My New Choice

Still looking for an invite to The Motley Fool?
The 20 invitations that I had available disappeared quickly but one of the people that I invited is offering his invitations as well. The last time I checked there were still 11 invitations available.
If you’re still looking for an invite, head on over to Financial Dominance [...]

How often do you balance your checkbook and check on bills?
The routine that I typically use is to call our “bank-by-phone” number or log into our online account once per week to do a checkup on all of the debits that have been made and the checks that have cleared.
When our monthly banking statement arrives, [...]

A few weeks back I had mentioned that The Motley Fool was going to be eliminating their membership service and the discussion boards would be free for everyone to read.
However, in order to have the ability to post on the discussion boards you would have to be invited by an existing Fool member.
Just the other [...]

Effective today the federal minimum wage has increased to $5.85 per hour.
This is the first increase to the federal minimum wage since September 1997 and ends the longest period without a federal minimum wage increase since being enacted in 1938.
In May of this year, President Bush signed legislation that will increase the federal minimum wage [...]

Do you budget for your kid’s extracurricular activities?
How do you limit which activities your child can pursue? Is it by cost or by interest?
This summer we have had a handful of costs for extracurricular activities for our children and we are in the process of contemplating an additional activity for our youngest son.
From PONY [...]

Are your financial records in order? Do you need help with your organization?
Earlier today I was reading an article on Yahoo! Finance about digging out and getting yourself organized.
In the article, there were a few common blunders to avoid as well as a few tips to follow as you try to put some order [...]

As you might recall, my wife and I are in the process of having new windows installed in our home.
While the installation crew has been here working, my wife and I have been discussing whether or not we should tip each of the guys on the crew.
My wife doesn’t think we should tip them and [...]

Have you ever visited or heard of the Motley Fool website?
The Motley Fool is a financial website that has a stated purpose to educate, amuse and enrich.
For me personally, I consider my discovery of the Motley Fool discussion boards to be the turning point in my financial life as that is where I learned the [...]