Money for the Rest of Us

I’ve been thinking lately that Personal Finance Bloggers must be control freaks. Who else would spend so much time thinking about money? Who else would bother to create elaborate budgets? Who else would meticulously count every cent they earn, spend, and save? Who else would not only do these things, but then write about them? [...]

This is the fifth post of the series “15 Tips for Cheap Travel.” You can navigate the rest of the series by going to the 15 Tips for Cheap Travel Index. There are two times in your vacation/travel planning process that you should consider your budget. First, as mentioned in the post about decision making, [...]

I have recently started using Google Documents and Spreadsheets to manage my budget. If you haven’t heard of Google’s Docs and Spreadsheets here’s the lowdown: With Documents and Spreadsheets you can upload, create, or email yourself a document or spreadsheet and it will be saved online allowing you to access it from any computer (provided [...]