http://www.moneywalks.com Personal Finance Blog - Save Money Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:57:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The typical "American Dream" is owning your own home, however, if you're not able to swing it financially, it could end up being your worst nightmare. Some questions, you might want to ask yourself : How much are you gonna save up for a down payment and closing costs? How do ... http://www.moneywalks.com/2008/06/30/owning-a-home-is-not-for-everyone/ Welcome to the 59th edition of the Carnival of Money Stories, a carnival where we share personal experiences with money. I enjoyed reading all the article submissions and have selected 16 articles in this edition. You can learn more about the Carnival of Money Stories at their home Page here. ... http://www.moneywalks.com/2008/05/13/carnival-of-money-stories-59-2/ A budget is really nothing but a spending plan. You may find yourself struggling with an unrealistic plan to save tons of money when what you really need to do is spend more wisely. If you think that you can meet your financial goals without some sort of a spending ... http://www.moneywalks.com/2008/03/31/spending-plans-its-all-about-the-attitude/ Merry Christmas and Happy New Years! Welcome to the 40th edition of the Carnival of Money Stories, the one year anniversary edition. To be exact, our first edition was last year on Christmas day, so the carnival is exactly one year and one week old. ... http://www.moneywalks.com/2008/01/02/carnival-of-money-stories-40-one-year-anniversary-edition/ Merry Christmas! It's that time again for another year of gift opening, eggnog drinking and spending time with your loved ones. This day a year ago was the first edition of the carnival of money stories and I am very glad that it has made it this ... http://www.moneywalks.com/2007/12/25/carnival-of-money-stories-3/ When you get your first job offer, how will you know if the salary is reasonable? The first thing you need to do before you enter the job market, whether it's your first job fresh out of college or a new step into a career path, you need to research ... http://www.moneywalks.com/2007/11/28/negotiating-your-salary-and-benefits-packages/ Hello and welcome to the Carnival of the Capitalists. I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving weekend and a smooth black Friday. I want to start off by thanking Jay of Bizosphere for giving me the opportunity to host this great carnival. If this is ... http://www.moneywalks.com/2007/11/26/carnival-of-the-capitalists/ There was an article that made it to the front page of yahoo that linked to an article on The Wall Street Journal about a homeless man, John Wesley Jermyn, who is often seen either on roller skates or dancing, inspired a new brand name of clothing line called "The ... http://www.moneywalks.com/2007/11/15/homeless-guy-on-roller-skates-inspires-a-new-name-brand/ It looks like my money market account's interest is finally stabilizating at 4.50%, which is .4% lower than the last time I had mentioned my money market account which is over at gmacbank. Which is okay with me, not like I'm happy that it went down but the amount of ... http://www.moneywalks.com/2007/11/09/some-problems-with-my-money-market-account/ http://www.moneywalks.com/2007/11/07/road-to-success-calculating-your-net-worth/