Money for the Rest of Us

This time of year we’re bombarded by: “Buy, Buy, Buy” along with “Give, Give, Give”. There is much talk about Black Friday, and many links to Amazon gifts we recommend. Even in the non profit world end of the year appeal letters are being sent by every nonprofit in the universe. And I wholeheartedly encourage [...]

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? [...]

The Festival of Under 30 Finances, (May Graduation Edition) has arrived! The question was: “What’s one piece of financial advice you wish someone had given you when you graduated from college? (Or if you haven’t yet graduated, what do you think you’ll struggle with most and need advice about when you graduate?)” We had several [...]

I’m hosting the next Festival of Under 30 Finances.  The question is: What’s one piece of financial advice you wish someone had given you when you graduated from college? (Or if you haven’t yet graduated, what do you think you’ll struggle with most and need advice about when you graduate?) Please submit your articles through [...]

As recent graduate, I couldn’t wait to start earning some money. Unfortunately, with the lack of financial education in schools, the only guidance I had was what I received from my parents and what I read. That only gets you so far. With all the advice dispensed this time of year, I thought a little [...]

Yesterday I wrote about being treated differently because you are young and the economic consequences for companies who treat their young customers differently than their older ones. Not only do the offenders lose out when they discriminate, but as young people know, they too lose when they are treated differently because of their age. Here [...]

Day-to-day we all are blatantly or unintentionally judged or discriminated against for various reasons. But there is one form of discrimination that makes me angrier than all others: ageism. I hate it when people treat me poorly because of my age. Yes, part of the reason I hate it is because I don’t like being [...]

It happens to nearly everyone, your wallet gets lost or stolen and you panic. Where do you begin and what do you do? Addressing the problem of a stolen wallet can seem overwhelming, but if you follow the three steps below, you should be well on your way to a having new wallet with new [...]

Queercents has an awesome post about taxes for twenty-somethings.  If you still have yet to think about your 2006 taxes check out this post.

I find that one of my problems as a young person trying to plan for the future is that I’m young and retirement (and even a real adult life with a house, family, kids) seems like such a long way off. How much of my fun here and now should I put off so that [...]