November 2009 Archives


The financial lessons our parents teach us (or don't teach us) as kids can really shape the state of our bank accounts once we are adults. On Universal Children's Day, read some of the best blog posts from the past week to learn even more about personal finance.

Those sneaks -- they fooled even a Web-savvy guy like me into signing up for a "service" I didn't want. Thankfully, the U.S. Senate agrees with me that this is just plain wrong.

For nearly two years, news reports have chronicled New York City cab drivers' love-hate relationship with credit cards -- with an emphasis on the hate. In an abrupt shift, NYC cabbies are now confessing a change of heart toward plastic payments.

Although I knew cats have established a home on the Internet, I was shamefully unaware of the feline finance category -- until today

A blog post I wrote last week detailing my credit card use for more than a year has a second home -- the 230rd edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance.

Some of us can relate to Sisyphus: We work tirelessly to get our finances in order, but we can never quite make it happen. Read my roundup of the best credit- and debt-related posts in the blogosphere from the past week to get over your financial hump.

More than a year after having a credit card, I'm left with some musical equipment, a lot of empty calories, plenty of great memories and $600 in debt. This is my credit card life -- in 4 squiggly lines.

If you've tried everything to get your debt under control, it may be time to consider the Nothing Card.

Laundry blog included in the Carnival of Personal Finance #229: The Candy Edition.

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