20: “So, What Do You Want for Christmas?”
20: 10 Tactics for a Cheaper (and Saner) Thanksgiving Dinner
19: The 40/30/30 Rule
19: Personal Finance 101: How Averages Lie
18: Should I Save for Something or Not Buy It At All?
18: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Home Movies Edition
17: My Garage Sale and Thrifting Toolkit
17: Starting a Lifetime Savings Journey
16: What Are You Buying When You Buy a Car?
16: Reader Mailbag #89
15: Review: Unclutter Your Life in One Week
15: Is Saving for Old People?
14: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: November 14, 2009
14: Some Thoughts on Black Friday
13: The Second Life of Food
13: Giving Experiences, Not Things, This Holiday Season
12: The Five Whys and the Power of Analyzing Your Life
12: Is the Dollar Store Really a Bargain?
11: The Hawthorne Effect and You
11: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Post-Book Lull Edition
10: How I Use My Net Worth as a Psychological Carrot
10: The Meaning of the Dow Jones Industrial Average
09: Investing Isn’t Just for Rich People: Five Ways Anyone Can Reap the Rewards of Investing
09: Reader Mailbag #88
08: Review: Stop Acting Rich
08: What Is Escapism? How Does It Cost Me?
07: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: November 7, 2009
07: Putting Out the Word
06: Teaching Money Management Through Self-Responsibility
06: Ten Spectacular Tips for Getting Started in the Kitchen
05: A Reflection of Your Closest Friends
05: 24 Ways to Save Money Today
04: Revising and Reworking a Failed Financial Plan
04: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Next Project Edition
03: Some Questions About My Upcoming Book
03: Helping Other Children Learn About Money
02: The Stumble
02: Reader Mailbag #87
01: Review: On Becoming a Leader
01: Ten Tricks for Staying Warm This Winter Without Huge Energy Bills

31: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: October 31, 2009
31: Three Retirement Questions for People in Their Twenties
30: The Ten Most Important Things I’ve Learned About Money and Life Since Starting The Simple Dollar
30: Three Years of The Simple Dollar: My 25 Favorite Articles of the Past Year
29: Some Thoughts on Ultra-Preparedness
29: Why Windfalls Make Many People Unhappy
28: Is Your Work Too Important?
28: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Third Child Edition
27: 14 Ways a Notebook in Your Pocket Can Save You Money
27: Thoughts on Finding Good Customer Service
26: Stress and Overspending
26: Reader Mailbag #86
25: Review: The Bogleheads’ Guide to Retirement Planning
25: Ethical Frugality Week: Regifting
24: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: October 24, 2009
24: Never Eat Alone: Welcome to the Connected Age
23: Memories Are Made of This
23: Ethical Frugality Week: Serving Leftovers
22: Ethical Frugality Week: Lifetime Guarantees
22: Ethical Frugality Week: Sampling Content
21: Never Eat Alone: Find Mentors, Find Mentees, Repeat
21: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Bookshelf Edition
20: Ethical Frugality Week: Free Samples
20: Ethical Frugality Week: Haggling
19: Ethical Frugality Week: Hotel Visits
19: Reader Mailbag #85
18: Review: The Simple Living Guide
18: Ethical Frugality Week: Hidden Replacements
17: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: October 17, 2009
17: Never Eat Alone: Build It and They Will Come
16: Hidden Treasures from Thrift Shops
16: Passing the Blame: Some Thoughts on the 401(k) Crisis
15: Fifteen Things More Important Than Money
15: Extracting the Child Who Stayed in the Nest Too Long
14: Never Eat Alone: The Write Stuff
14: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Red Beans, Rice, Okra, and Sausage Edition
13: When One Partner Is Self-Employed
13: The Forgetful Mind
12: The Challenge – and the Advantage – of Going Minimal
12: Reader Mailbag #84
11: Review: It’s Not About the Money
11: Mirror Neurons: Why Watching Others Succeed Won’t Help You Succeed
10: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: October 10, 2009
10: Never Eat Alone: Build and Broadcast
09: The “Local Store Premium” – How Much Is It Worth to You?
09: Frugal Soups and Stews: Great Solutions for Busy Weekends
08: The Stock Market Is Rebounding Big Time – Should I Care?
08: Is This All There Is?
07: Never Eat Alone: Anchor Tenants
07: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Three Little Things Edition
06: A Weekend at Our House
06: Gasoline, Groceries, and a Simple Look at the Cost of Time
05: 15 Ways to Be a Leader Today – or Any Day
05: Reader Mailbag #83
04: Review: Basic Black
04: Money Bullies
03: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: October 3, 2009
03: Never Eat Alone: Social Arbitrage
02: Painting a Specific Future – And Figuring Out How to Get There
02: Modular Meals
01: How the Traditional “Rules” of Frugal Living Often Vastly Undervalue Time
01: How Does The Simple Dollar Earn Money? Some Notes on Do-It-Yourself Self-Employment

30: Never Eat Alone: The Art of Small Talk
30: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: The Giving Tree Edition
29: Some Thoughts on Moods and Spending
29: Some Thoughts on a Cultural Shift Towards Frugality
28: Do You Want to Appear Rich? Or Do You Want to Be Rich?
28: Reader Mailbag #82
27: Review: The Little Book of Main Street Money
27: What Matters Most to You? Planning for a Very Long Life
26: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: September 26, 2009
26: Never Eat Alone: Expanding Your Circle
25: Seven Things I’ve Learned from Doing It Myself
25: “Eighteen and Out” – Good Parenting or Bad Parenting?
24: The Essential Bookshelf 2009: The Eleven Books That Rise Above the Rest
24: What Is a “Good Job”?
23: Never Eat Alone: Follow Up or Fail
23: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Water Heater Edition
22: The Simple Dollar Podcast #17: Investing in Stocks
22: Is Overmaintenance Costing You?
21: Business Card Doodles
21: Reader Mailbag #81
20: Review: The Element
20: Thoughts on Abandoning the Paper Towel
19: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: September 19, 2009
19: Never Eat Alone: Share Your Passions
18: Nostalgia
18: Rule #14: Give Without Strings or Regrets.
17: The Sleeping Fox Catches No Poultry
17: Addition by Subtraction: The Benefits of a “Fall Cleaning”
16: Never Eat Alone: Managing the Gatekeeper
16: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Freebies Edition
15: The Simple Dollar Podcast #16: College Advice
15: Frugality as a “Spending Transfer”
14: The Beginning of the Allowance
14: Reader Mailbag #80
13: Review: Raising Financially Fit Kids
13: A Beginner’s Guide to The Simple Dollar
12: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: September 12, 2009
12: Never Eat Alone: Do Your Homework
11: Synergy
11: Rule #13: Improve Yourself Every Chance You Get.
10: 12 Clever Substitutions That Save Money (Nearly) Effortlessly
10: Helicopter Parenting, Baby Boomers, and Financial Dependence
09: Never Eat Alone: The Genius of Audacity
09: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: 400 By 40 Edition
08: The Simple Dollar Podcast #15: Fixed and Growth Mindsets
08: Five Ways I Disagree With Dave Ramsey
07: The Path of Least Resistance Is the Path Without Opportunities
07: Reader Mailbag #79
06: Review: The Assertiveness Workbook
06: You Can’t Take It With You
05: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: September 5, 2009
05: Never Eat Alone: Build It Before You Need It
04: Cheaper and Better
04: Rule #12: Build Real Friendships and Relationships.
03: 21 Ways to Reduce Your Spending Without Making Your Life Miserable
03: Your Mileage May Vary
02: Never Eat Alone: Don’t Keep Score
02: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Mad Men Edition
01: The Simple Dollar Podcast #14: Personal Finance Media
01: Some Thoughts on Building a Successful Friendship

