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From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 16, 2008 at 7:03 am ET
A while back I wrote about co-workers’ plans to spend their tax rebates. I was called “boring” when I stated that I would invest it and pretend it never existed. (That’s the same sort of ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 15, 2008 at 7:27 am ET
These days, you can find personal saving statistics everywhere. The majority of the statistics are pointing to unhappy times ahead for many people. The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) recently completed a survey of people’s ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2008 at 10:22 am ET
Our article, If You Receive Some Money…, was listed in the Carnival of Personal Finance #152. This is a long-running, very popular carnival.
I enjoyed reading The Personal Financier’s post on The Problem of Accounting and ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2008 at 10:06 am ET
Our article, Cinco de Mayo, Celebration and Bar Tabs, was listed in the Festival of Frugality #125 - Save Some Money If You Are Rich Edition. This edition of the Festival has a tongue-in-cheek theme ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 13, 2008 at 10:18 am ET
Last Sunday my wife, or Mrs. Save and Conquer as she now likes to be called, was very nearly in a high-speed accident on the freeway. She said a car in front of her in ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2008 at 10:14 am ET
I recently signed up at mint.com to help me keep track of our monthly expenses. I have long kept a budgetary spreadsheet, which I previously wrote about, in which I keep a pretty good estimate ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2008 at 10:00 am ET
This is a post from Mrs. Save and Conquer:
As the long days of summer approach, so do endless hours of “Mom! I’m bored! There’s nothing to do!” Some people pay thousands of dollars in expensive ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2008 at 10:16 am ET
Our article, Home Maintenance Tips, was listed in the Festival of Frugality #124 at Frugal for Life. This festival is always large, and it is easy to find some exceptional posts.
Think Your Way to Wealth ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2008 at 10:04 am ET
Our article, Identity Theft - Reducing the Risk - Part 3, was listed in the Carnival of Personal Finance #151 - Bloggers on Surviving the Squeeze. This is another large carnival.
Save to the Future has ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2008 at 3:37 pm ET
A while back I wrote about the home-made ETF (HMETF) that is an equally weighted group of nine ETFs that make up the sectors of the S&P 500. Since the ETFs have been available, the ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2008 at 10:26 am ET
Our post, Grandpa and the Great Depression, was listed in the premier edition of the Financial Tips Blog Carnival. The theme of this edition of the carnival is “Ready For Recession?” I very much hope ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2008 at 4:00 am ET
Welcome to the Ebb and Flow Edition of the Money Hacks Carnival.
Personal finance ebbs and flows throughout our lives. Sometimes we make sound decisions and benefit. Our money flows and works for us. Other times ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 6, 2008 at 10:20 am ET
We had a meeting yesterday with our new company’s top managers, engineers, and HR people. It was very informative and made us feel a bit more comfortable. We were told several things about the acquisition ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 5, 2008 at 7:46 am ET
Happy Cinco de Mayo to our Mexican friends. I expect there will be much partying that includes the consumption of lots of great Mexican food as well as alcohol.
Beyond the usual caveats to have a ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 4, 2008 at 6:29 am ET
I worked as a consultant for nearly six years at a large aerospace firm. Upper middle management of the program I was working on was changed four times during those years. The top management also ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 2, 2008 at 10:47 am ET
The company that both my wife and I work at was officially purchased by a large company on May 1. The purchase was not a surprise. It has been “in the works” for almost a ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 1, 2008 at 10:21 am ET
Pinyo at Moolanomy just posted a vary scary account in The Cost of Road Rage and Aggressive Driving, where he describes being physically accosted by a road rager. The person tried to cut in front ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 30, 2008 at 10:48 am ET
Our article, Home Health Remedies, has been listed in the Festival of Frugality #123. Aryn at Sound Money Matters has an interesting theme for the festival, Supercapitalism, where she discusses a few thought from Robert ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 30, 2008 at 9:33 am ET
Our article, How Does a Short ETF Really Work?, was listed in the Carnival of Personal Finance #150. This is a large carnival listing with 115 links.
I completely agree with Todd’s post at Harvesting Dollars, ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 29, 2008 at 10:02 am ET
If you receive some free money, how much would you spend? How much would you save?
I have read a lot of accounts of what people will do with their coming tax rebate. Many in the ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 28, 2008 at 10:19 am ET
Owning a home carries many rewards, but also a few headaches. Keeping your home well maintained helps keep the headaches to a minimum. As part of Spring cleaning, it is a good idea to perform ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 26, 2008 at 7:49 pm ET
I think the Spring cleaning bug bit my wife, because she has been fired up to get rid of stuff. So we had a garage sale today. My wife put advertisements in PennySaver, Craigslist, and ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 25, 2008 at 10:39 am ET
A few days ago, someone stole 200 gallons of gasoline from the local food bank. Besides losing the value of the stolen gasoline, the food bank had to purchase “industrial strength” locking gas caps. The ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 24, 2008 at 10:00 am ET
This is the third of a three part series on ways to combat identity theft. Part 1 and Part 2 contained descriptions and examples of various types of identity theft. This third part continues various ... ( more)
From Save and Conquer - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 24, 2008 at 9:44 am ET
Our article, Turn Off Your Furnace’s Pilot Light, was listed in the Money Hacker’s Carnival #9. I have to admit I was a little taken aback when I saw a really scary picture of Freddy ... ( more)
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