I'm not usually one to write with such emotion as I do now. When I do, it's universally about core personal finance beliefs - that's not exactly the case now. I'd like to take a little space and a little of your attention to address a topic a...

Last month, I decided there probably isn't a whole lot of value in sharing my net worth ups and downs with you. If you want to put yourself in my shoes, here's a basic synopsis of my account holdings. I have a little over $200,000 in net worth. ...

Even now, you can get more than 5% interest from a checking account. (Some restrictions apply.) When I went to Finovate Start-up a few months ago, one of the companies that caught my eye was CheckingFinder. Their web application was nice, but I...

With apologies to Peter King, I'm going to borrow his shtick for this round-up. I think watching fewer than ten seconds of Usain Bolt was every bit as amazing as anything that I've seen in the Olympics thus far. That includes two of Phelps medals...

Another look to see if FoodSaver saves you money I was reading this months Costco Connection and found a piece about preserving food. It probably shouldn't surprise anyone that Costco would want to promote it's products for sealing and saving food. ...