31: Seven Tempting Places – And Eight Ways to Minimize Their Impact
31: Reader Mailbag #78
30: Review: The Wall Street Journal Guide to Starting Your Financial Life
30: Handling an Overwhelming Harvest without Waste
29: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – August 29, 2009
29: Revising My Money Goals – And Setting New Ones
28: Frugality That’s “Outside the Realm of Possibility”
28: Rule #11: Find and Work Toward Your True Passions.
27: Having Enough for Life
27: Are Poor People Lazy?
26: That’s Just the Way It Is?
26: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Agricola Edition
25: The Simple Dollar Podcast #13: Good Debt, Bad Debt, No Debt
25: The Valuable Art of Media Swapping
24: Eleven Things You Can Do Today to Fall Behind Financially
24: Reader Mailbag #77
23: Review: Escape from Cubicle Nation
23: Eating What You Have On Hand
22: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: August 22, 2009
22: Cultural Divides
21: The Real Lessons of “How Low Can You Go?”
21: Rule #10: Plan Ahead Every Time You Spend.
20: The Personal Finance Toolbox
20: I’ll Do It Tomorrow
19: Perspective
19: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Never Eat Alone Book Club Edition
18: The Simple Dollar Podcast #12: The Anti-Budget
18: Dorm Room Clutter: What Do You Actually Need for College
17: Are You a Money Victim?
17: Reader Mailbag #76
16: Review: How Much Is Enough?
16: Why My Net Worth Is Now Negative Again
15: The Simple Dollar Time Machine: August 15, 2009
15: The Danger of Selling to Your Friends and Family
14: How Low Can You Go? Vegetarian Burrito Bowls
14: Rule #9: Do It Yourself.
13: The Source of Frugal Misery
13: When Should a Little Notion Get Big?
12: Buying Experiences in Your Twenties
12: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Places to Follow Me Edition
11: The Simple Dollar Podcast #11: Networking with Value
11: How Much Do Taxes Matter To You?
10: Freezer and Fridge Hacks: Seven Ways to Maximize the Value of Your Refrigerator and Freezer
10: Reader Mailbag #75
09: Review: Get A Financial Life
09: Enlightened Self-Interest
08: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – August 8, 2009
08: The Total Money Makeover: Live Like No One Else
07: How Low Can You Go? Potato-Peanut Curry
07: Rule #8: Take Care of Your Things.
06: The Netflix Culture of Excellence – and How to Capture It In Your Own Life
06: The Short Term and the Long Term Choice
05: The Total Money Makeover: Build Wealth Like Crazy
05: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Never Give Up Edition
04: The Simple Dollar Podcast #10: Money and Relationships
04: Faith as a Guiding Financial Principle
03: Thoughts on a Low Grocery Bill
03: Reader Mailbag #74
02: Review: Career Renegade
02: Putting the Strength of Weak Ties to Work
01: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – August 1, 2009
01: The Total Money Makeover: Pay Off the Home Mortgage

31: How Low Can You Go? Chicken-and-Corn Fried Rice with Lemon Spinach
31: Rule #7: Watch Your Progress – But Make It Fun.
30: Passion by the Hour
30: John’s “Campground” – Some Thoughts on Investing with Added Personal Value
29: The Total Money Makeover: College Funding
29: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Writing Practice Edition
28: The Simple Dollar Podcast #9: The Realities of Freelancing
28: Makers and Managers: What You Are, and How It Can Help Your Career
27: The Best Career Advice, in Ten Words or Less
27: Reader Mailbag #73
26: Review: The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents
26: Does Earning More Trump Frugality?
25: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – July 25, 2009
25: The Total Money Makeover: Maximize Retirement Investing
24: How Low Can You Go? Lemony Fettuccine with Asparagus
24: Rule #6: Stop Trying to Impress Other People.
23: The Cost of Free
23: Resetting the Scale
22: The Total Money Makeover: Finish the Emergency Fund
22: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: About My Second Book Edition
21: The Simple Dollar Podcast #8: My Top Personal Finance and Personal Development Book Picks
21: Over-Saving for Retirement?
20: Ten Unusual Ways to Improve Your Appearance of Confidence That Really Work
20: Reader Mailbag #72
19: Review: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko
19: To Close or To Not Close a Paid-Off Credit Card?
18: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – July 18, 2009
18: The Total Money Makeover: The Debt Snowball
17: How Low Can You Go? Cheesy Corkscrews with Crunchy Bacon Topping
17: Rule #5: Talk About Money (and Be Honest).
16: Frugality’s Sacred Cows
16: 480 Ways to Make More Money Today
15: The Total Money Makeover: Save $1,000 Fast
15: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Old Connections Edition
14: The Simple Dollar Podcast #7: Lying About Money
14: David Ortiz
13: Nine Ways I Use Google Calendar to Keep My Money Straight
13: Reader Mailbag #71
12: Review: 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget
12: How Much Is Your Time Worth? Thoughts on Speeding
11: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – July 11, 2009
11: The Total Money Makeover: Two More Hurdles
10: How Low Can You Go? Dal, Chilean Style
10: Rule #4: Eliminate (and Avoid) High Interest Debt.
09: A Frugal Man and His Nintendo DS / DSi
09: Taxes and the Future
08: The Total Money Makeover: Money Myths – The (Non)Secrets of the Rich
08: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: 1,100 Notes Edition
07: The Simple Dollar Podcast #6: Games People Play
07: Billy Mays, Michael Jackson, Your Heart, and Your Bottom Dollar
06: Seven Ways I Use Evernote to Improve My Finances
06: Will You Become a Friend of The Simple Dollar?
06: Reader Mailbag #70
05: Review: The New Global Student
05: Can You Actually Earn Reasonable Money from Mechanical Turk?
04: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – July 4, 2009
04: The Total Money Makeover: Debt Myths
03: How Low Can You Go? Coriander Meatballs with Yogurt-Mint Sauce
03: Rule #3: Stop Wasting Time.
02: Ten Great Ways to Make Powerful Visual Reminders of Your Personal Finance (and Other) Goals
02: When the Things You Want Become Destructive – And How to Avoid History Repeating
01: The Total Money Makeover: The Challenge … and Denial
01: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Dominion Edition

