10 Free Meals & Beverages on your Birthday: The Birthday Glutton Marathon Challenge!
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10 Free Birthday Coupons for Meals & Drinks
It’s your birthday. And damn it, you deserve to eat and drink for free – and lots of it! Depending on your tastes and how recently you had …

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My Personal Quest to De-Commercialize the Holidays
Sun, 12/6/09 | 20 Comments
My Personal Quest to De-Commercialize the Holidays

Do you wish that the Holidays weren’t so darn commercialized? Are you starting to think that it may be time to cut scale back or cut off gift giving, but don’t quite know how to …

Final Day for TradeKing $50 Bonus
Sun, 11/29/09 | One Comment
Final Day for TradeKing $50 Bonus

{Update: This promotion has ended, but you can still } Just a heads up on my previous TradeKing post that you have a little over 24 hours left for the $50 sign-up bonus. As I …

Pet Owner? The HAPPY Act Might Bring you Tax Deductions
Sun, 11/29/09 | 29 Comments
Pet Owner? The HAPPY Act Might Bring you Tax Deductions

Could your Pet Bring you a Tax Deduction?
Who’s a good boy? Yeah, that’s him right there. My shelter dog, Murdock, A Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. And he’s about to become an even better boy …

Exciting 20SomethingFinance TGIA-Thanksgiving Updates
Mon, 11/23/09 | 9 Comments
Exciting 20SomethingFinance TGIA-Thanksgiving Updates

If you like toilet humor and personal finance, you’ll love the post I just posted over on my new personal finance blog, MicroFrugality.com. Check it out and subscribe to that blog or you’re missing out …

The 5 Worst Twenty Something Personal Finance Blunders
Sun, 11/22/09 | 21 Comments
The 5 Worst Twenty Something Personal Finance Blunders

Sound personal finance is often times not what you DO, but what you DON’T DO. Often times we look for all the right answers, tips, and advice about what we need to be doing to …

Why I Switched my IRA to TradeKing
Thu, 11/19/09 | 7 Comments
Why I Switched my IRA to TradeKing

Switching to Tradeking
I just made the switch from ETrade to TradeKing for my IRA. I have kept Zecco.com for my non-retirement account (because Zecco has zero fees, even on the trades – but they charge a …

Why the English are More Frugal than Americans
Wed, 11/18/09 | 9 Comments
Why the English are More Frugal than Americans

This is a guest post by FruGal, who shares money saving ideas and frugal tips at TotallyMoney.com and can be found on twitter @fru-gal.
Why the English are better at frugality than Americans
I have been reading …

Personal Finance DeathMatch: You Vs. Your Parents – who Wins?
Mon, 11/16/09 | 20 Comments
Personal Finance DeathMatch: You Vs. Your Parents – who Wins?

How much of your personal finance savvy can you chalk up to what you learned from your parents? Are you a better saver than they are? Were you motivated by their personal finance behaviors?
It’s an …

The 2 Financial Benefits that Every Veteran Should Receive
Sun, 11/15/09 | 2 Comments
The 2 Financial Benefits that Every Veteran Should Receive

This is a slightly belated post in the spirit of awareness around Veteran’s Day. Thank you to all the brave men and women who have served our country.
Volunteering their Lives
Our Veterans volunteer their lives (while …

First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Update
Sun, 11/8/09 | 9 Comments
First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Update

As speculated would happen last week, Congress officially extended and expanded the first-time home buyer tax credit until April 30, 2010. If you want to know specifics on the plan, check out that post, as …