Ahh…. Spring is in the air. Birds chirping, children frollicking in the park, opening day baseball, tax returns, my dog shedding clumps of hair, non-stop rain, sinus allergies…..focus, G.E., back to the positives…. flowers, ice …

I’m not an advocate for buying new vehicles versus used. However, there is some merit in buying an extremely cheap new car and driving it until it’s time to take it behind the woodshed and …

If you’re going to shell out the cash for a smart phone and data plan, you might as well harness some helpful personal finance applications to recoup some of that money! Google’s Android platform has …

TransUnion Settlement Benefits Delivered
For the old-school readers of 20somethingfinance, you may remember a post I did about 18 months ago on the TransUnion settlement from a class action lawsuit. If you didn’t sign up to …

October 18-24 (this week) was recently designated as ‘National Save for Retirement’ week by Congress. Historically, the federal government has always promoted increased spending by consumers to drive us out of recessions. That’s why it’s …

How to Buy Glasses Online
My employer has a rather generous vision plan that covers $155 towards new eyeglass frames and 100% of the lenses through insurance provider VSP. With the new insurance, I was thinking …

Efiling? Try These 5 Free Options
I’ve always used paid Turbotax products to do my own taxes, however, there are some great free and much cheaper options available for those who have relatively simple returns. After …

Can Money Buy Happiness?
Can money buy happiness? It’s one of the most heavily disputed and researched questions of all time. Countless studies have been done, with each seemingly confirming the inconclusiveness of the last. I’ve …

The IRS maximum allowed 401K contribution will increase from 2008′s $15,500 to $16,500 in 2009 (for those over 50 years old, the 401k catch-up contribution increases to $22,000). Why is this timely? Read on. Looking …

This may not be news for a lot of people, but I just discovered that you can send text messages via email to most major cellular providers. This tip is stellar in that it is …