30: The Simple Dollar Podcast #5: Talking to Parents
30: The Best Money Advice, in Ten Words or Less
29: Blending Work and Family: How We Do It
29: The Cheap Garbage Bag Dilemma
29: Reader Mailbag #69
28: Review: Miserly Moms
28: Personal Finance 101: Why Do I Need Credit At All?
27: The Two-Account System for Automatic Savings
27: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – June 27, 2009
26: How Low Can You Go? Moorish-Style Chickpea And Spinach Stew
26: Rule #2: Don’t Over-Think Your Investments.
25: Some Thoughts on the “Lake Wobegon” Effect
25: Friendships and Financial Responsibility
24: Money and Power
24: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Camping Edition
23: The Simple Dollar Podcast #4: Food
23: The Personal Finance Chore List
22: Fifteen Things to Do to Make Jumping into Freelancing/Self-Employment Financially Successful
22: Reader Mailbag #68
21: Review: Mindset
21: Avoiding Spending Is Not The Same As Saving Money
20: When Is a Child Ready for an Allowance?
19: How the Foot-In-The-Door Technique Costs You Money
19: Rule #1: Spend Less Than You Earn.
18: Digging Deep: Writing About Money Without Repetition, Burnout, or Self-Commercialization
18: September 23, 2005
17: The Truth About Grocery Store Flyers
17: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Book Club Edition
16: The Simple Dollar Podcast #3 – Short Term Goals
16: Frugal Vacation Notes: Great Free Things to Do in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area
15: The Time Cost of Investing: Does Obliviousness Pay Off?
15: Reader Mailbag #67
14: Review: The 1-2-3 Money Plan
14: A Deal-Collecting Email Address
13: Nine Reasons I Keep Reading Personal Finance Books
13: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – June 13, 2009
12: Prolonging the Inevitable
12: Gift Registries: Tactics and Good Taste
11: 12 Ways My Wife Quietly Makes Our Life Work
11: 15 Ways to Get Started on Snowflaking
10: Personal Finance and The Black Swan
10: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Bringing Back the Book Club Edition
09: The Simple Dollar Podcast #2 – The Fulfillment Curve
09: Personal Finance 101: The Cost of Your Time
08: Some Thoughts on the Sunk Cost Fallacy
08: Reader Mailbag #66
07: Review: Who’s Got Your Back
07: Insights into Saving Psychology from The Economist
06: Buying Something to Force Yourself Into a New Behavior Doesn’t Work: New Rules for a New Routine
06: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – June 6, 2009
05: Living and Saving in the Moment
05: How to Organize and Host a Frugal Block Party
04: Building Your Career, One Brick at a Time
04: Using Consumer Reports to Assemble Your Grocery List
03: Is Renting a Vehicle for a Long Road Trip Worth It? Our Math Says Yes
03: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Open Forum Edition
02: The Simple Dollar Podcast #1 – Credit Card Debt
02: Spending Your Discretionary Money on Things that Rise in Value
01: Some Thoughts on Scalable Careers, Your Job, and “Side Hustles”
01: Reader Mailbag #65

31: Review: Oblivious Investing
31: Amazon’s 25 Software Bestsellers – And Their Free Equivalents
30: Seven Hidden Lessons from “Getting Things Done”
30: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – May 30, 2009
29: Sending Money Quickly: The Pros and Cons of Various Methods
29: The Art of the Marinade: Making Inexpensive Foods Dazzlingly Tasty for Pennies
28: The Paradox of Thrift: Is Saving Money Bad for the Economy?
28: How to Get a High-Paying, High-Integrity Job
27: Grocery Shopping 101: Quantity Surcharges and 10 Products to Watch Out For
27: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Slight Redesigns Edition
26: Six Great Healthy, Inexpensive, and Quick Summer Meals
26: Preparing Your Information for Disaster
25: What’s Next After Retirement Savings?
25: Reader Mailbag #64
24: Review: Craft Inc.
24: The Barter Economy: 14 Great Places to Trade Stuff Online
23: How to Organize a “Working Party”
23: The Simple Dollar Time Machine – May 23, 2009
22: Car Purchase 2: Judgment Day
22: How to Make a Quadruple Batch of a Tasty Casserole Easily, Quickly, and Cheaply
21: Some Thoughts on Angel Food Ministries
21: Debt Repayment and Frugality as Obsession: It Depends on How Your Brain Works
20: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Yellow Edition
20: The Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009 Is Here: What Does It Mean For You – And What Might It Mean for the Future?
19: The Power of Transferrable Skills – And Six Areas to Work On
19: 10 Resources for Finding Free and Cheap Things to Do This Summer
18: The Advantages of Spending Less
18: Reader Mailbag #63
17: Review: Rich Like Them
17: Major Purchases and Your Specific Life Situation
16: Video: How to Make Your Own Laundry Detergent
15: Some Thoughts on the Tightwad Gazette’s “Flexible Casserole Recipe”
15: Seven Steps Towards Minimizing Your Junk Mail and Unwanted Calls
14: Health and Money: The Power of Independent Steps
14: Playground Equipment: An Example of Sharing Resources with Neighbors
13: Some Thoughts on Haggling
13: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Food Blog Edition
12: Letting Go: How Being a Control Freak Costs You Money
12: The Reliability Bell Curve: What Does “More Reliability” Actually Mean?
11: Confirmation Bias and Your Money
11: Reader Mailbag #62
10: Review: Stimulated!
10: If You Live in Central Iowa…
10: Making Financial Literacy Compelling to a Wide Audience
09: Trimming the Fat from Your Work-Related Spending
08: Time to Save Money on Food
08: The Neighborhood Cooperative
07: The Stroop Effect and Your Wallet
07: Why Would You Choose to Earn Less?
06: Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance On Just One Page – Download My Personal Finance eBook for Free!
06: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Shock Doctrine Edition
05: The Logic of Up-Front Spending
05: Rounding Up Debt Payments: Does It Really Help?
04: My 25 Favorite Personal Finance, Career, and Personal Development Blogs
04: Reader Mailbag #61
03: Review: The Cure for Money Madness
03: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating a Deal-Finding Homepage
02: Charting Personal Finance Progress, Internally and Externally
01: The Frugal Rainy Day Box
01: Personal Finance 101: What Is a Bond?

