Savings
Systematic Savings: Start early and stay rich
Build a system to automate your money management in no more than six weeks.
Taking The High (Yield) Road: A savings account intro
With a high-yield savings account, you can earn serious interest on your spare change.
On The Economic Horizon: What to expect in the coming months
In light of the recent economic volatility, a lot of people are wondering what's going to happen next. No one can see the future, but I want to paint a broad picture of what could likely happen, and how it will affect you in 2009.
Scrooge Me Out Of Christmas
British Columbia seems like an altogether wonderful place. The Pacific Ocean creating millions of untouched waves on miles of coastline, mountains replete with snow deep enough to bury a Yeti, forests big enough to go full Ron Swanson in, and now this, a wonderful piece of writing by Shannon Rupp.
Gift Card Exchange Day: December 26
This December 26, exchange unwanted gift cards for cash or an Amazon.com gift card on giftcardexchangeday.com. On the day, just enter the value and retailer name of your gift card, and instantly receive cash bids from reputable gift card resellers.
The Penny Makes No "Cents" (Video)
What started as a good idea--a 100% copper 1 cent piece--in 1792 is now a muddled one that's resulted in the U.S. spending $134 million per year to make eight billion pennies that aren't worth the copper-colored metal they're printed on. (Oh yeah, pennies are now just 5% copper and 95% zinc.)
The Ultimate Money Infograph
Check out this Money Infographic from xkcd.com.
This is literally the most comprehensive gathering of money information and statistics I've ever seen. I certainly wouldn't want to be the one to sift through the 206 sources to compile it all, but my hat's off to them.
The Gold Standard
Well, this is cooler than Kickin-Rad Cat, but not quite as cool as Goose Parade. The bros from NPR's Planet Money, the appropriately named Jacob Goldstein and the not-as-appropriately named David Kestenbaum, explain how we ended up with the gold currency... from a chemistry perspective. Consider my mind enlightened.
Layaways For The Holidays
Spread out your holiday shopping money and cut back on credit usage with this holiday season's layaway comeback.
Emergency Savings: Do you have some?
It's a question everyone's uncomfortable with: How much money do you make? Is it enough to live comfortably? Extravagantly? Or are you just scraping by? Regardless of your financial situation, be open and willing to discuss your finances with family, friends, or simply anyone willing and knowledgeable enough to help you through the tough times and make the good ones better.
