Do you dream of being an entrepreneur?   For most of my life I didn’t like the idea.  It actually scared me quite a bit, the thought of having to depend solely on myself.  It seemed much safer to work for someone else.  But the truth of the matter is, jobs aren’t 100% certain.  You [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I’ve enclosed the words new and free with quotation marks because this account is not actually new and while it does not have a monthly fee, it does require that I transfer at least $100 each month into my savings, so it’s not really free either.  Well, with regards to actual money it is [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

A couple of weeks ago I told you about how Wells Fargo is eliminating free checking accounts and how I planned to close my account and start with a different one.  I did not receive notice that this was happening until one day when I was doing my banking the teller let me [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Yesterday I told you how Wells Fargo has decided to do away with free checking; at least the account I’ve had for about twenty years will no longer be free unless I meet certain criteria: 1) Set up a direct deposit of $100 or more 2) Maintain a daily balance of $1500.  Since neither [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Apparently Wells Fargo is making some changes.  Last week when I did the banking for my employer, and deposited my payroll check, the teller informed me that Wells Fargo is no longer allowing free checking accounts.  I have had this free checking account with Wells Fargo for almost twenty years.  She told me starting [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Hello to all my faithful readers, today I am just popping in for a quick minute to tell you my birthday is this week and I decided I’m going to give myself the gift of time.

I’m going to take a little tiny vacation from blogging.

If you haven’t already, please consider subscribing by [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

A couple of months ago, Mrs. Money very succinctly put into words some of the fears I’ve had in her post Is Hyperinflation Imminent for the U.S.?

The past ten days hasn’t helped a bit. I keep feeling this underlying anxiety.  Gas prices are rising in leaps and bounds. Ten days ago I was [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

This is a review for Ready for Zero.  Ready for Zero is a free online site with a focus on eliminating credit card debt.  They are backed by some impressive partners: Entrepreneurs and executives from PayPal, YouTube, Mint.com, Zynga, Google and supported by Y Combinator. They also have a partnership with Lending Club to [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Love Drop Starts Now

J. Money of Budgets are Sexy and Nate St. Pierre of It Starts with Us are the founders of a new project, a new way to make a change in someone’s life – it’s called: Love Drop. Love Drop is a micro-giving network of people banded together and [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

While Fertility Awareness (FA) for the purpose of contraception cannot be learned in one single post, my hope is to bring the method to your attention because it is: natural friendly to our environment frugal allows your sex life to become a private affair between you and your honey.

Guys don’t run off, you [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]