30: Five Frugal Lessons from My Parents
30: Help! I Owe More On My Car Than It’s Worth!
29: Ten Things I Wish I Had Done When I Was Twenty
29: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Amazon Oddities Edition
28: A Graduation Gift That Matters
28: Do Personal Goals Have a Dangerous Side?
27: The Variables of a Purchase: Is Price the Ultimate Bottom Line?
27: Reader Mailbag #60
26: Review: Throw Out Fifty Things
26: Eyes on the Prize
25: Thoughts on Work, Personal Life, and Frugality
24: Five Frugal Food Tactics from Trent’s Kitchen
24: A Tour of My Messenger Bag
23: The Mother’s Day Debate – And Eight Sensible Ways to Solve It
23: Personal Finance 101: What Is a 529?
22: What’s Next?
22: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Survey Results Edition
21: Lessons in Fuel-Efficient Driving
21: Is Your Local Warehouse Store Worth Your While? Here’s How to Find Out
20: Time, Frugality, and Values
20: Reader Mailbag #59
19: Review: Fight for Your Money
19: Should Teenagers Be Able To Have Credit Cards?
18: The First Five Minutes
17: Nine Ways to Save Money at Your Desk in the Next Hour
17: Some Thoughts on Investing on Behalf of My Children
16: The Little Benefits of Trying
16: The Art of the Apology
15: Ten Dollars, Twenty Minutes
15: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Baseball Season Edition
14: Nine Pieces of Free Software I Use Every Day
14: Buying Fresh, Buying Cheap
13: Personal Finance 101: Charge Cards Versus Debit Cards Versus Credit Cards – Pros and Cons
13: Reader Mailbag #58
12: Review: You’ve Got to Be Believed to Be Heard
12: Musings on a Little Boy’s Haircut
11: 50 Side Businesses You Can Start On Your Own
10: Riding the Market Up
10: The Little Things That Make You Happy
09: Establishing Positive Habits and Routines
09: Lifting Your Spirits For Free
08: Weekday Misery, Weekend Pleasure
08: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Thank You Edition
07: Is Suze Right? Do Emergency Funds Now Trump Debt Repayment?
07: Thoughts After Losing a Loved One
06: Can You Live Without That Service?
06: Reader Mailbag #57
05: Review: The Difference
05: Thoughts on Manhattan
04: The Jack of All Trades: Why It’s Valuable, and How You Can Become One
03: A Reasonable Marriage
03: Theodore Roosevelt on Careers and Financial Success
02: A Reasonable Honeymoon
02: I Need Your Help!
01: A Reasonable Wedding
01: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Freebies Edition

31: A Reasonable Engagement
31: Synergy in Life and Money
30: A Reasonable Courtship
30: Reader Mailbag #56
29: Review: Detox Your Desk
29: You Can’t Get Better Results Without Changing Anything
28: Eight Thoughts for New Parents
27: Spring and the Awakening Garden
27: Fake It ’til You Make It?
26: The Hidden Costs of Your Job
26: Most Time Management Is Rubbish. Here Are Ten Things That Work for Me.
25: The Low-Interest Debt Debate
25: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Book Review Index Edition
24: Starting Your Career Right: Finding a Great Mentor in College
24: Splurges, Habits, and Projection
23: A Step-By-Step Guide to Making Big Goals Achievable
23: Reader Mailbag #55
22: Review: I Will Teach You to Be Rich
22: Saving Money on a Road Trip with Kids
21: The Hows and Whys of Our Car Purchase: A 2009 Toyota Prius
20: How I Use Credit Cards … And Why
20: Sports Illustrated’s Fifty Years of Great Writing – Free!
19: Teaching a Three Year Old How to Save
19: 14 Tactics for Getting Ahead At Work – No Matter What Your Job Is
18: Self-Reliance
18: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Spring Break Edition
17: Is a Frugality Tip That Saves You a Quarter a Waste of Time? Some Notes on Economies of Scale
17: Quality of Life and Consumer Spending
16: Some Thoughts on Working from Home – One Year Later
16: Reader Mailbag #54
15: Review: The One-Life Solution
15: Ten iPhone and iPod Touch Apps for Personal Finance Success
14: My Real Net Worth
13: A Guide to Making Inexpensive and Delicious Homemade Pizza
13: Who’s Right? Who’s Wrong?
12: Frugality and Feeling Deprived
12: My Worst Job – And What It Taught Me
11: Personal Debts: Should They Come First?
11: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Experiments in Podcasting Edition
10: Active, Passive, and Portfolio Frugality: Where Should One Start?
10: My Weekly Personal Finance Routine
09: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your Credit Card Interest Rates Reduced
09: Reader Mailbag #53
08: Review: The Net Worth Workout
08: The Frugal Laptop
07: What Do You See?
06: Nine Tactics for Making Healthy, Incredibly Simple, and Cheap Meals for You and Your Family
06: Saving for College or Saving for Retirement: What’s Best for Us?
05: Some Thoughts on Starting a Side Business in a Down Economy
05: What Are You Saving For?
04: Depression Cooking
04: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Ticket Edition
03: Personal Finance and 1,000 True Fans
03: Do You Want to Be Rich?
02: A Step-By-Step Guide to Building a Big, Healthy Emergency Fund
02: Reader Mailbag #52
01: Review: Results Without Authority
01: The Cost of the Psychology of New

28: An Interview With Vicki Robin, Author of “Your Money or Your Life”
27: A Walkthrough and Cost Breakdown of Brewing Your Own Beer
27: The Intelligent Investor: “Margin of Safety” as the Central Concept of Investment
26: The “Challenge”
26: Some Thoughts on Building a Successful Marriage
25: Understanding CD Rates
25: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Podcast Edition
24: Should You Use a Credit Card As Your Emergency Fund?
24: When You Go Too Cheap
23: Where Can You Turn If You Lose It All?
23: Reader Mailbag #51
22: Review: Work Less, Live More – The Way to Semi-Retirement
22: The Happy Minimum
21: When You’re Overcharged or Undercharged
20: Bulk Breakfast Burritos: Convenient, Cheap, Healthy, and Easier Than You Think
20: The Intelligent Investor: Shareholders and Managements: Dividend Policy
19: The Giving Pocket
19: Ten Vital Tactics for Making the “Money Talk” Work
18: The Lessons I Learned From My Family Tree
18: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Two Reader Mailbags Per Week (?) Edition
17: Struggling with the Guardianship Question
17: Using a Gratitude Journal as a Personal Motivator to Save Money and Enjoy Life
16: What’s First, What’s Next
16: Reader Mailbag #50
15: Review: Presentation Zen
15: Investing With Minimal Risk
14: About My Wife, Sarah
13: A Question About Windfalls Leads to a Revelation About Debt
13: The Intelligent Investor: Four Extremely Instructive Case Histories
12: Making a Monthly Personal Balance Sheet
12: One Step Isn’t a Journey
11: Twelve Ways to Use the “Thirty Day Challenge” for Great Personal Finance Benefit
11: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Kindle Edition
10: The Light Bulb Showdown: LEDs vs. CFLs vs. Incandescent Bulbs – What’s the Best Deal Now … And In The Future?
10: Riding the Line of Overcautiousness
09: Maturity and Money
09: Reader Mailbag #49
08: Review: How to Be the Family CFO
08: Using Twitter to Save Money: Ten People I’ve Found Worth Following for Savings
07: Accused of Being a Cheapskate
06: The End Is the Beginning
06: The Intelligent Investor: Four Extremely Instructive Case Histories
05: Some Thoughts on Celebrating Valentine’s Day
05: My Own Private Frugality
04: Going Back to School and Still Working
04: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Obsolete Edition
03: Five Things to Do If You Have a Great Idea
03: Life Advice to a Graduating College Student
02: Bigger Dreams, Smaller Houses
02: Reader Mailbag #48
01: Review: The Power of Less
01: The Bills Your Parents Didn’t Have

