Category Archives: Personal Finance
- October 20, 2008
- Don’t Give Up!– also posted in Frugality, General Information, Home Finance
This may surprise you since I live in the South, but I am a college football fan. Although, what may actually be a surprise for some of you is that I am a Kentucky fan, even in football. The game this weekend between my beloved Wildcats and Arkansas made me think about personal finance.
The wildcats [...]
- October 15, 2008
- The Frugal Lunch– also posted in Basics, Budgeting, Consumerism, Food, Frugality, Goals and Status
Probably my biggest waste of money is on food. There is no doubt that there is a lot of waste for me in this area. Especially where lunch is concerned.
I average spending about $11.00 a day on lunch or roughly $220 a month. That is just on lunch. This is completely ridiculous. In all honesty, [...]
- October 14, 2008
- Finances of Dating– also posted in Frugality, Networking, Relationships
I am a single guy in the south. Good, bad, or ugly the gentlemen are expected to pay for a date. However, that is not what I want to talk about, well not exactly.
What about meeting a girl? Is this a setup at dinner? Are you out at a club? some of these situation can [...]
- October 9, 2008
- Why Do We Need an Emergency Fund?– also posted in Basics, Budgeting, Investing
I was discussing personal finance with a friend from Stumble Upon the other day and he made the following interesting observation concerning the idea of emergency funds:
Less certain about “emergency fund”, but my wife likes the idea. With the dollar losing value every day, and interest rates so long, it seems like the wrong thing to [...]
- October 8, 2008
- Don’t Panic! This too Shall Pass.– also posted in Economy, Investing
With the DOW down about a gazillion points, it is easy to become discouraged. However, there is something to take heart in. Take a look at this graph from Harvard Bussiness Online:
If you go to the link above, it is an interactive chart. However, I just took a screen shot to show something. If you look, [...]
- October 7, 2008
- Something to Learn from the Financial Meltdown– also posted in Credit, General Information, Home Finance
The New York Times has a great article providing some background on why we are in the mess we are in. The article states:
But by the time Mr. Mudd became Fannie’s chief executive in 2004, his company was under siege. Competitors were snatching lucrative parts of its business. Congress was demanding that Mr. Mudd help [...]
- October 6, 2008
- Great Tool for Getting a Handle on Your Finances– also posted in Basics, Budgeting, Free Offers, Frugality
Last week, I wrote about my basic budgeting strategy. Something that I use to to aid me in this is Mint. This is a great website that can allow you to track your finances in one place and setup a budget. Also, the great thing that makes this Frugal Rebel happy is that it is [...]
- October 3, 2008
- Admit You are Wrong– also posted in Basics, General Information
I was watching the VP debate last night and one thing stood out as it pertains to the topic of personal finance. Governor Palin was asked who was responsible for the sub-prime problem, the people, Wall Street, or both. Her answer bothered me. She said that the people were not to blame but the predatory [...]
