Category Archives: Money Management & Personal Finance

I’d like to credit Mike over at Live The New Economy with inspiring me to write today’s post. When you’re done here, go visit his site and check his progress on achieving his goals. I may be an older dog, … Continue reading →

One of the book’s contributors alerted me to this problem. Some military retirees (or their tax preparers) are incorrectly applying the net disability exclusion to their pensions. This error has floated around the Internet since at least 1999 and it’s … Continue reading →

It seemed like such a simple question: “How do I get a cashier’s check in a city where I don’t have a bank account?” Our daughter’s car shopping coincided with a family wedding invitation in Texas near her college. My … Continue reading →

    Once you’ve started saving and investing for financial independence, you want to know when you’re actually financially independent. The answer should be straightforward, but it starts out with a simple number and then piles on the fine print. … Continue reading →

If you’re coming here from a search engine or another link, the first part of this post went up the week before. By far the biggest influence on today’s frugal living and financial independence has been Joe Dominguez. Joe worked … Continue reading →