Help Me Celebrate!

  Just the other day I received an email that I want to share with you.  CESI Debt Solutions included one of my early articles – Debt is Squalor - in their Best 101 Debt Busting Posts of 2009 round-up! Specifically they said:  Just a quick note to let you know that we included you in The Best 101 Debt Busting Posts of 2009 (from 101 Frugal Bloggers) Those images you chose – gah! They...

Seven Financial New Year’s Resolutions for 2010

Hello everyone.  I am away travelling on some very important business for a couple days and thought this would be a perfect opportunity to share a guest post from the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). While I tend to spend less time with basic financial concepts, (which is a real sweet spot for NEFE), I am a firm believer in Financial Education and want to share their message with...

2009 – A Year In Thanks

About this time a year ago my wife and I talked about how good 2008 had been to our household.  It was a fun moment of connection, and reflection, and celebration, and optimism.  In a demonstration of faith we agreed that 2009 would be an even better year for us.  And so it has been. Of course 2009, for our house, began with tremendous questions in the air.  Walking away from a long term employer...

Link Round Up – The Gift That Gives Edition

Greetings everyone.  On this holiday week I thought I’d roll out the blogosphere’s equivalent of the gift that gives.  By that I mean that I’m sharing a collection of fun, interesting, and informative links with my loyal readers and in so doing, I’m also extending a link or promotion to all these great writers.  And if there’s one thing I’ve learned during...

Link Round-up – Thanks In Advance edition

  Hello everyone, today I want to take pause and share with you some good stuff from other sites I’ve been keeping an eye on.  I hope you’ll check out the efforts from these talented and insightful folks. I also want to call your attention to a 2 part series I am launching next week on the issue of Healthcare Reform.  The timing of last weekend’s vote and my article is ironic...

Link Round-Up – No Rest For The Weary Edition

Hey everyone, I trust that today’s edition finds you well.  I’m a little compressed for time as my next deadline is quickly approaching and having just recently boasted as to my 6 month streak, I wanted to get something out even if I’m relying on others for all the heavy lifting. One of the treats in maintaining a site like this is the chance to interact with folks with whom I’d...

6 Month Anniversary

We pause our usual programming to bring a little attention to a small milestone.  Today, August 11, 2009 marks the 6 month anniversary of this little blogging endeavor. Now 6 months is not a huge accomplishment in most circles, but it is not completely insignificant in the blogging world.  Trust me, I’ve read much about this in my early days and I’ve observed much the same.  Starting...