innumeracy
- 13: Happy Columbus Day
- 11: A picture print by Currier and Ives
- 10: Palin Middle Class?
- 09: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 5
- 08: Another Reason to Roll your 401(k) to an IRA
- 06: Shining Pigs
- 04: Let’s Hope Not – A New Saturday Illustration
- 03: A Depressing Week
- 02: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 4
- 01: Pass the bailout, save the world
September 2008 (25)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Buffet – Hero or Opportunist?
- 28: Another Charity to Consider
- 26: The 700 Billion Dollar Bailout
- 25: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 3
- 24: 401(k) vs IRA Deathmatch
- 22: A DVY update
- 20: A Modern Humpty Dumpty
- 19: Keep Your Program, BOA
- 18: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 2
- 17: Section 72(t) withdrawals
- 16: Bumping up your Social Security benefit
- 14: Some Delicious Links
- 13: Palin, the brand
- 12: Obama vs McCain on Taxes
- 11: Money Merge Account Analysis Pt 1
- 11: RSS Feed on the fritz
- 10: Mudita!
- 08: What’s in Your 401(k)?
- 07: Today’s thoughts
- 06: The Color of Money
- 05: More Roth Lovin’
- 04: Still No Recession?
- 03: The Credit Crunch & Mortgage Rates
- 02: Inflation Adjusted Immediate Annuity!
- 01: Happy Labor Day
August 2008 (21)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: BidenSpeak
- 29: Free eBook “Money Matters For All Ages”
- 27: Zero Interest Faux Pas
- 25: Fair Tax?
- 22: Phantom Tax Rates
- 20: 401(k) Debit Cards = Just enough rope
- 18: Buying versus Renting
- 17: Looking for a Logo
- 15: Adding to My List
- 14: One More Subprime Story
- 13: Impacting your FICO score
- 12: Smartest Money Advice
- 11: Putting an Annuity in Your IRA?
- 09: A Painful Saturday Cartoon
- 08: Solar Batteries
- 07: Another Subprime Link
- 06: Going to the Dogs
- 05: A GDP Update
- 04: One Year Old Today
- 02: A Drowning in Debt Saturday (cartoon)
- 01: Another Look at Variable Annuities
July 2008 (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: FDIC Scare You?
- 29: Top Ten Signs You Have a Bad Bank
- 28: Buy High! Sell Low!
- 27: A Few Thoughts Today
- 26: A Social Security Saturday Cartoon
- 25: The Alternative Energy Bandwagon
- 23: Money Merge Innumeracy
- 21: Of MMAs and HELOCs
- 18: The Debt Avalanche
- 16: Loving That Roth?
- 14: Converting to Roth after age 70
- 12: Today’s Saturday Cartoon
- 11: Forget to depreciate?
- 09: Money Merge Hyperbole!!
- 07: You lending money to Uncle Sam?
- 05: Another Cartoon Saturday
- 04: Happy July 4th!
- 02: Suze on Variable Annuities
June 2008 (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Joe’s List of Lists
- 28: A Brilliant Cartoon Saturday
- 27: Changes in Home Prices
- 25: McCain’s $300 million dollar challenge?
- 23: The Warning Signs
- 21: Another Saturday Morning Cartoon
- 20: Where do you fit in?
- 18: How Dumb are our Congressmen?
- 16: Credit Card deals a Ripoff?
- 14: The “Ominous Black Swan”
- 13: Sen John Barrasso Innumeracy
- 11: Obama Innumeracy
- 10: Maybe no Recession at all?
- 09: Unintended Consequences IV
- 07: A cartoon for the weekend
- 06: Bad Energy Mojo
- 04: The Logic of Life
- 02: A Recipe For Disaster
May 2008 (14)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Gold ready to crash?
- 28: Emergency Funds
- 26: Memorial Day
- 23: More on the Food Crisis
- 21: Social Security Benefits II
- 19: Social Security Benefits
- 16: Last Chance Millionaire
- 14: Free FICO Score
- 12: 401(k) Loan bad for your (financial) health?
- 09: George Will needs to read more
- 07: Inflation’s Little Parts
- 05: Food on the Rise
- 02: No Recession Yet?
