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February 2009  (2)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 09: What is ‘Reverse Redline Mortgage Discrimination’? (4)
• 02: It’s Time for the Stimulus Militia! (2)

January 2009  (5)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 27: Why Isn’t the Toxic Asset Relief Program (TARP) Working? (0)
• 12: Festival of Frugality #160 (32)
• 12: Making the Hard Decisions – Caring for Your Elderly Parents (6)
• 09: Can You Still Retire After 2008’s Losses? (5)
• 02: My S.M.A.R.T. Goals for 2009 (7)

December 2008  (2)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 23: Travel Plans Cancelled, Not Enough Room in the Plane (4)
• 22: The Government Gives Us an Early Christmas Present – The Credit Card Reform Act of 2008 (0)

November 2008  (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 28: Black Friday Turns Deadly for Wal-Mart Employee (3)
• 26: 10 Good Reasons to Stay Home for the Holidays (1)
• 21: Short News and Guest Post Notice (0)
• 18: Ask the Reader: Should the Government Support the Auto Bailout? (2)
• 12: "It’s Hip to Be Spare" – How Frugality Has Become the New Fashion (20)
• 11: Circuit City Declares Bankruptcy, Gift Cards Become Worthless (0)
• 09: Sunday Roundup at Credit Withdrawal (5)
• 06: Pres. Elect Obama’s Economic Plans – How Do They Affect You and the Nation? (4)
• 05: Obama Wins! A Change is in the Air (1)
• 04: AT&T IPhone Users Now Get Free Wifi Access at Hotspots (2)
• 02: HSBC Penalized Me for Doing a Credit Balance Transfer With Another Card (5)

October 2008  (15)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: Can They Fire Me For Being Sick? (2)
• 29: First National Bank About to Become First NationalIZED Bank (0)
• 28: Don’t Neglect Your Retirement Investment, Especially NOW! (0)
• 27: What Is RSS? And Why Should I Care? (0)
• 24: $2.33 a Gallon Gas Scares OPEC into Cutting Production (3)
• 23: Fed Drops ANOTHER $500 Billion, and Nobody Notices (1)
• 21: 10 Fun Things to do With Your 401k Statement (8)
• 20: Is Government Intervention the Right Answer? (2)
• 17: "Mommy, Are We Poor?" What to Say to Your Children During Hard Times (8)
• 14: Kansas Dept. of Labor to Give Visa Cards to Unemployed Instead of Checks (0)
• 13: White House Rumored to Remove FDIC Insurance Limits (2)
• 10: What a Difference a Year Makes in the Financial World (3)
• 07: Hard Times Causing Theft of Metal to Soar (5)
• 06: Hiding Bills and Other Stupid ‘Considerate’ Things to Do (2)
• 02: It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas (6)

September 2008  (4)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 30: Congress Rejects the Bank Bailout, and the Market Goes into Meltdown (1)
• 26: Washington Mutual Falls, JPMorgan Snaps it Up! (3)
• 24: Joe Sixpack and the Alien Abduction Kit – Financial Kit pt. 1 (3)
• 22: "Bring Out Yer Debts!" – Ben Bernanke Does Monty Python (4)

August 2008  (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 29: Your Lifestyle May Hurt Your Credit Score (6)
• 27: Vacation Guilt – Feeling Guilty for Leaving Your Co-workers in the Lurch (3)
• 22: FTC Bans Electronic Telemarketers – Will Robby the Robot and Wall-E Sue for Discrimination? (0)
• 20: The Stimulus Checks are Gone, Now What? (0)
• 18: All Fall Down and Go Boom (0)
• 13: Financial Things I Learned at DisneyWorld – Internationalization Pays! (1)
• 09: Happy Birthday Credit Withdrawal (4)
• 07: Take a Tax-Free Holiday Before School Starts (3)
• 04: Carnival of Financial Goals #9 (9)
• 02: Saturday Roundup – Aug 2nd, 2008 – MORE Vacation Time (2)
• 01: Pay Off Your Bills with Coloring Books and Crayons (1)

July 2008  (9)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 30: Americans Drive 40 Billion Miles LESS than Last Year. What a Disaster! (0)
• 28: Paying Off Debt – Science vs. Psychology, and the Seventh-Inning Slump (7)
• 23: The Capital One Debit MasterCard, Now You Don’t Even NEED a Bank Account with Them (6)
• 17: Confidence in Banks Shaken, as the FDIC Takes Over IndyMac. But Why? (0)
• 15: Watch that First Step, It’s a Doozy – Starting Down the Path to Financial Control (8)
• 10: Just Giving it Away – Why it’s Good to Be Rich (6)
• 08: Where Did all the Customers Go? (1)
• 04: Happy 4th of July (1)
• 02: IRS Increases Mileage Rates through Dec. 31, 2008 (8)

