I recently asked my fellow personal finance bloggers (and my readers) to contact me and let me know about their favorite charities. Several bloggers and readers have responded – but I’d still love to hear from you! So, read the original post about the Charity Spotlight 2007 and let me know about your favorite charity. Today, the spotlight shines on…
Month: December 2007
The Mortgage Mess – A Few ‘No Credit Needed’ Thoughts
It’s strange. Every day, I turn on the television and I see programs about the ‘sub-prime situation’. Banks and mortgage companies, desperate to attract customers during the housing-boom, loaned money to folks who didn’t have the ‘best’ credit scores. Many of the loans that were written were ‘adjustable’ – meaning that, over time, the interest rate associated with a particular…
Goals For 2008 – Plus Steps We’re Taking To Prepare For The New Baby And A New Year
As many of you know, my wife and I are expecting our third child. My wife is an educator. If all goes well, my wife will have the baby in April. She will not work the last two months of school. So, as we plan for 2008, we have to account for this loss of income – and the additional…