Generally, coupon-ladies freak me out.
It only happens once in a blue moon, but waiting in line behind that resolute woman with an alphabetized, bursting plastic coupon wallet has always made me roll my eyes and wonder what possesses her to be so anal as to cut out and treasure every little $0.30 discount and [...]
“Work from home! Part-time! Make $9,000 a month!
I put my resume on Careerbuilder.com 3 days ago, and it’s a good thing I did. To my surprise it appears my “no experience necessary” at-home keyboard poking skills are worth a whopping $365,000 to a whole lot of people. Wow! Why did I even go to school? [...]
The culture of reviews has changed in the internet age. Chances are, if you’re looking for an expensive new camera, you’re not going to run out and peruse MIT’s Technology Review.
Instead, you’re going to look at the reviews on Amazon.com. I know I would. Amazon’s like a cultish magic answer box. In a click, you [...]
Sheila Bair thinks we’ve already got enough bank regulation.
In the debate over a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, we’ve heard from the Obama Administration— in the form of a 150-page proposal for the agency.
And we’ve heard from the bankers. Their extensive lobbying against the Agency’s creation is delaying its passage through Congress.
But what do [...]
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Life is full of personal finance decisions, from getting your first credit card to drafting your will.
We want to hear from you about a time in your life when making a finance related choice was downright confusing.
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I watch a lot of late night TV. When Futurama comes on at 2 AM, the commercials become strange.
The ads no longer aim to convince me that a computerized lizard can save me 15% on my car insurance or that [...]
I am an English teacher. Like most English teachers, I hate math. I hate math because it is both immutable and not something I’m good at. In my class math is known as witchcraft, and is banned in my room.
And yet, without fail, I find myself having to teach a math lesson at least twice [...]
Who is responsible for debts when a relative dies?
There exists an elite group, gleaned out from among the namby-pamby, trained in interactions with the grieving and, most importantly, adept at debt collection from the dead.
Sixteen days ago I announced my long-overdue decision to quit smoking cigarettes. One of Thrive’s cofounders, Avi Karnani, marched up to the board, drew a box, and scribbled the following:
Days Mike Has Been Cig Free
1 day
$10 saved so far
…sixteen days later, the box now looks like this:
The only thing journalists and bloggers all agree on about the “Cash for Clunkers” program is its wild popularity.
In just one week, the $1 billion in funding was nearly drained as thousands rushed to their car dealerships to trade in their old cars for new, more fuel-efficient models.
While there is still no assurance of continued [...]
This post was written by Stephanie Cuellar Butler, Contributing Writer on August 28, 2009 