31: It Can’t Love You Back
30: The Frugal Magic of the “Five Ingredient Crock Pot Meal”
30: The Intelligent Investor: Convertible Issues and Warrants
29: The Need for Recognition
29: Ten Surprising Things I Like to Buy in Bulk
28: Making the Hard Choice
28: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Nature Exploration in Winter Edition
27: The “Super Bowl TV”: What a Difference Waiting a Year Can Make on a Big Purchase
27: Doing the Wrong Thing
26: The Iceland Scenario: What Can You Do?
26: Reader Mailbag #47
25: Review: Easy Money
25: Finding Your Way Home
24: Treasures in the Cupboard: Eight Tactics We Use to Maximize the Value of Our Pantry
23: Financial Success and Sacrifice
23: The Intelligent Investor: Stock Selection for the Enterprising Investor
22: Some Thoughts on the Revised Edition of Your Money or Your Life
22: How I Look at Economic News: Beyond the Talking Heads
21: A Reader Asks About His Checking Account and Bernie Madoff
21: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Snow Overload Edition
20: Frugality, Freedom, Hard Work, and the Best Life Has to Offer
20: Thoughts on Inauguration Day – And What We Can Learn From It
19: Never Left a Comment Before? There’s a First Time for Everything!
19: Reader Mailbag #46
18: Review: The War of Art
18: Personal Finance 101: How Much Money Is That Investment Really Earning Each Year?
17: The Boomers Go Bust: What Can We Learn?
16: The Frugal Traveler and the Varying Definitions of Frugal
16: The Intelligent Investor: Stock Selection for the Defensive Investor
15: An Impulsive Mood
15: Some Thoughts on Home Decor and Furnishing … Inspired by a Friend
14: Advantages
14: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Sleepy Days Edition
13: The Selling of Gold
13: Teaching Frugality: The Power of Why
12: Update on Reselling Used Children’s Clothing
12: Reader Mailbag #45
11: Review: Scratch Beginnings
11: The Secrets to Entrepreneurship? Or More?
10: Children, Christmas, and the Materialism Battle
09: Frugality and Binge Buying
09: The Intelligent Investor: A Comparison of Four Listed Companies
08: Debt Reduction and Debt Elimination Programs: What’s the Catch?
08: Dream Small? Accomplishing the Little Things You Never Seem to Get Around To
07: When Your Financial State Improves, Do Your Frugal Standards Change?
07: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Holiday Reading Edition
06: Do Children Really Cause Financial Burdens?
06: Personal Finance 101: On Ponzi Schemes and Other Things
05: A Mother’s Gifts
05: Reader Mailbag #44
04: Review: Making It All Work
04: Seven Huge Financial Mistakes I Made During My College Career
03: Hand-Me-Down Clothes in the Post Hand-Me-Down Era: Consumer Protectionism Gone Too Far?
02: Navigating the Hazards of Impulse Purchasing
02: The Intelligent Investor: Things to Consider About Per-Share Earnings
01: What Will You Learn This Year?
01: Ten Predictions for 2009

31: The Simple Dollar: Best of 2008
31: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: New Years Notes Edition
30: New Year’s Resolution Workshop #5: Launch My Dream Career
30: How We’re Frugally Celebrating the New Year
29: New Year’s Resolution Workshop #4: Protect My Family’s Future
29: Reader Mailbag #43
28: Review: Living Well on One Income
28: New Year’s Resolution Workshop #3: Save for a Down Payment
27: New Year’s Resolution Workshop #2: Spend Less Money
26: New Year’s Resolution Workshop #1: Get Started with Retirement
26: The Intelligent Investor: A General Approach to Security Analysis for the Lay Investor
25: Merry Christmas from The Simple Dollar
24: The Perfect Christmas Gift
24: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Christmas Notes Edition
23: The Limits of Frugality: What’s Next When You Can’t Cut Any More?
23: Some Thoughts on Anniversaries and Their Requisite Gifts
22: Twelve Tips for Cheap, Low Stress Christmas Travel
22: Reader Mailbag #42
21: Review: Get Everything Done
21: On Giving Up the Dream
20: Nine Creative Ways to Utilize Leftovers from Common Meals
19: My Take on Christian Themes in Personal Finance Books
19: The Intelligent Investor: The Investor and His Advisers
18: Money and Honesty
18: Planning Ahead for Next Year’s Garden
17: The Two-Career Assumption
17: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Christmas Cards Edition
16: Six Ideas for Future Directions for The Simple Dollar – Your Thoughts?
16: Synergizing Hobbies and Career for Greater Personal Success
15: Are You Insuring the Irreplaceable?
15: Reader Mailbag #41
14: Review: Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
14: Some Thoughts on “Wallet Fasting”
13: Fighting a Frugal Battle Against Ice and Snow
12: The Expensive Ups and Downs of Christmas
12: The Intelligent Investor: Investing in Investment Funds
11: Goals and Plans for 2009
11: Eighteen Tips for a Frugal (Not Cheap) Wedding
10: If You Don’t Need It, It’s Not a Deal!
10: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: College Football Edition
09: The Basics of Dealing with a Loan Default
09: Family Traditions: What Children Really Want for Christmas
08: Overcoming Obstacles
08: Reader Mailbag #40
07: Review: Outliers
07: The Best Moment of Your Day
06: Fifteen Tactics for Maximizing Your Investment in Reading for Personal Growth
05: The Simple Dollar’s Christmas Charity for 2008: Jump for Joel
05: The Intelligent Investor: The Investor and Market Fluctuations
04: Gas Price Deflation: Should It Affect What Automobiles We Purchase?
04: The Backup Checking Account
03: Internal and External Signals
03: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Recovery Edition
02: The Balance of Happiness and Saving for the Future
02: Cutting Down on the “Hidden” Costs of After-School Activities
01: Announcing My First Book, “365 Ways to Live Cheap”
01: Reader Mailbag #39

