Why did you cash out your 401(k)?
I'm doing research for a post and wanted to know if you've ever cashed out your 401(k). If so, why did you do this? What did you spend the money…
Reducing Pet Costs: Tax Deductable Pets?
For the penultimate post in the Reducing Pet Costs series, let's talk about another great American tradition (besides pet ownership) - Taxes! While we may treat our pets like our…
The City Dweller’s Dilemma: Fact or Fiction?
Last night Zac and I spent more time than necessary deciding on whether we should go out for dinner or stay in -- sometimes couples take forever just to make…
Ten Money Questions for Craig Smith
Craig Smith is co-founder of Gay Celebrations, an events planning company that produces high-quality and memorable events tailored to the needs of the LGBT community. As a former studio entertainment…
Is Your Gift Card Worthless Because the Company Went Bankrupt?
What do you do when the company from which you received a gift card goes into bankruptcy? Suddenly your prized gift (and money spent by someone) becomes literally just a…
What is Driving the Rising Cost of Food?
Unless you haven't gone to the grocery store or to a restaurant in the past six months, you may have noticed that the price of food has continued to rise.…
The Benefits of Working Odd Jobs
After years spending my summer as a workaholic, this summer I returned home and resolved that I would make a conscious effort to not devote all of my time to…
How to Travel During Tough Economic Times – Part 3
Train travel is not as cheap as once perceived; particularly overseas. In Europe, forget taking the train these days. Eurorail costs have gone up and bullet train prices can be…
Long commute causes buyer’s remorse: how gas prices are affecting life in the exurbs.
'œRemorse goes to sleep during a prosperous period and wakes up in adversity.' '“ Jean-Jacques Rousseau Awhile back, a journalist was looking for stories from our readers experiencing buyer's remorse…
Building Wealth Consciousness from Within – Part 6
The 6th article of a series of articles. Multiple Streams of Coins: In the twentieth century, people were raised to get a job with a good company and they were…