5 Habits of Highly-Effective Credit Card Users
Dec 03
This is a guest post from Beverly Harzog, who writes about credit cards and personal finance at Card Ratings. Harzog is the co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Person-to-Person Lending.When I was in my early twenties, I was a credit card mess. I’d go shopping with my credit card in hand and not worry about how much I spent until the bill came. At that point, though, I’d start...
Shopping with Confidence, and the Clean Slate
Dec 02“Does this shirt make me look fat?” I asked Kris the other day. I was trying on clothes as I packed for our upcoming vacation in France and Italy. I want to limit myself to just four or five shirts for the trip. (Truly light packers would probably only take two shirts.)“Well,” Kris said. “It’s not that the shirt makes you look fat. It’s just way too big on you. It looks like a...
How Much Should You Spend on a Car?
Dec 01
There are all sorts of rules of thumb about how much you should spend on a home, but what about that other major expense in your life — your vehicle? Have you ever wondered how much to spend on a car?I’ve thought about this question before, but never really considered that there might be an answer. (Well, no answer other than “as little as possible”.) But the folks over at BeFrugal have...
Ask the Readers: Help! I’m Overwhelmed! How Do I Get Started?
Dec 01I’ll admit it: I’m way behind on posting reader questions. I get tons of questions, and can never reply to all of them. I do ask a handful of folks if they’d like to put their problems to the general readership. But even after sifting these through, I still have about a dozen dilemmas to put before you.I had hoped to write up one “ask the readers” column per week that I’ll be in...
How One GRS Reader Saved Over $1,000 on Airfare
Nov 30The time has come. I’ve packed as lightly as I know how (which may not be light enough), we’ve installed the housesitter, and I’ve scheduled a month’s worth of great guest posts here at GRS. As you read this, Kris and I are now jetting our way from Portland to New York City to Venice, Italy. We’ll spend the next two weeks exploring Venice, Florence, and Rome. After that, we’ll take...
Best Books on Investing: My Favorite Investing Authors
Nov 29
Best Books on Investing: My Favorite Investing AuthorsThis is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks.A few weeks back, J.D. listed his favorite finance books (and encouraged readers to suggest their own)....
