It’s More Important to Be Happy Than to Be Rich

This article is the final installment of a 14-part series that explored the core tenets of Get Rich Slowly. Here’s the opening paragraph from my forthcoming book, Your Money: The Missing...

Holiday spending up, a little

At this point, even small increases are good for businesses. Whether it's a good sign for consumers can be debated.The spending bounce means retailers managed to avoid a repeat of last year's...

Recession-Proofing Your Life Insurance

This is a guest post from Joe Taylor Jr. Taylor is an internal business consultant for a Fortune 500 company, who also writes about finance, culture, and design. He holds a Bachelor of Science in...

Relief Without Limits: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Get Blank Checks; NYT Provides Blank Coverage

On Friday, the Treasury Department issued a press release, called “Update on Status of Support for Housing Programs.” Its fourth paragraph reads as follows: At the time the Federal...

A ‘Progressive’ Christmas: More Financially Trying, Less Visible

Taking “Christmas” out of a mediocre shopping season. _____________________________ Note: This item went up at Pajamas Media and was teased here at BizzyBlog on...