The following is a guest post from David at MoneyNing, who recently published his own budget travel book. He graciously wrote this post when I asked about this entrepreneurial pursuit. If you like what you see, I encourage you to check out his personal finance blog for more. In the good ole’ days, only ...

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Every month, my wife and I track how much time and money we spend growing food. This is the report for August 2009. (Here are the results for 2008.) After late July’s blistering heat, August has been relatively cool around Portland. Our fruits and vegetables have been producing excellent crops. Kris is constantly busy in the ...

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President Obama’s stimulus bill is a reminder of how creative our government can be when injecting cash into our economy. However, many are not aware of exactly how and where the money comes and goes. The government does not simply dump billions of dollars into the system and inflation and deflation are some magical by-products ...

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Dogs need people Little dogs have big needs One day Puppy found Al in a parking lot. It was August 26, which happens to be National Dog Day. On National Dog Day, people are supposed to say “thank you” to all the dogs by having bark-a-thons, photo contests, and picnics. It was hot out, but Puppy ...

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This is a guest post from Liz Freeman, who writes about mortgage and finance issues. Freeman is the spokesperson for ShopRate.com, an online tool for finding the lowest mortgage rates since 2000. “If I’m willing to pay X for the home, it must be worth X, right?” There’s a lot of truth to that statement. Most ...

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