When I started grad school, I also decided to start being “financially responsible.” See the quotes? That means that I had not idea what that actually entailed. I thought that the best way to start this new life was to take control of my debts. I owed a few hundred dollars to a friend and ... Read more →
One of the financial skills that we’ve kinda let lapse over the last few years is saving money. Pretty basic, but we’re terrible at it. What we’re really good at is impulse spending. We should get a medal or award for it. Well, from here on out, we’re going to change that. And we’re going ... Read more →
image: J Wynia What would you rather tell people: your favorite sexual position or your salary? Which would you rather people knew? Of the topics of conversation that seem to remain forever taboo, revealing how much you make will always be controversial. If you make more than your companions, then they might think that you’re ... Read more →
It’s been about two years since I’ve updated our net worth on this website. Scratch that, it’s been about two years since I’ve updated our net worth period. Yes, it’s been THAT long since I’ve added up the numbers. I was frightened to see the numbers. Now I’m just disappointed. Here’s a rundown of why ... Read more →
Source: goodfinancialcents.com via Jeff on Pinterest We’ve joined over 140 other bloggers to promote the Roth IRA Movement. Thank Illinois Certified Financial Planner Jeff Rose for this awesome idea! How We Found Out About Roth IRAs According to my statements, my Roth IRA was opened in 1996. I was in high school at the time and got into ... Read more →
A big hearty congrats to Michelle, Sarah, and Liz for winning our giveaway of free federal and state preparation and e-file with TurboTax Deluxe Online on our post about TurboTax for Mac review. They will all be expecting refunds so they might actually enjoy doing their taxes. Enjoy! To send you off this weekend, here’s some ... Read more →
I’ve said a few times that I was going to get a tax professional to do our taxes this year. We picked a guy from friends’ recommendations, and he gave us a worksheet to fill out. I would have had to get all of my paperwork together in order to fill it out. By the ... Read more →
Today we’re featured in the Credit Card Assist “Best of the Bloggers” interview series. Bill has written quite possibly the best introduction to who we are that I’ve seen. He’s been very patient with me over the past few months as I kept pushing back when I was able to get back to him, but ... Read more →
image: Eason41 Don’t spend more than you earn. Don’t buy too much house. Don’t forget to pay your bills on time. There’s quite a few financial rules that are floating around that we’re told to follow, or else. Just like rules in your everyday life, sometimes you need to know when breaking them will benefit you ... Read more →
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Tweets of the Week. If you’re not following me on twitter, you should – I’m at @lovenotdebt. In addition to musing about trivial matters on Twitter, I like to broadcast anything personal finance-related that is fun, helpful, or interesting. It occurred to me that it also serves as a great ... Read more →
Happy Leap Dave Williams! (edit: or is it Leap Day Willam?) Did you trade children’s tears for candy? Have you been poked in the eye or have had your hair yanked because you’re not dressed in blue and yellow like a Best Buy employee? No? Then how about you try new things and take chances, without ... Read more →
image: JohnONolan The last time that we made publicly available financial goals was in 2009. That’s like, before the dinosaurs in internet time. Sure it’s almost March, but that doesn’t mean that it’s too late to make goals for 2012. The goals this year won’t be too different from years past, which goes to show ... Read more →
So we’ve been tagged. No, not vandalized. The Budgeting Babe tagged me to answer some questions, and ruined a perfectly good 3-day weekend. (just kidding) Here are the rules: Post these rules Answer 11 questions from the person who tagged you Create 11 questions for the people you tag Tag 11 people and link them ... Read more →
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image: jon_a_ross Just a reminder: we’re still accepting applications for a paid blogging position. You have to get your application in by 11:59 pm CDT on Monday, February 20 to be eligible. That way, if you have Monday off for President’s Day like I do, you have some extra time to get in your application. ... Read more →
image: xkcd Riding in the car this past Sunday afternoon… Her: So, let’s talk about Valentine’s Day… Me: *Breaking into cold sweat* Uhhh…ok… Her: I’m screwed. Me: Alright, me too! *hi-fives Her* Her: Whew. I’m so relived. What should we do? Him: Make a box of Ghirardelli brownies and drink some wine? Her: Perfect! Happy Valentine’s Day, ... Read more →
image: Aranami We’re looking for a blogger to contribute to our site. More information and application here. Summary: $300, 12 posts, 2 months. We’ll start from there and see how it goes. Why are we hiring? Because for a while this website has been pretty much a one man show. That man is me. Her ... Read more →
image: aaltonen In the past month I’ve had bad luck with electronics. Last week Her was using her computer to look up some stuff, and then turned to me and uttered those dreaded words, “I think that the internet is down.” If you’re a home networking amateur like myself, you know that finding the problem of ... Read more →
image: mikebaird I remember going to the gas station with my mom when I was a little wee lad. She’d give me $5 and I’d go tell the cashier, “Five bucks on pump three.” (on occasion she’d give me $10 and would also tell me to get $5 of lotto tickets, but that’s another post…) And ... Read more →
image: sbamueller In a few weeks, Her, the little one, and I will be traveling to see relatives over the Thanksgiving holiday. Of course that means getting on an airplane with a baby. Back in the days of DINK I remember giving dirty looks and being annoyed at the parents of a screaming child. Now ... Read more →