June 2008  (10)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 29: Why Your Boss Won’t Let You Telecommute (6)
• 19: Ask the Readers – Does the Economy Influence Your Vote? (2)
• 17: Using a 0% Credit Card to Consolidate Debt (4)
• 14: Saturday Roundup – June 14th, 2008 – Vacation Time (5)
• 13: Congratulations to One of Our Readers (2)
• 10: Where’s My Money?!?? The Government Holding up the Economic Stimulus Checks (3)
• 06: Ask the Reader – What’s Your Best Grocery Cost-Saving Tip? (7)
• 05: Giving the Gift of Health… Insurance (3)
• 04: The Death-Knell of the Hummer (7)
• 02: Economic Stimulus Not as Stimulating as Hoped (6)

May 2008  (17)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: Saturday Roundup – May 31st, 2008 – Motivated Weekend edition (5)
• 30: Ask the Reader – What are Your Vacation Plans this Year? (2)
• 29: HSBC Does a Pre-Emptive Strike on My Wife (5)
• 28: Vacationing This Summer? Don’t Forget Vacation Insurance! (1)
• 27: The Roth IRA as Emergency Fund (10)
• 24: Saturday Roundup – May 24th, 2008 – Catching Spring Fever edition (5)
• 23: Ask the Reader – What are You Doing About High Gas Costs? (10)
• 19: Buying Cheap Tools Doesn’t Save You Money (3)
• 16: Ask the Readers – Should the Farm Bill Be Passed? (0)
• 15: Saving the Stimulus Income – Instant Emergency Fund (3)
• 13: Countrywide Turns Me Down – More Signs the Housing Market is Still On the Way Down (3)
• 12: Joe Sixpack vs The Budget Buster Gang (4)
• 09: I, (State Your Name) am a Debtaholic (5)
• 08: Ask the Readers – What is Your Highest Interest Card? (11)
• 06: Why You Need an Emergency Fund – A Real World Example (2)
• 03: Saturday Roundup – May 3rd, 2008 – Son’s Birthday edition (8)
• 02: Short Request for Prayer (2)

April 2008  (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 30: When Life Gives You Lemons, You’ve Got Some Free Lemons! Scooore!!! (11)
• 29: Will the Economic Stimulus Package Help You Survive the Recession? (2)
• 27: One GOOD Thing to Use Credit Cards For – Pay Your Bills Automatically (2)
• 25: Sam’s Club and Costco Run Out of Rice? (5)
• 24: Are You a Check Snob? People Who Hate Check Writers (12)
• 23: Joe Sixpack and The CDO that Ate $200 Billion on Wall Street (3)
• 21: The Universal Default Lives – Chase Outright Lies to Me (13)
• 19: Filed Your Taxes Electronically? Here’s When You Should Get Your Return (3)
• 17: 10 Reasons I Love On-Line Banking, and Why You Should Too (10)
• 14: What’s Wrong With WANTING to Be in the Middle Class? (11)
• 11: TaxCut Winner Announced, and Quicken Winners Too (2)
• 10: Work and Travel, How Rising Gas Prices are Killing the Transportation Industry (3)
• 09: Last Minute Tax Filers! Win a Free H&R Block TaxCut Premium + State. It’s Simple and Easy. Don’t Wait! (0)
• 07: Is it Time to Buy the McMansion? Temptations from the Sub-Prime Mess (7)
• 05: Should You Compare Your Lifestyle to Your Parents’ ? (4)
• 03: What Does the Proposed Housing Bill Do to Help the U.S. Subprime Mortgage Problems? (10)
• 02: Goals for 2008 – March Update (3)
• 01: Ex-Convicts to get Debit Cards When Released (4)

March 2008  (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 29: Yet Another New Type of Spam – GMail Calendar Spam (5)
• 28: Final Weekend for Quicken Giveaway, and Other News (1)
• 27: Why do Credit Cards Give Cash Back Rewards? (9)
• 25: America – The Bail-out Capital of the World (15)
• 22: Do You Have Plans for Your Stimulus Check?? The Stores Do! (9)
• 21: Quicken Contest Still Going On (0)
• 20: Why NOW is the Best Time to Get Out of Debt (6)
• 19: Are You Mad at the FED? Good! But be Mad for the Right Reasons (6)
• 17: Newest Subprime Victims – Renters (6)
• 15: The Dumbest Purchase Ever – Siding on the House (9)
• 12: Just a Quick Quicken Contest Reminder (1)
• 11: Suzy Orman Has Brainwashed My Wife (19)
• 10: Looking Back, 10 Years of Home Ownership Mistakes (8)
• 07: News, Stuff, and Other Things of Interest (2)
• 05: As Subprime ARMs Adjust, More People are Walking Away from Their Homes (3)
• 04: Now Is the SECOND Best Time to Get Out of Debt (3)
• 03: Bzzt, Experiencing Technical Difficulties (2)
• 01: Saturday Roundup – March 1st, 2008 – It’s Getting Warmer edition (4)