30: Review: The Reader’s Digest Penny Pincher’s Almanac
30: A Long December
29: I, Spender
28: Is It Time to Drop Your Land Line?
28: The Intelligent Investor: The Positive Side to Portfolio Policy for the Enterprising Investor
27: Happy Thanksgiving from The Simple Dollar!
26: Is Debt Necessary For Generating Income?
26: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Birthday Update Edition
25: Seven Tips for a Thrifty Thanksgiving
25: Ten Fundamental Steps for Online Career Networking
24: Desperately Seeking Advice
24: Reader Mailbag #38
23: Review: Personal Development for Smart People
23: Clutter Is Money
22: When a Treat Stops Being a Treat – and How to Get It Back
21: On Hosting a Dinner Party
21: The Intelligent Investor: A Negative Approach to Portfolio Policy for the Enterprising Investor
20: 5 Simple Water Conservation Methods: Do They Save Real Money?
20: Tap My 401(k) or Borrow From Family?
19: The Time of Your Life
19: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Connection Edition
18: What’s It All About?
18: Seven Tactics for Turning Short-Term Intensity Into Long-Term Intensity
17: Christmas Inspiration from a Stick and a Cardboard Box
17: Reader Mailbag #37
16: Review: The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets
16: Personal Finance 101: Deflation and You
15: Investing in Skills (or Fear of an Apocalyptic Economy)
14: Some Thoughts on Personal Finance Coaching
14: The Intelligent Investor: The Defensive Investor and Common Stocks
13: Walking Away to be a Stay-At-Home Parent
13: Some Thoughts on the Small House Movement: Is It Something Worth Considering?
12: On Good Debt and Bad Debt
12: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Saddest Birthday Ever Edition
11: Taking Dramatic Change One Day at a Time
11: Six Ways to Make The Simple Dollar More Useful for You
10: Accountability
10: Reader Mailbag #36
09: Review: The Myth of Multitasking
09: The Readers Speak Out: Their 25 Best Actions for Saving Money
08: Paying Others to Provide a Service: When Is It Frugal?
07: Lessons from that Old Coffee Can over the Kitchen Sink
07: The Intelligent Investor: General Portfolio Policy for the Defensive Investor
06: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Uses for an Old Cell Phone
06: Excuses, Excuses
05: Your Single Best Action For Saving Money
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: No Politics Edition
04: How to Focus in a Heavily Distracting Time
04: The Suitcase Test: The Things You Really Need
03: Reading This Article Won’t Make You Rich
03: Reader Mailbag #35
02: Review: The Frugal Duchess
02: A Guide to Winterizing Your House
01: 25 Useful Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Macs

31: Dealing with Personal Disappointment and Tragedy
31: The Intelligent Investor: A Century of Stock Market History
30: Some Follow-Up Thoughts on Fruity Cheerios and Branding Our Kids
30: Two Years of The Simple Dollar: My 25 Favorite Articles of the Past Year
29: Exploring the Connection Between Time and Money
29: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Birthday Party Edition
28: Having a Money Revelation
28: Eight Things You Should Do Immediately to Save Money When You Buy a Car
27: Earning Regular Income from Stock Investing via Dividends
27: Reader Mailbag #34
26: Review: The Encore Effect
26: Brand Preferences and the Two Year Old Child
25: Should an Entrepreneurial High Schooler Go to College?
24: Eleven Tactics for a Cheaper Christmas
24: The Intelligent Investor: The Investor and Inflation
23: Giving Outside the Box: Generosity on a Limited Budget
23: Making a Holographic Will
22: How to Keep Important Stuff from Slipping Through the Cracks
22: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Value of an Hour Edition
21: Stop Wasting Money on Disposable Things
21: That First Taste of Financial Success
20: Spreading the Frugality Ideavirus
20: Reader Mailbag #33
19: Review: Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck
19: The Other Choice
18: When Networking Doesn’t Work: There’s No Value in Just “Touching Base”
17: 18 Things a New Homeowner Should Do Immediately to Save Money
17: The Intelligent Investor: Investment Versus Speculation
16: How to Plan Ahead for Next Week’s Meals (And Save Significant Money): A Step-By-Step Guide
16: The Power of the Chaperone
15: Money Podcasts: How to Listen to Personal Finance Commentary and Advice at Your Convenience
15: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Crock Pot Edition
14: Ten Steps for Remaining Calm in a Financially Turbulent Time
14: Minimizing the Impact of Job Loss: Short Term Tactics and Long Term Career Pillars
13: How Much Extra Should You Pay for Fuel Efficiency? Here’s How We’re Calculating It
13: Reader Mailbag #32
12: Review: A Perfect Mess
12: Talking to a Child About Home Foreclosure
11: Stop Trying to Impress Other People
10: 120 Minutes
10: The Intelligent Investor: Introduction
09: Ten Things I Wish I’d Done Differently While Buying a House
09: Opening the Door to Helping Your Parents
08: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to a Romantic and Highly Frugal Date Night
08: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Fantasy Baseball League Payoff Edition
07: Changes You Can Make
07: How to Read a Stock Chart in Just Five Seconds
06: The Entrepreneurial Drive (Or Lack Thereof)
06: Reader Mailbag #31
05: Review: Millionaire by Thirty
05: Creating a CD Ladder for Your Emergency Fund or Other Savings to Earn a Better, Safe Return
04: Positive and Negative Advertisements
03: Some Thoughts on the Fulfillment Curve
03: Retirement Plans in a Down Stock Market
02: How I Keep on Task and Organize My Ideas Using Online Checklists
02: The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
01: Personal Finance Management on a Biweekly Pay Schedule
01: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Intelligent Investor Book Club Edition

30: If You Ask “What’s the Monthly Payment?” You’re Asking the Wrong Question
30: How to Find and Utilize a Mentor, No Matter What You’re Doing
29: I Just Don’t Care About My Finances
29: Reader Mailbag #30
28: Review: Do It Tomorrow
28: Thoughts on Children and Rewards for Normal Behavior
27: A Visual Guide to Saving Money with a Baby
26: Personal Energy and Frugality
26: Looking at Your Career as an Investment
25: Overcoming a Routine of Bounced Check Fees, Overdraft Fees, and Payday Loans
25: Surviving a Natural Disaster
24: The Twelve Biggest Personal Finance Mistakes People Make Over and Over Again
24: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Gifted Children Edition
23: How to Safely Build Your Credit History
23: Managing the Natural Ups and Downs of Your Workweek
22: Addressing Financial Worries in a Healthy Fashion
22: Reader Mailbag #29
21: Review: The Little Book That Saves Your Assets
21: Why Many “Alternative Income” Ideas Aren’t Worth Your Time – And What You Might Do With It Instead
20: Will My Money Be Safe?
19: The Psychological and Emotional Attachment to What We Have and What We Want
19: My Weekend Projects: 5 Ways I Spend My Weekends Saving Money and Living Frugally
18: Using TreasuryDirect for Conservative Investing
18: Friends and Goals
17: The Least Important Bill
17: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Merging Checking Accounts Edition
16: The Real Reason They Aren’t Homeowners: Different Goals
16: What a Frugality Expert Is – And Why I’m Not One
15: If You’re Not Using It, Get Rid of It: Ten Ways to Declutter and Put Cash in Your Pocket
15: Reader Mailbag #28
14: Review: Love Is the Killer App
14: Eight Tactics for Handling Greeting Card Occasions
13: The Cheapest Fully Functional PC Money Can Buy
12: Why Allocations Make A Big Difference
12: Rethinking Retirement
11: Fifteen Ways to Have Cheap Fun With Your Kids Using a $1 End Roll of Paper
11: The Courage to Ask
10: The Aldi Question: Does One Bad Experience Spoil the Soup?
10: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Theoretical Technology Edition
09: Please, Recommend a Personal Finance Product to Me!
09: Finding an Auto Mechanic That You Trust
08: Financial Success Isn’t About Who Has the Most (or Best) Stuff
08: Reader Mailbag #27
07: Review: The Complete Cheapskate
07: Our Path to (Finally) Merging Our Finances
06: Charting a Course to Go Back to College
05: Creation versus Consumption
05: Why One-Budget-Fits-All Doesn’t Work – And Why It’s Difficult to Compare Spending Between People and Families
04: Opportunity
04: Twelve Tactics to Prepare For and Minimize Winter Heating Bills (Besides Woodstoves)
03: Some Thoughts on Plasma Donation
03: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: More Truck Troubles Edition
02: It’s Never As Hard As It Seems
02: The Inspiration and the Motivation
01: What’s An Appropriate Home Food Budget for a Family of Four?
01: Reader Mailbag #26

