Cutting the Cord: Alternatives to Cable TV
Tue, 06/18/13 | 23 Comments

The intellectual and entertainment value of satellite or cable TV is debatable.
There is, no doubt, loads of crap television out there. And if you sit there, channel flipping, and let yourself get sucked in, your …

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20SomethingFinance Reader Profile Survey (Super Happy Fun)
02/23/13 | 6 Comments
20SomethingFinance Reader Profile Survey (Super Happy Fun)

I’ve often been curious as to the demographics of the WONDERFUL readers & contributors to this here site.
By nature (name of the blog), you would assume a heavy concentration of, well, twenty-somethings.
However, some of the …

Opening a Custodial IRA for a Minor
02/19/13 | 8 Comments
Opening a Custodial IRA for a Minor

If you’ve been through the public (or even private) school system, you know well that personal finance is not taught in school, unfortunately.
If you have children and you read personal finance blogs, you also know …

National Minimum Wage: Should it be Raised & Indexed?
02/18/13 | 14 Comments
National Minimum Wage: Should it be Raised & Indexed?

The national minimum wage debate is fun.
And because the federal minimum wage is not currently indexed to cost of living changes, it usually rears its head every 5 years or so, as it stagnates for …

When Two Becomes One: Newlywed Financial Optimization
02/13/13 | 8 Comments
When Two Becomes One: Newlywed Financial Optimization

Fresh off a somewhat heated discussion around keeping finances separate or combining in marriage, I realized we didn’t even get to the fun stuff: the cost benefits of becoming a newlywed.
You could really swap in …

Secured Debt vs. Unsecured Debt: Which you Should Pay Off First?
02/11/13 | 16 Comments
Secured Debt vs. Unsecured Debt: Which you Should Pay Off First?

As you begin your own personal adventures in credit and debt land, you’ll notice an interesting phenomenon: borrowing rates vary quite dramatically from one type of loan to another.
Credit cards, for example, can have interest …

E-File Tax Identity Theft Fraud is Exploding: Here is How to Protect Yourself
02/6/13 | 5 Comments
E-File Tax Identity Theft Fraud is Exploding: Here is How to Protect Yourself

As with anything, when the majority of a population uses something, it usually becomes the target of malicious or criminal activity. Just ask Microsoft Internet Explorer engineers.
Now that over 80% of tax returns are e-filed …


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