It seems that store shelves start filling with holiday cheer earlier each year. You can find Christmas decorations all year round and carols can be heard the day after Thanksgiving, why not start getting yourself ready for the holiday season earlier too?
For the last year, my co-worker Cody and I have made a tradition of eating fast food for breakfast every Friday. As our buddy Randy Kaufman ( click the link; he's the guy in the ill-fitting tracksuit) always said, "Quantity over quality." We call it Fast Food Friday--original, I know.
You might remember my previous Modern Money Managers post on Microsoft Money. I've since moved on. MS Money is a great tool for those who have more complicated finances than I do.
Today is Veterans Day. To clear up a common misconception, veterans aren't just military members who have participated in combat. "The term veteran means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable."
Those familiar with our print edition know that each issue features a Ridiculous detailing overpriced merchandise or outrageous celebrity behavior--oftentimes, both. Well today I ran across fameroute.com.
Maybe it speaks more to the company I keep, but I don’t know anyone who would claim to be a financial wiz. But it appears that for most of us having even adequate financial knowledge is something of a stretch. Yahoo!
15.7 million people are unemployed in the United States, as of October of this year. It is sad to say that the number of unemployed is now nearly double the population of New York City.
The economy sucks. It's tough to keep the job you have, let alone find a new one. And if it seems that college is getting more expensive to boot, you'd be right. But who knew that it might have anything to do with prisons?
This week culminates in Black Friday--the day when Americans wake up at the crack of dawn and work themselves into a frothy retail frenzy because of great deals. A quick word of advice: it's not a deal if you don't need the product or can't afford it. Buying a "deal" on a credit card isn't worth it if you don't pay off the balance before interest accrues.
This time of year is all about tradition. Traditionally, almost everyone eats turkey. Many people go shopping. We even watch the same events. Here's the breakdown by the numbers:
Budgeting is to finance as jump shots are to basketball--foundational and ubiquitous. We have an entire budgeting section at brassmagazine.com. However, most budgeting content focuses only on the personal side. That leaves out the whole federal aspect of budgeting.
