Archive for March 25th, 2009

Mar.25.2009

The Low-Interest Debt Debate

A few days ago, I posted an article about our purchase of a 2009 Toyota Prius. One of the elements of the article that got quite a few readers angry was our decision to take out a 4% loan to cover much of the cost of the car, even though we had enough in [...]

Mar.25.2009

The Easy Simple Side Money Weekly Roundup: Book Review Index Edition

I put together an index of all my book reviews for people who like to follow them (and want to easily find older reviews in one place):
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/book-review-index/
Bookmark that URL for future reference. Whenever you need to look up one of my book reviews - or if you want to check and see if I’ve [...]

Mar.25.2009

Emergency Funds for Losing Your Job

Your emergency fund is your best friend if you lose your job in this bad economy.  We’ve had an emergency fund in an online savings account ever since we joined the work force and last week was the first time I thought I might have to use it.
Losing my Job?
One afternoon last week a co-worker mentioned that the [...]