February 2008  (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 29: The Great Quicken Giveaway Contest (7)
• 27: Simple Credit Building Trick for the College Student (1)
• 26: The Social Stigma of No Health Insurance (15)
• 24: News Flash – Another Blogger goes Pro! (3)
• 23: Saturday Roundup – Feb 23rd, 2008 – Tag! No Tagbacks! edition (7)
• 22: How to Get Your Dream Job pt. 2 – The Resume (1)
• 21: Living on One Income – The Married Life (13)
• 20: How to Get Your Dream Job pt. 1 – The Job Search (12)
• 19: Will the Economic Stimulus Package Really Stimulate? (5)
• 18: My Crazy Budget, the Quicken Way (4)
• 16: Saturday Roundup – Feb 16th, 2008 – Getting Over the Flu edition (7)
• 15: Joe Sixpack and the Attack of the Ninja Bills (6)
• 13: The Writer’s Strike is OVER, and The Riches are Back (1)
• 12: Replace or Repair Computer Equipment? (12)
• 11: Debt Consolidation Alternatives – Fix the Problem, not the Symptom (3)
• 09: Saturday Roundup – Feb 9th, 2008 – Pre-Valentines Day edition (5)
• 07: W-2s are in the Mail, Where’s Yours? (3)
• 06: Should you Share Financial Information with Family? (14)
• 05: Dave Ramsey and the Great Debt Payoff Debate (13)
• 04: Pay off Debt or Save for Retirement? – Guest Post (0)
• 02: Saturday Roundup – Feb 1st, 2008 – Super Bowl Countdown edition (4)
• 01: How to Avoid Foreclosure – The Definitive Guide (15)

January 2008  (26)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: Update on the Financial Goals (5)
• 30: The Fed Dropped the Discount Rate,.. AGAIN (0)
• 30: The New Social Security Debit Card – Benefits and Drawbacks (12)
• 29: Being Frugal isn’t Being a Miser (7)
• 28: Are You Afraid of Money? (12)
• 27: Saturday Roundup – Jan 26th, 2008 – The Time Travel edition (6)
• 24: Joe Sixpack and the Battle of the Soul-Sucking Job (13)
• 23: Retirement Objectives in your 50’s (27)
• 22: The Forty Year Olds’ Wakeup Call (27)
• 21: Free Checks in the Mail Aren’t So Free (1)
• 19: Saturday Roundup – Jan 17, 2007 – The Arctic Breeze edition (2)
• 19: Saturday Roundup – Jan 17, 2007 – The Arctic Breeze edition (5)
• 17: Credit Gift Cards, The Worst of Both Worlds (9)
• 15: Family Feud on Taxes – My Shot at Rocket (7)
• 15: Start a Money Club (4)
• 12: Saturday Roundup – Jan 12, 2007 – Digging out of the Snow edition (5)
• 10: Did You Blow Your Budget this Christmas, Like I Did? (4)
• 09: How Do You Want Your Tax Money Spent? (3)
• 08: 100th post – It’s Tough to be the Little Guy (12)
• 08: How to Preventing Child Identity Theft (15)
• 07: 2008 Looks Like a BAD Year for Sub-Prime Borrowers (0)
• 05: Saturday Roundup – Jan 5, 2008 (7)
• 04: Double Your Tax Return, by Getting in Debt (4)
• 03: Emergency Measures – What to Do When There’s No Money (6)
• 02: The M-Network+annex NetWorthapoolaza (13)
• 01: Goals for 2008 (5)

December 2007  (26)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: Slow Millionaire vs. Fast Millionaire (10)
• 31: 2007 Year End Wrap-Up (5)
• 29: Saturday Roundup – Dec 29, 2007 (7)
• 28: All I Want for Christmas are Lower Credit Card Rates (5)
• 27: Would You Retire Early if You Could? I Wouldn’t, and Here’s Why (8)
• 23: Sunday Musings (0)
• 22: Saturday Roundup (7)
• 22: My Mutual Funds Dropped 23% Yesterday!! (1)
• 21: Planning for a New(er) Car (10)
• 21: Roll a Traditional 401k Directly to a Roth IRA (4)
• 20: Dealing with a Foreclosure (3)
• 19: Could You Walk Away from a Pile of Cash? (0)
• 18: Stupid Credit Card Trick – Decreasing Interest Lock-in (0)
• 18: Why ‘Same as Cash,..’ Isn’t (5)
• 17: Best Personal Finance Idea of the Year (8)
• 16: Saved! Portable Power Supply Saves My Bacon (1)
• 15: Getting My Eyes Chopped On (2)
• 14: A Wii Christmas Story (2)
• 11: 12 Days of Christmas – Two Guaranteed Ways to Financial Freedom (26)
• 10: The 12 Days of Christmas, Personal Finance Style (0)
• 10: Private Mortgage Insurance Costs are On The Way Up (1)
• 08: Saturday Roundup (3)
• 07: American Express is Stalking My Children (3)
• 04: Marijuana and Mortgages (7)
• 02: A Public Thank You to the M-Network (8)
• 01: Do Credit Cards Raise Interest Rates if You Close Them? (13)

