Even though it’s second quarter profits were reasonably good, McDonald’s is anticipating trouble ahead in the form of possibly rising beef prices. As a result, the dollar menu may not be the “dollar” menu much longer. In fact, reports BloggingStocks, in some markets McDonald’s is already testing a higher price for the double cheeseburger — […]
This is a guest post by Heather Johnson.
The recent economic downturn has come about due to many different factors. Instead of pointing fingers at the different causes, it’s time to get serious about your savings. It really does seem that as each day goes by and the gas prices continue to […]
A few days ago, I wrote about 5 things you should avoid telling the car salesman. The prompted me to start thinking about my car, and considering how much its costs. Sure, it’s paid off right now, but we had to buy the thing AND pay finance charges. Besides, here are some of the ways […]
Buying a car is a process fraught with pitfalls. Say the wrong thing, and the salesperson can see how to corner your, and get you to pay a little bit more. Or a lot more.
If you want to get a better deal when buying a car, here are 5 things to avoid telling the salesperson […]
One of the things I have noticed over the years is how much more money I spend during the summer than at any other time of the year. Controlling summer spending is something that is hard to do, since there are so many things available to spend money on. Consider:
Increased electric bill as the air […]
This is a guest post from Monneypenny over at Digital Money World. She’s helping out while I’m out of town. One less pre-post to worry about :) Head over and give her some love.
This year we are all feeling a little poorer so how can we be stealthily putting money away for the rainy days […]
One of the best ways to save money is to cut out unnecessary items. Indeed, Blueprint for Financial Prosperity points out that you don’t need to wait for a presidential candidate to promise you a $600 economic stimulus check. You can save $600 every year if you cut $11.54 from your weekly expenses.
I like the […]
In addition to a great tongue-in-cheek personal finance tip (#3: Don’t Let Congress Be Your Example from Miki Saxon), I got some good comments on some of my Blog Off posts. I offer the highlights.
Sean Kelly at Franchise Pick, offered some ideas for guest posts he would be willing to write:
“How I cut THOUSANDS […]
With all this focus on personal finances, and saving money, you need to also keep in mind that healthy finances include:
Enjoying your money.
But this should be done in a responsible and goal-oriented way. My husband and I each have a little money that we can use on small pleasures. We save up for big things […]
Today, as part of the B5 Blog Off (donate to Accion.org), I’m sharing 24 personal finance tips. But, as you know, there are tons more helpful hints and truths about personal finances. So here are some recent posts and and ideas from around the blogosphere that provide further personal finance tips. (And if you have […]
Taking finances personally
Written by Miranda Marquit [email] for b5media.
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