July, 2009
Growth Career Fields for the Next Twenty Years
If you happen to be entering college and would like to decide the field you would like your career to be or feel the need to choose a major, you may want to consider a field that has growth prospects over the next twenty years or more. Even if you are already a few years ...
How We Built An Internet TV Box for $30
I have constructed an Internet TV device that allows us free access to a wide range of TV shows and movies using an old computer and $30 worth of additional hardware. It was very easy to setup and a big improvement over our previous over-the-air offerings.
As you know my wife and I canceled cable ...
Still Waiting for EverBank to Open My Account
Last I checked, this is the twenty-first century. In the last few years, I have developed certain expectations for the banks I deal with, particularly those that offer online banking. On July 8, I signed up for an account with EverBank, a money market account offering a high bonus interest rate for the first three ...
The Personal Finance Hour, Episode 15: The Simple Dollar
Join Jim and me this afternoon for the 15th episode of The Personal Finance Hour. Today we’ll be interviewing Trent Hamm, author of The Simple Dollar.
Trent’s primary focus is frugality, and that will be our primary topic of discussion. But the three of us are all full-time bloggers, and many folks on Twitter have asked ...
The Land of the Free
It’s Independence Day in the United States, and that means time with family and friends. I don’t have any financial tips from the Founding Fathers today. Instead, I have three fine performances of the U.S. national anthem.
First up, a traditional rendition from Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians. (This group is virtually forgotten today, though popular ...
