Welcome to a brand new year and Episode 50! I know Ive been on hiatus a bit due to work travel and our familys forthcoming arrival. So with that, thought this would be a great time to ask for your resolutions, particularly from a financial sense!&

It goes without saying that a little customer service can go a long way, when employed by the employee AND the customer. Doing just that might be able to save you a little bit (or a lot) on your credit card portfolio according to a recent survey. Another

When it comes to money, sometimes you just cant beat plain old common sense. Todays episode features some good tips to keep in mind for your financial life.Today's episode is also brought to you by Undebt.it, one of the best tools available for helping

While the economy as a whole may be in question on a daily basis, one thing that may be getting some clarity this fall is gas prices.   Have you started using GasBuddy yet?  If not, it's a great way to be able to keep up to date on the lat

Earlier today, the yield curve inverted, which previously has always been a sign leading up to a recession. I wanted to talk about a post from MarketWatch that I thought had some good information about it. Opinions seem to vary about what this might porte

For Episode 45, I take a deep dive into the app, Tally.    You can tell Tally that you would either like to pay the cards manually, or have it pay them on your behalf.  Tally will issue you a credit line that it uses to pay on your cards, w

Hot off the heels of the Equifax Data Breach Settlement, yesterday it was announced by Capital One that a hacker may have compromised information from 100 million applications.  This episode covers some tips and steps you can take if you think you ma

Budgets can be daunting.  It might seem like there is an endless laundry list of categories to keep track of at times.  That's where the 50-30-20 budget can come in handy.  The goal, is to limit your after tax income to 50% being allocated

If you think its hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. Jack Lemmon I shared this quote today on the blog, and thought it was very appropriate for many aspects of life.   Frequently I like to share quotes from the sit

Lately I’ve become more intrigued by the concept of financial freedom or financial independence, and the varying forms that that can take on when it comes to personal finance. I’m in the midst of reading Grant Sabatier’s Financial Freedom, and it has real