Pimp Your Finances

In one of my first posts, I started a series called “Get out of Debt!“.  It chronicles my quest to pay off all my consumer debt.  All $10,793.86 of it.
All of it is on 0% interest cards, but I’m still uncomfortable having any debt, let alone that much.  It’s manageable now, but if something happened [...]

My 401K is down 45% this year, but that doesn’t bother me (very much).  I try to take a long term point of view with my finances.  But I recently realized that even my decades long point of view is far too short sighted.
I’ve never taken the time to figure out exactly how much money [...]

In last week’s Market Share Battle, “Review of Free Online Money Management Tools“, we compared 3 free web-based money management tools: Mint, Wesabe, and Yodlee.  This week, we review 3 more web-based tools for managing your finances: Quicken Online, Geezeo, and Buxfer.
The services are all free, and consolidate information from a variety of sources to give users a [...]

I hope you’re having a great holiday season!  I’ll have a post later this week letting you know what I did with my Christmas.  Now, on to the links!
JLP at All Financial Matters has an article about how the stock market has capitulated, meaning that things are finally so bad that they’re a bargain.  If [...]

Do what you got to do.  And say what you got to say.  Do what you go to do.  Yes, start today.  Start today.
- Smashing Pumpkins, “Window Paine”
The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.
- David Chilton, “The Wealthy Barber”
When it comes to motivation, we’re our [...]

Most people go to college to prepare themselves for the future.  But If that’s not the case for you, here are 12 things you can do to sabotage your financial life in college.  Just follow these easy steps to set yourself back for years.
1. Take out more loans than you need
If people are willing to [...]

For all the media coverage of the bailout, there’s been little talk of details.  Here are 14 questions that explain everything you need to know about the bailout.
1. Why is a bailout needed?
According the Bush, letting Chrysler, Ford, and GM collapse is not an option in the middle of a recession, housing slump, and credit crunch.
The [...]

The holidays are rapidly approaching, but I found time to put together this week’s links.  Enjoy!
 

Flexo at Consumerism Commentary is now debt free!  He finished paying off the last of the last of his debt on December 15th.  It’s very encouraging and motivating to read about the success stories of others.

J.D. at Get Rich Slowly takes a detailed [...]