A recent New York Times article gave a number of suggestions on how to avoid a 20% down payment on a home mortgage. The implications of a 20% down …
Publishing this article on how to get free air for your car tires required some mandatory humility (lessons learned) on my part. But, hopefully you can learn from my …
It’s been a while since I’ve done an investing 101 article, so I’m overdue. In this post, we’ll cover an important investing component: bid-ask spread. May sound boring, but …
This IRS maximum donation limit article has been updated for the 2025 tax year, following changes from the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) legislation. Ever wonder if there …
One of my very favorite personal finance metrics to calculate, monitor, and compete against is my personal inflation rate (as one half of a married couple, it could more …
401K Loans are Becoming More Popular. Should you Borrow from your 401K? Here’s a fact that may surprise you – 17.6% of Americans with a 401K have an outstanding …
A survey of 5,500 millennials (aged 23-35) shined a worrisome light on the financial acumen of the group as a whole. George Washington University and PwC Bank recently analyzed …
Back when I started this site (many beers ago), I highlighted a tip that allows you to send text messages from email for free. At the time, this was …
