Over the years, tons of readers have written into me with some variation on the same question: is it appropriate to use my credit card as an emergency fund? Here’s a sample of that question, from Eddie:
I guess what I’m asking is, if I have such a large credit limit that’s not being used, [...]

Several days ago, my mother related to me a horror story about a particular dinner she’d prepared for herself and my father. She had purchased some extremely cheap frozen chicken breasts from a local discount grocery store at a price she just couldn’t pass up, but when she brought them home and actually prepared [...]

When I wrote about my grandfather’s legacy last year I mentioned that people will always remember him for his jokes.  Every time I saw Grandpop he had a joke to tell, I can’t remember them all but one of them came to mind this week and I wanted to share it with you. 

A woman was [...]

With the recent announcement of President Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus bill, there are probably at least 787 billion different questions.  One of the top ones is “Will there be another economic stimulus check?“.  The answer is No, but…
Tax Impact
The President’s new bill takes a different approach to stimulus efforts.  Instead, the new economic stimulus [...]