November 2007  (20)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 30: My Financially S.M.A.R.T Goal for 2008 (11)
• 29: NAR Saw its’ Shadow, 6 More Months of Falling Home Sales? (2)
• 27: 25 Ways I Save Money (4)
• 27: Don’t Send Post-Dated Checks to Creditors (9)
• 26: Don’t Worry About Car Resale Values (3)
• 22: The No-Posts Post (3)
• 21: Why You Should Tip Well (5)
• 19: Losing My (Investing) Virginity (6)
• 19: Loyalty Cards – Gotta Love ‘em (0)
• 17: Rebuttal: Putting Credit Cards to Work for You (GP) (9)
• 15: Time to Stop Paying Social Security Tax! (1)
• 13: A "Perfect Storm" for Recession? (1)
• 11: How to Get Better Credit by Killing Your Spouse’s Credit (5)
• 10: Prosper.com – Good or Evil? (3)
• 09: You’re Not Contributing As Much As You Think to Your 401k (8)
• 06: Great Article – Illustrated Cash Flow For Dummies (0)
• 06: PetroChina’s Stock Value Hits ONE TRILLION Dollars! (0)
• 04: What’s the Difference? – Home Mortgage Pre-Qualification and Pre-Approval (0)
• 02: ELoan Breaks the Speed of Taste Barrier (0)
• 01: HSA’s and The Changing Job Trap (1)

October 2007  (12)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: Pervasive Advertising – Nationwide Insurance Takes Advertising a Step Too Far (1)
• 29: Paperless Statements and Pitfalls to Look Out For (3)
• 26: When Not to Quit Your Job (0)
• 24: Countrywide Gives 80,000 Customers a Break (0)
• 22: Why you shouldn’t respond to Spam Mail (1)
• 18: Interim Theme for CreditWithdrawal (0)
• 16: Bank of America Raises the Rates (0)
• 15: Clean Up the World, Save it for Today. Teach Others to Clean Up the World, Save it Forever. (2)
• 12: End of the Year Fiscal Chores (0)
• 09: Credit Agencies and Credit Repair Services (5)
• 04: Credit Cards: Universal Defaults (2)
• 01: What’s the Difference: Health Savings Account vs. Flexible Spending Account? (1)

September 2007  (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 25: Why I Hate Gift Cards (2)
• 17: No Posts This Week (0)
• 14: Countrywide Workers Sue over Company Retirement Plan Losses (0)
• 12: New Garage Doors (2)
• 11: A Moment of Silence (0)
• 10: Countrywide Lays Off Up To 12,000 Employees (0)
• 07: Stock Market Skitters (0)
• 06: Home Repairs and Motivation (0)
• 05: What Would You Do If You Were Out of Work for an Extended Period? (0)
• 03: Happy Labor Day (0)
• 01: Sacrifice? What’s That? (0)

August 2007  (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive

• 31: What Did You Learn About Finance from Your Parents? (2)
• 30: Take a Vacation Every Year (0)
• 29: The Debt Snowball Fight – Pt 3. Highest Interest Rate First (1)
• 28: The Debt Snowball Fight – Pt 2. Dead on Last Payment (David Bach) (0)
• 27: The Debt Snowball Fight – Pt 1. Lowest Balance First (Dave Ramsey) (4)
• 25: Identity Theft and Lingering Effects (0)
• 23: How Washington Mutual Lost My Business (1)
• 23: CW Top 5 – Aug 23rd, 2007 (0)
• 23: Bank of America Buys (Part of) Countrywide (0)
• 23: How Do You Budget? (0)
• 22: Wal-Mart Customer (Dis)Service (1)
• 21: The Subprime Meltdown Claims Another Victim – Capital One (0)
• 20: Countrywide Starts Layoffs  (0)
• 19: Aaah, Love that New Car Insurance Smell (0)
• 19: Here I am Technorati!! (0)
• 17: The Fed Dropped the Discount Rate. So What? (0)
• 16: Credit and Debit; Friends?? Maybe Acquaintenances.  (0)
• 15: New Site Design (0)
• 14: Should the Fed bail out the Subprime mortgage companies and buyers? (0)
• 13: Housing Troubles (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bubble) (0)
• 10: Where did it all go? Pt. 2 (0)
• 09: Where did it all go? (0)
• 08: First Post! (0)

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