31: Review: After the Darkest Hour
31: Ten Methods I Use to Keep Productive Wherever I’m At
30: The Personal Finance Secrets “They” Don’t Want You to Know About
29: How to Avoid the Trap of Splurging as a Reward for “Being Good”
29: Everything’s So Easy for Pauline: Thoughts on Luck, Fate, Money, and Life
28: What Do You Need to Save For Your Child’s College Education?
28: Do You Overspend on Gifts? Six Things to Think About Before Striking Again
27: Nine Things to Do When the Going Gets Tough
27: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Book Review Changes Edition
26: Buying Things Because They’re on Sale Is an Awful Way to Save Money
26: The Retirement Perspective: Today’s Dollars Are Far More Valuable Than Tomorrow’s
25: Is a Positive Attitude Enough?
25: Reader Mailbag #25
24: Review: I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This
24: Personal Finance 101: Money Market Accounts Versus Normal Savings Accounts
23: When Should You Downgrade Your Car Insurance?
22: Starting a Bulk-Buying Co-op with Your Friends, Family, and Neighbors
22: Review: Financial Infidelity
21: Cheap Supper Night: Hacking One Meal a Week to Save Money
21: This Is the Right Personal Finance Book for You!
20: Fourteen Techniques for Improving Your Work-Life Balance
20: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Garden Update Edition
19: What Features Are Most Important For Your Primary Bank? My Thoughts and Recommendations
19: The Frugal Whole Chicken (or, Waste Not, Want Not)
18: A Vacation Disaster, and Six Thoughts About What to Do Next
18: Reader Mailbag #24
17: Review: Six Thinking Hats
17: Is Complete Debt Freedom a Worthwhile Goal for Us – And For You?
16: Winning the Battle Against Low Quality Generics While Still Saving Money
15: The Big Debate #5: Chasing the Dreams or Chasing the Money?
15: Review: Young Bucks
14: The Big Debate #4: Pay Off Debt or Save for Retirement?
14: How I Deal With My Financial Fears
13: The Big Debate #3: Credit Cards or Debit Cards?
13: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Wesabe Discussions Edition
12: The Big Debate #2: Leasing, Buying New, or Buying Used?
12: Personal Finance and the Bucket List
11: The Big Debate #1: 401(k) or Roth IRA?
11: Reader Mailbag #23
10: Review: The Seven Minute Difference
10: A Frugal Guide to the Iowa State Fair (or Any Similar County or State Fair)
09: The Gift Card Dilemma(s)
08: Learning About Money “The Hard Way”
08: Review: Make Money, Not Excuses
07: The Status Quo Bias and Switching Jobs or Careers
07: Balancing Personal Principles and the Bottom Dollar: The Cost of Healthier Food Choices
06: The Frugal Introvert: Fifty Ways to Have Fun By Yourself on the Cheap
06: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Major Cold Edition
05: Is College Really Necessary For All High School Graduates?
05: My Material Weakness – And My Battle to Overcome It
04: Consumer Reports – September 2008
04: Reader Mailbag #22
03: Review: Zen to Done
03: Looking at Debt Repayment as an Investment
02: Dollars and Sense When Life Hits You Hard
01: The Things That Make You Feel Good – And What That Has To Do With Your Money
01: Review: Crashproof Your Life

31: Some Thoughts on Being Broke and Being Poor
31: Overcoming a Habit of Lying to Yourself About Money
30: The Value (and Cost) of Experiences
30: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Aged Thirty Years Edition
29: Another Major Milestone on the Road to Financial Stability
29: Eight Little Frugal Tactics I’ve Found So Far This Summer
28: Class Warfare and The Simple Dollar
28: Reader Mailbag #21
27: Review: Honey, I Want to Start My Own Business
27: What I Read to Keep Up on Personal Finance
26: How to Deal with a Partner That Hides Money Problems
25: The Single Biggest Money Mistake I’ve Ever Made
25: Review: Good Debt, Bad Debt
24: Nine Ways the Status Quo Bias Is Costing You Money – And How to Turn That Ship Around
24: Will You Ever Reach Your Goals? And What Will You Do When You Get There?
23: Personal Finance 101: Credit Reports, Credit Scores, and Hard and Soft Pulls
23: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Winging It Edition
22: Lifestyle Choices as a Hedge Against Inflation
22: Is It Ethical to Walk Out on a Mortgage?
21: Reflections on Abandoning the 9 to 5, Four Months In
21: Reader Mailbag #20
20: Review: Is Your Genius at Work?
20: Clothes Shopping for Frugal Families: Our Strategy
19: Why I’m Not Panicking – And You Shouldn’t, Either
18: Shared Dreams: How My Wife and I Got on the Same Financial Page
18: Review: The Six-Day Financial Makeover
17: 100 Things to Do During a Money Free Weekend
17: Making Expensive Hobbies More Financially Manageable
16: Ten Ways to Find Bargains on Fresh Food
16: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Family Pictures Edition
15: Preparing a Budget? Ten Tips for Making That Budget Successful
15: The One Skill That Will Earn You Money, No Matter What You Do
14: Undermining Your Frugality
14: Reader Mailbag #19
13: Review: Seven Years to Seven Figures
13: Ten Tip-Offs That You’re Getting Bogus Financial Information – And Five Antidotes
12: Is Money All There Is? Why Chasing the Big Dollars Isn’t the Answer for Everyone
11: How to Choose a Career – The Simple Dollar Way
11: Review: Living Rich by Spending Smart
10: The First Steps Away from Paycheck-to-Paycheck Living
10: Finding the Motivation to Get Started on Major Tasks
09: Is An Emergency Fund a Psychological Negative?
09: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: The Alchemist Edition
08: Ten Tactics for Improving Your Luck
08: When Personal Finance Is Boring: Five Tactics for People Who’d Rather Do ANYTHING Than Manage Their Money
07: The Difference Between a Job and a Career
07: Reader Mailbag #18
06: Review: What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here?
06: A Look at the Startup Cost – And Why It’s Usually Good to Go Cheap at First
05: Seven Websites That Saved Me Money in the Last Week
04: A By-The-Numbers Look at Why Saving Is More Important Than Perfect Investment Choices
04: Review: Go Green, Live Rich
03: Should You “Debt Snowball” Directly into a Savings Account Instead of a Debt Payment?
03: The Danger of Losing Your Wallet – And How to Protect Yourself
02: Is Time the Difference Between Big Spenders, Frugal Folks, and Cheapskates?
02: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Family Surprise Edition
01: The Net Worth Mentality: The Road Less Traveled
01: The Minimalist Kitchen: What You Need (and Don’t Need) to Set Up Your First Workable Home Kitchen

