Hey, looks like you’re new here! I blog about money. Saving, investing, insuring, getting, and using it! See my “about me” page for more info! To keep up to date, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or get the blog in your email! Thanks for stopping by!
What is […]
Popularity: 31% [?]
Valerie said: I have no debt (yeah!!!) so I would use it for a down payment on my first home.... ________________________________________________
Jeana said: My answer is boring, boring, boring. Pay off credit card debt, beef up our emergency fund and sock some away for a replacement car when... ________________________________________________
Jeremy Waller said: If I had $50k, I'd quit my job and work my affiliate marketing full time!... ________________________________________________
Kathryn said: Whew ... $50K, is a "cure what ails you" amount. Since my husband's been unemployed since the beginning of June, the first thing we'd... ________________________________________________
Kimberly said: First I would pay down some student loans, and then I would sock the rest away as down payment on a home.... ________________________________________________
hank said: @Kevin - let me know when you post about it; I'll be all over it!
@Blake - glad to stumble your site. 
and...
________________________________________________
learning the ropes said: I'll use it as a down payment for the 300K house that I want to buy. I have some money sitting in my savings for... ________________________________________________
Mary said: If I had $50,000 I would pay off my debt (less than $7,000) move in with my partner, take a short vacation and then look... ________________________________________________
Blake@YoungDough said: Excellent post Hank. This is one of the big reasons why I'm not a huge fan of our public education system, as vitally important subjects... ________________________________________________
GJC said: donate 5,000 to church pay off 22,000 debt buy newer, fuel-efficient car to replace 14-year old gas hog put 5,000 in savings travel... ________________________________________________
Loading ...Stumbling the blogosphere this week landed me on a lot of new sites. A lot of them themed around travel. I haven’t planned anything for this year yet, but last year landed me in the “land down under.” Where I will land this year is a mystery for now; for me, my wife, and the […]
Popularity: 30% [?]
Hank, I work overseas for a US based company. I earn my money based on USD. But I live in the land of the Euro. Is there anything I can do to balance this out? - Janine in Amsterdam
Ugh, I’ve got some fairly bad news for you Janine. It must be bad because every time […]
Popularity: 21% [?]
Photo by: Aaron WagnerSo I made it through my own personal conspiracy theory this week; got a few inches closer to whipping up the new blog design from Jon @ freelancefolder.com and found myself pleasantly surprised to see my weekly subscriber base climb significantly. I’d have to say it was a good week for […]
Popularity: 20% [?]
As odd as it is, housing is dropping like a rock, but my house has actually done very well since last month. The 35.68% rise in my net worth is due 100% to my house value going up on all six sites I check to calculate that facet of my net worth. […]
Popularity: 14% [?]
Photo by: sleestak66Storms hammered the Pacific Northwest again this week and the US government passed the stimulus plan to brighten everyones day - are you getting any $$$ from it? The reads that caught my eye this week were:
1. MightyBargainHunter reflected on SuperBowl ads -
2. MoneyNing lets us know how to give […]
Popularity: 14% [?]
Photo by: ricbro85Oh, it has been a good week - I had my car broken into, but alas with enough harassing to Geico, they decided to see it my way and paid for the damages that were made. I had H&R Block guest post, was in another carnival this week hosted by TheDividendGuy, and […]
Popularity: 14% [?]
Photo by: artct45If you’re between 20-40 years old, don’t do anything. Stay where you’re at, markets fluxuate. That is their nature and that should have been something you learned before you got it. If this is your first time hearing about it, don’t worry and more importantly, don’t run. Let the […]
Popularity: 16% [?]
Photo by: meyshanworldThis week wasn’t so great - the stock market was down, so investments were down, and on top of it someone broke into my car and stole my stereo, DVD/TV setup all while tearing up the inside of my car. Ugh, that’ll hit the ol’ expense book and will hinder the 4k […]
Popularity: 17% [?]
Photo by: matangueroThis week I found myself fighting back the elusive CPU quota exceeded errors I was getting from Bluehost.com because I was getting a lot of hits from the Magic Quadrant of Personal Finance and “Why is it taboo to talk salary?” posts I tossed out this week. I like it because of […]
Popularity: 11% [?]
hank - 