Monthly Archives: January 2008

10 Things That Aren’t Too Good to Be True

Some things in life are not too good to be true. For example: Cash Back Rewards Programs ING DIRECT - High Yield Savings with 3.65% annual percentage yield! Tax Deductible Vacations During “Business Trips” Free After Rebate finds on the slickdeals.net forums $5 Club and $6 Movie and Popcorn at Kerasotes Theatres Free Cone Day

Catch a Falling Knife – Buying the Housing Slump

Let’s review the last six months of the US economy: Home values and prices fall. New home sales reach 12-year lows. Resetting mortgages push people out of their homes, destroying their credit on the way out. Home builders slow down construction as housing inventory reaches a 40-year high. The financial system takes a blow and

Recommended Readings for 1/27/08

recommended personal finance readings

Finding the Fun in Financial Planning

I have to admit that when I first started to get serious about financial planning I did not find it exciting. In fact, I found it darn right dreadful. But my entire life I pictured myself having no limitations because of money. I remember when I was about six-years-old I literally thought I was going