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10 Fun Summer Activities for Under $10 that you May Have Forgot About
Monday, 23 Aug, 2010 – 19:33 | 5 Comments
10 Fun Summer Activities for Under $10 that you May Have Forgot About

Summer Fun Can be Cheap
August is almost over, and that means there’s about two good months of summer left if you’re in a northern climate. Live it up before the cold and snow rolls in, …

70% of Americans want to be Self-Employed. What is Stopping you? (Reader Poll)
Monday, 16 Aug, 2010 – 8:24 | 15 Comments
70% of Americans want to be Self-Employed. What is Stopping you? (Reader Poll)

There’s a huge gap in the United States between the percentage of Americans that ARE self-employed and the percentage of American’s that WANT to be self-employed. Let’s take a look at the numbers.
Percentage of Americans …

The Top Ten Cities for Young Professionals
Monday, 26 Jul, 2010 – 8:06 | 25 Comments
The Top Ten Cities for Young Professionals

Kiplinger recently rated its picks for the top 10 Best Cities for Young Adults. The factors that they took into consideration when compiling this ‘best’ list were:
1. healthy economies fueling new job growth
2. large percentages …

First Date: How Much Should you Spend?
Wednesday, 14 Jul, 2010 – 21:00 | 11 Comments
First Date: How Much Should you Spend?

Who Should Pay for the First Date – Taken to the Next Level
One of the most heated discussions elicited from any post EVER on 20somethingfinance came as a result of an analysis I did on …

Do you Give Money to Panhandlers? (Reader Poll)
Wednesday, 7 Jul, 2010 – 21:48 | 19 Comments
Do you Give Money to Panhandlers? (Reader Poll)

Giving Money to Panhandlers: A Question of Ethical Principles (or Tugged Emotions)
Panhandlers, beggars, the homeless, street bums… call them what you will, but lets just categorize them as ‘people in the streets asking you for …

Stop Wasting Money on Electricity! Your Guide to Identifying & Unplugging Standby Power Appliances
Thursday, 1 Jul, 2010 – 8:20 | 10 Comments
Stop Wasting Money on Electricity! Your Guide to Identifying & Unplugging Standby Power Appliances

Roughly 10% or more of your electrical bill comes from appliances that you have ‘turned off’. Not pissed yet? Try this – according to the U.S. Department of Energy, 75% of appliance energy use comes …

Would you Lend Money to Family or a Friend? (Reader Poll)
Tuesday, 29 Jun, 2010 – 19:34 | 18 Comments
Would you Lend Money to Family or a Friend? (Reader Poll)

We’ve all heard horror stories around lending money to a family member or friend, only to find out later on that they were not able to pay the lender back and it resulted in a …

Turning a Layoff into a Business Opportunity
Saturday, 12 Jun, 2010 – 12:39 | 10 Comments
Turning a Layoff into a Business Opportunity

The LATimes published a story about a project manager from Boeing, Marlene Baroli-Turati, who was laid off in 2008 when the recession hit. Instead of sulking or frantically taking a job that didn’t fit, she …

Lala Shut Down by Apple: A Sad Day for Frugal Music Lovers
Saturday, 1 May, 2010 – 11:21 | 10 Comments
Lala Shut Down by Apple: A Sad Day for Frugal Music Lovers

I just received an email that Lala is being shut down by Apple, who bought Lala 5 months ago, on May 31st. A year ago, I made the switch from iTunes to Lala. Now, unfortunately, …

How Much is your Time Worth? When Outsourcing your Life Makes Sense Financially
Tuesday, 13 Apr, 2010 – 20:48 | 15 Comments
How Much is your Time Worth? When Outsourcing your Life Makes Sense Financially

Ever sat there spending 3 hours cleaning your house or apartment on a beautiful sunny weekend day because you simply didn’t have any other time to do it? Or maybe you spent two hours mowing …