Got a reader question today about the purchase limits for savings bonds: Can I get around the $20,000 annual buying limit by purchasing I-bonds in my child’s name? After doing some research, it does appear that yes, you can exceed the usual purchase limits by buying more bonds in the names of your children. Currently, the ...

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This article is the fifth of a thirteen-part series that explores the core tenets of Get Rich Slowly. Getting started with smart personal finance isn’t always easy. It’s one thing to read about the steps you should take, but it’s another thing to actually do them. Your debt is so overwhelming or your saving goals so ...

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How do you paying off debt? Need debt relief (image by Picasa)? Paying off debt has become a major concern for people in every section of the society, rich and poor. Taking a loan/credit is much easier but to pay it off is very difficult, especially if you keep delaying the repayment. Non-payment of loan/credit can lead ...

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Book by Jodie Sweetin comes out soon Image from Flickr. Jodie Sweetin, the actress who played middle child Stephanie on “Full House,” has written a memoir. The book, “UnSweetined,” hits shelves Nov. 3, and it details her childhood on TV and her drug addiction. Amazon.com has a pretty extensive excerpt from the book. In it, she describes staying ...

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This is a interview/guest post with blog reader Ariel Hoffman, who recently spent a year traveling around Asia with his girlfriend Michal with a combined budget of only $10,000 - and managed to come back with $3,500 of it! I love to read nonfiction travel essays, so not only are there some great ...

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