Category: General

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Over at Consumerism Commentary, Flexo is currently running a giveaway where you have a chance to win a copy of the book Cash, Cars & College: A Young Person’s Guide to Money. In order...

The other night my wife and I were discussing our finances and I commented to her that sometimes it really feels like we are living paycheck to paycheck. This is frustrating to me because...

Linda Bustos is the Marketing Director for Image X Media, a web design firm in Vancouver, BC. She is also the fingers behind the SMogger Social Media Blog. It’s the year 2007 and niche...

Now that summer is upon us and the school year is coming to a close, do not be surprised to see neighborhood children setting up shop on street corners trying to sell you a...

With two recent business trips completed to Atlanta and Orlando, I have had the opportunity to experience two different airlines within a few weeks of one another. The trip to Atlanta was with Delta...