I'd like to introduce you to Hank Coleman from Money Q&A, a personal finance blog that I admire. I met Hank at FinCon13 in October, 2013 and thought his story was interesting. Here are the questions I put to Hank recently. 1. What got you started in blogging? I started blogging in September 2007. Believe it or not, I actually started … [Read more...]
November Roundup: Grinchiness Cures
Grinch PunchI've been hearing Christmas Carols on the radio and it's softening any Grinchy tendencies I've been harboring lately. Here are some wonderful articles around the blogosphere dealing with holiday shopping, holiday weight gain, and even joy.1. Here's a great post at More Thyme Than Dough on How To Recapture Christmas Joy. Really good … [Read more...]
September Blog Round-Up, Chocolate Milk Edition
I just finished a road trip with my sweet 3-year-old grandson and my daughter-in-law. It was amazingly smooth with our little guy having few issues. At a fast-food restaurant he was reaching into his food bag & knocked over his chocolate milk. My jeans got a wash in chocolate milk, but after a bunch of napkins all was well again. I have to say … [Read more...]
April Blog Round Up, April Flowers Edition
We seemed to have skipped ahead in the calendar this year. So we have lovely flowers to enjoy that ordinarily come in May. I wish you nice weather wherever you are! Here are my picks for April from around the blogosphere. I hope you find something helpful and valuable. At Prairie Eco-Thrifter you can get tips on How to Save a Lot of Money … [Read more...]
March Blog Round-Up
Looking back at March, there were many really good articles around the blogosphere. While I'm taking an April Fool's theme, all of these articles are the real deal. Here are some that are not to be missed.Money Cone dishes the dirt on "Companies I Won't Do Business With"This makes me think of the old song lyric, "We won't get fooled again!" You … [Read more...]
February Blog Round-Up, Leap Year Edition
Is Spring really coming? Let's hope so! Here are some great reads from around the web that I hope you will enjoy, no matter what the weather. 1. Money Cone challenges advice common on personal finance blogs in Unconventional Wisdom in Personal Finance. I agree with most of the points.2. Money Ning shares some great ways to enjoy Gourmet … [Read more...]
Blog Round-Up for January
As January comes to a close, I want to share some great posts from other personal finance bloggers.Miss T. at Prairie Eco-Thrifter has a thought-provoking post: What Buddhism Teaches Us about Personal Finance. You don't have to be Buddhist to recognize that the endless pursuit of material goods does not bring happiness. Enjoying the moment with … [Read more...]