Cash For Clunkers Not Gone Yet
The buzz over the government’s cash-for-clunkers program has been extraordinary. It has surpassed the pessimism of skeptics who thought this program will not work. In just the past week, many car owners have traded in their clunkers for a more fuel efficient vehicle. The car commercials swarming the televisions offering the program certainly played a [...]
Prepare Yourself With My Lost Wallet Protocol
First off, the graph above is obviously false (hopefully). But in all seriousness, no one ever wants to lose their wallet or have it stolen but these unfortunate events do happen to the best of us. Many of us carry a majority of our spending power and personal identification information in our wallets. That is [...]
How Twitter and Facebook Can Hurt Your Career
The web has expanded our ability to exercise our freedom of expression. The growth of Facebook and Twitter has intruded into various aspects of our lives. We all know the power of social networking with these two mediums and that has become a double edged sword. Some users talk about and show the many events [...]
Two Students That Started Their Own Mini Businesses In College
Don’t argue it. Every college student wants, needs and uses money. Some have part-time jobs. Some don’t. For those that don’t, a few have created their own business and became their own boss. Entrepreneurial spirit is rampant in the young adult generation and some ideas have the potential to become success stories. I have also [...]
Carnivals and Links: 7/20/09
Today, Stephanie at PoorThanYou did a superb job hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance #214: United States Presidents Edition, in which my post on 8 Things That Do Not Affect Your Credit Score received a mention. Last week, the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights: Sweet 16 Edition was hosted at WiseBread where my money story on [...]
