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5 Biggest Lessons Learned in 5 Years of Personal Finance Blogging
Wed, 12/26/12 | 12 Comments
5 Biggest Lessons Learned in 5 Years of Personal Finance Blogging

20somethingfinance hits a landmark birthday this Thursday: 5 years!
What started out as a twinkle in my eye during the start of my Christmas vacation 5 years ago has blossomed into a behemoth financial publishing empire.
Yeah, …

5 Life Takeaways from the Great Recession (to Prepare you for the Next One)
Wed, 12/5/12 | 9 Comments
5 Life Takeaways from the Great Recession (to Prepare you for the Next One)

The Great Recession meant a lot of things to a lot of people.
For many, unfortunately, it meant some combination of job loss, extensive periods of unemployment, home foreclosure, economic hardship, a huge portfolio hit, and …

Black Thanksgiving: Who is to Blame?
Mon, 11/19/12 | 21 Comments
Black Thanksgiving: Who is to Blame?

Last year, number of big name retailers, including Walmart, Sears, and Toys R Us – made the jump from Black Friday to Thanksgiving night hours. That prompted a little ode to Black Friday from me.
In …

What’s in My Wallet
Tue, 08/7/12 | 30 Comments
What’s in My Wallet

I thought it might be kind of cool, as a personal finance blogger, to answer the annoyingly effective (or effectively annoying?) ad slogan question, “what’s in your wallet?”. And no, you won’t find a Capital …

New Stuff Around the Site
Fri, 07/6/12 | No Comment
New Stuff Around the Site

I’ve cleaned up the site a bit in efforts to make it more user-friendly and faster.
This is the “prettiest” I think it has looked (you may have to clear your cache to see the latest …

The Breaking Bad Guide to Personal Finance
Wed, 06/27/12 | 2 Comments
The Breaking Bad Guide to Personal Finance

I just sped through the first 4 seasons of AMC’s Breaking Bad by borrowing the dvd’s from a friend.
If you can make it beyond episode 2 of season 1, you’re in for a stress-filled, guilt-ridden, …


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