- 01: RSS Awareness Day
April 2008 (14)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Inherited IRA rules and complications
- 28: On my Death, Please, Take a Breath
- 25: Getting a TAN
- 23: A bit above average
- 21: DVY – The iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index
- 18: Waiting for the Sun
- 16: A not so Sharper Image
- 15: Tax Day
- 14: Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics
- 11: The Next Bubble
- 09: Mortgage 101
- 07: More on Money Merge
- 04: A Sunny Friday
- 02: Borrowing to buy Tax Free Munis
March 2008 (12)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Washington Week Mention
- 28: The IRA Two Step
- 24: Pre Tax vs Post Tax savings
- 21: Diversifying
- 19: Fed’s Recent Moves
- 17: BioFuel vs BioFood
- 14: Another Sunny Day
- 12: Market Timing, still
- 10: There’s no winning
- 07: Let the Sun Shine
- 05: Even Though Oxygen is Flowing
- 03: Money Merge Accounts
February 2008 (12)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Fun with Schedule A
- 27: Hello Josie Taxpayer
- 25: Suing Your 401(k) sponsor
- 22: More Roth Magic
- 20: Bar Stool Economics
- 18: More thoughts on Solar
- 15: HELOC as Emergency fund
- 13: Unintended Consequences III
- 11: Another view on Pre-paying your Mortgage
- 07: Moving On Up
- 04: Suze Orman
- 01: BiWeekly Mortgages
January 2008 (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Bodie on TIPS
- 28: Relief for home short sales
- 25: Crazy Week
- 22: New Capital Gains Rates
- 21: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 18: A Mild Bagel
- 09: Richistan
- 07: What’s wrong with the health care system?
- 05: Rolling over a 401(k) to a Roth
- 03: Inheriting a 401(k)
- 01: Welcome to 2008
December 2007 (7)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 25: Year End Greetings
- 21: A Little Roth Magic
- 19: Debt Snowballs
- 17: Holiday Advice
- 13: A Courageous Doctor
- 10: The Subprime Bailout (not)
- 04: Paulson to the Rescue
November 2007 (10)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Credit Card due date redux
- 26: Gift Card Madness
- 22: Much to be Thankful About
- 21: Why you need Insurance
- 19: Do I Need Insurance?
- 14: Get Rich Quick!
- 11: Remembering This Day
- 09: Adding Insult to Foreclosure
- 07: Another Subprime View
- 05: 10 Reasons You are Not Rich
October 2007 (16)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: April 15th is too late
- 29: Net Unrealized Appreciation
- 26: On my Reading List
- 25: Ready, Set, Roth!
- 24: Sneak Peak
- 23: Gone Fishing
- 22: Social Insecurity (redux)
- 19: Why Do We Feel So Poor?
- 18: History Repeating? (Part Duex)
- 17: History Repeating?
- 16: Income in Respect of a Decedent
- 09: More Unintended Consequences
- 04: Freakonomics
- 03: Here Comes the Sun
- 02: But the 400 are Really Rich
- 01: …..ain’t Gold
September 2007 (15)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: Unintended Consequences
- 26: All That Glitters
- 25: Donating that IRA money?
- 24: You Are Rich! (Congratulations!)
- 21: Zero Interest Redux
- 20: Market Timing, again
- 19: Too Little, Too Late
- 17: Look at your Credit Report
- 16: Zero Interest Loan
- 12: Year End, Start Planning
- 10: Don’t Bury Your Head in the Sand
- 08: Housing Bubble or Subprime Meltdown?
- 06: Watching the balances every night
- 04: Market Timing Doesn’t Work
- 03: Disappointing returns
August 2007 (17)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Back from the Beach
- 24: Time to Hit the Beach
- 24: Jim Cramer
- 22: Coffee Price Gouging?
- 18: This Week
- 17: Slow Down to Save Gas?
- 16: Anti-Gouging sounds like price controls to me
- 15: Credit Card due date
- 14: Roth Conversion Strategy
- 13: Origins of the Meltdown
- 11: Bad Paper, and Lots of it
- 10: Upcoming Feature Articles
- 09: Baseball Tax
- 08: 5 days, 4 percent
- 07: A little kindness might help
- 06: Don’t panic
- 04: Welcome
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