Verizon has a new smart phone data plan called the Share Everything plan. Starting June 28th, all Verizon users have the option of switching out of their old plans to sign up for the latest plan du jour. Being a Verizon user, I’m now faced with the choice of keeping my current plan or switching […]
Archives for June 2012
College degrees Make the Rich, Poor and the Poor, Rich
A college degree is so powerful, that children growing up in rich families risk poverty without one. At the same time, children coming from poor families want to go to college and obtain a degree in accounting or even healthcare management so that they have a better chance of earning a better salary. A college degree may […]
Are You My Audience Or Is Google and Top Ten Family Finance Articles #6
The Google machine found my site about a week ago. Finally, one of my articles was worthy of notice and is now being found by masses (like 10 people actually) who want to know how much money to spend on a gift for a high school graduate. While, it’s awesome to see my hits increase, […]
Two Ways to Save (and Make) More Money in Less Time, Using Principles of Economics
Economics is arguably the most boring subject on earth. I used to set an alarm clock whenever I had to read my textbooks. My wife (then fiancé) refused to proofread my economics term papers except right before bed. Many nights of insomnia have been cured thanks to my copy of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations. […]
Does It Cost More to Cook on the Oven or the Grill in the Summertime?
When it comes to the lower energy cost cooking option in the summer time, which burns more green: the oven or the grill? Some background. It’s heat wave season and I’m starting to feel it in my non-central-air-controlled-brick-oven home. I’m also reading all about it in the many energy savings posts I’ve come across in […]
Illiterate, Drunk, or Blogger with Small Children and Top Ten Family Finance Posts #5
It’s time I acknowledged how tolerant you all have been in publishing some of my comments. I honestly don’t know why you put up with it sometimes. Since I know that patience lasts only so long, I decided to answer the question that has been on many of your minds; illiterate or just drunk? Let’s […]
My Biggest Money Mistake
Yakezie is a community of personal finance and lifestyle bloggers that work hard to selflessly help others. This post is part of the Yakezie blog swap. Today, Michelle from Making Sense of Cents and I are swapping blogs for a day. Please stop by her site to read my own Biggest Money Mistake. Hi everyone! […]