USA Week: Financial advice for singles

It is National Unmarried and Single Americans Week (USA Week). According to the US Census Bureau, singles make up 42 percent of all U.S. residents 18 and older. Since... Read more »

Budgeting & the home-based business

Home-based businesses can be ideal for people seeking to balance career and family. Unfortunately, many home-based businesses fail due to poor financial planning. (BTW, my attempt at self-employment failed due to my... Read more »

Make working from home work

After having my second child, I temporarily reduced my work hours by taking a sabbatical from my full time job to become a home-based consultant. In doing so, I joined a group... Read more »

Feeling powerless can lead to spending

It seems as though every time you pick up the paper, there is news of another financial crisis. (Or in today's case, a plan to fix a crisis.) The complex nature of... Read more »

GWP: Personal experiences with loans

Today, I am joining the PF Blogger’s Extended Group Writing Project and writing about my personal experience with loans. For the most part, my experience with loans has gone... Read more »

Don’t count on credit card terms

I received this Advice Team question today: I have a new credit card with a $40k limit that has a great 0% APR offer for 12 months... Read more »

It pays to stand tall

My brother is tall. Apparently, if you are tall, it can be hard to find things that fit like clothing or shoes. If you are quite tall, you might even need to... Read more »

Check up on that medical bill

Being sick or hospitalized can leave you with a feeling of helplessness and the high cost of health care can make the situation even worse. Whenever you incur medical expenses—large or small—it... Read more »

Day’s worth of healthy(ish) food cost me less than $8

Yesterday, I fed myself for an entire day on less than $8. I didn’t mean to do it, it just happened. Here is what I ate: Bowl of cereal... Read more »

Baby shower gift is paying off

One of my coworkers is having a baby shower next week (Congratulations, CV!) Planning for the event makes me think back to my own baby shower days. Friends and family gave us... Read more »