The topic in the financial news world is the economy, more specifically a looming recession. At this point its no longer a matter of if a recession is coming, but rather when it’s coming and how long it’s going to last. Perhaps we’re already in one, so now is the time to make sure you’re [...]

To put it mildly, the cost of health insurance in crippling for many people, if not outright prohibitive. Worse, though, is the actual cost of health care: a surgery here, a prescription there, and suddenly you’re in more debt than if you had been out playing the ponies.
Sure, you can save money in a rainy [...]

During the past few months, things have gone from bad to worse. The S&P 500 is down about 12% for the year. Job losses are on an upward trend. There are tons of foreclosures across the nation. Far too many people are realizing they are in an upside down situation where they owe more on [...]

My boyfriend and I have been considering getting rid of cable for our television. There are a couple of reasons: we’d like to save money and we don’t like the thought of how much time we wind up spending in front of the television (despite only officially watching 2 shows) being two of the key [...]

There’s only two ways to get richer, make more or spend less. Saving as much money as possible is one of the fundamentals of building wealth.  It is applicable on day one, that’s why I’m an advocate of frugal living. However, I also want a happy and balanced life, which is why I wrote about [...]