Minding My Own Business

December was a hectic month for me and I have pretty much neglected discussing money management and personal finance in lieu of other activities.  I’m sure most of you probably think I’m referring to the normal holiday craziness that comes between Thanksgiving and New Years.  While that certainly added to my busy-ness this month, I [...]

Manage money and learn about personal finance at the 176th edition of The Carnival of Personal Finance hosted at The Sun’s Financial Diary.
This week’s edition features my recent article on the myriad ways you can outsource your Money Handler tasks so you can make the transition to money management.
While you peruse the carnival, take some [...]

The following is a guest post by Charles Rotblut of Zacks Investment Research.  Charles raises some interesting discussion on trading in the commodities markets and offers his opinion on the potential longevity of the current financial crisis.
I’m surprised by the indiscriminate selling in commodities and commodity-related stocks.
Were there bubbles? Yes, but demand remains high and [...]

When it comes to personal finances and money management, many people aim to be able to retire comfortably when the time is right.  It’s at that time of your life when you can finally do what you enjoy most on a full time basis.  For some that may be nothing more than just relaxing from [...]