Archive for February, 2009

I made it to round 2 and need your help!

Free Money Finance continues March madness and my article made it to Round 2!  If you have a minute, I’d really appreciate it if you would head over and vote: Game 2: Appreciate.
If I win, FMF will donate $500 to my charity of choice, the Amercian Diabetes Association.  My now 9 year old son was [...]

Educate yourself on personal finance and money

A survey done in 2006 by Entrepreneur magazine revealed that “70% of Americans say they are good or excellent at managing their finances.”  Did that statistic shock you?  It did me.   Statistics from a 2006 government survey show that “96% of all Americans will retire financially dependent on the government, family, or dependents.”
“It isn’t what [...]

Will there be another economic stimulus check?

With the recent announcement of President Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus bill, there are probably at least 787 billion different questions.  One of the top ones is “Will there be another economic stimulus check?“.  The answer is No, but…
Tax Impact
The President’s new bill takes a different approach to stimulus efforts.  Instead, the new economic stimulus [...]