30: A Clever Trick for Automatically Finding Deals You Want at Amazon
30: Reader Mailbag #17
29: Review: The Renaissance Soul
29: No Time for Frugality: Cutting Financial Corners with No Time Investment
28: Finding Inspiration for Financial Change
27: My Book Writing Journey: From a Dream to a Deal and a Finished Manuscript
27: Review: Green with Envy
26: Ten Tips to Maximize the Value of a Doctor’s Visit
26: You Can’t Buy Love
25: Starting a Natural Collection
25: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Book Crunch Time Edition
24: Ceiling Fan Hacks: Save Big on Energy Use
24: What Individual Stocks Would I Invest In for the Long Haul?
23: The Economics of Children’s Birthday Parties
23: Reader Mailbag #16
22: Review: Ready, Fire, Aim
22: Giving Now Versus Giving Later: The Gospel of Wealth Versus Everyday Charity
21: Addiction and Personal Finance
20: Finding Passive Income Sources for the Future: Four Potential Avenues I’m Evaluating
20: Review: Isn’t It Their Turn to Pick Up the Check?
19: Are the Things You Buy Investments?
19: Seven Ideas for Preparing Food at Home Cheaply with Minimal Space and Resources
18: Downsizing Your Automobile Count: WalkScore.com and the Resources Around You
18: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Flying Costs Come Home to Roost Edition
17: Integrity and Advertisements
17: Twelve Ways to Make Your Car a Better Investment
16: How To Write an Effective Thank You Note for Any Occasion
16: Reader Mailbag #15
15: Review: Getting Organized
15: Seven Things You Can Do Right Now To Help Flood Victims
14: The Guardianship Question
13: How We Organize Our Coupons and Execute Our Coupon Strategy
13: Review: Please Send Money
12: How to Budget Using ING Direct (Or Another Full-Service Online Bank)
12: Do You Need to Leave an Estate?
11: Sixteen Ways to Go Out on the Town on the Cheap
11: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: $3,000 Handbag Thoughts Edition
10: Update on the Flooding in Iowa … And Some Tips on Protecting Yourself
10: My Entrepreneurial Inspiration
09: Frugality’s Perception Problem
09: Reader Mailbag #14
08: Review: The Creative Habit
08: Discussion: What Should Be Part of a High School Consumer Education Curriculum?
07: Is Your Career Really Your Most Valuable Asset? I Say No
06: Making Frugality a Game
06: Review: You’re So Money
05: Ten Clever Money Savers You Might Want To Try This Weekend
05: Got Credit Card Debt? Ten Tactics to Use Right Now to Get It Under Control
04: Money Magazine’s “7 Investments You Need Now,” Portfolio Theory, and My Own Plans for the Future
04: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: My Hidden Agenda Edition
03: How to Save Money, Express a Wonderful Sentiment, and Defeat the Greeting Card Companies All at Once!
03: Thoughts on Bridge
02: Planning for the Long Haul: My Family’s Lifetime Financial Plan
02: Reader Mailbag #13
01: Review: Order from Chaos
01: Financial Independence as a Goal

31: The Total Experience of a Purchase
30: The Methods You Use to Deal with Ordinary Life Will Fail You As an Investor
30: Review: You’re Fifty, Now What?
29: Baking Soda: My Favorite Frugal Substance
29: My Retirement Portfolio As I Approach 30
28: Anticipation Buying
28: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Edition
27: 24 Hours, 24 Ways We Save Money
27: Personal Finance 101: What Exactly Does It Mean to Own a Stock?
26: Tomorrow Boxes
26: Reader Mailbag #12
25: Review: Leave the Office Earlier
25: Do I Need Long Term Disability Insurance?
24: On Saving to Splurge
23: The Big Sell-Off
23: Review: The True Cost of Happiness
22: Using Twitter and Blogging to Motivate Yourself Towards Personal Finance and Other Personal Goals
22: Make Your Own Kind of Music
21: Gifts That Matter Don’t Come From Wal-Mart
21: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Learning Yard Care Edition
20: The Essential Bookshelf: The Only Eight Books I’ve Kept (After Hundreds of Reviews)
20: Some Notes on Our Experience with Skype – And Why It Will Work for Some and Not for Others
19: PearBudget: An Effective Way to Dip Your Toes into Budgeting
19: Reader Mailbag #11
18: Review: The Procrastinator’s Handbook
18: Making the Hard Choice
17: Frugality and the Impression of Poverty
16: The Monthly Grind: Sixteen Hardcore Tactics for Minimizing Your Monthly Bills
16: Review: The Big Payoff
15: Holding a Monthly Family Financial Meeting … And How It Can Benefit Your Marriage and Educate Your Children
15: How to Get Personal and Professional Value from Idle Web Surfing
14: An Interview With Amy Dacyczyn, The Author of The Tightwad Gazette
14: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Edition
13: Born to Buy: Final Thoughts
13: What I’m Doing With My Economic Stimulus Check (Hint: It Doesn’t Involve the Word ‘Plasma’)
12: The Battle Between the Stuff I Want and the Guilt I’m Left With
12: Reader Mailbag #10
11: Born to Buy: The Invention of Modern Childhood
11: Sunday Conversation #4
10: The Debtor’s Toolkit: Twelve Effective Tactics to Use When Tackling Debt
09: Making Your Own Homemade Oatmeal Packets: A Visual Guide and Cost Analysis
09: The Sucker Factor: The Cost of Being Unable to Say No – And How to Get Out of It
08: Born to Buy: Decommercializing Childhood
08: Rinse and Repeat
07: Who Do You Work For?
07: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Best Money Saving Tips Edition
06: Born to Buy: Empowered or Seduced?
06: Personal Finance 101: The Basics of Estate Planning
05: Taking a Deeper Look at Wants Versus Needs
05: Reader Mailbag #9
04: Born to Buy: Consumer Involvement as an Undermining Force
04: Sunday Conversation #3
03: Making and Maintaining a Master Information Document
02: Is There an Overemphasis on College Savings When Discussing Children’s Education and Personal Finance?
02: Left Brain and Right Brain Financial Needs
01: Born to Buy: Patterns of Media Use
01: Hyundai’s “Dollars and Sense” Ads: My Take

30: A Portfolio of Credit Cards for Specific Purchases?
30: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Twitter and Media Appearances Edition
29: Born to Buy: How Consumer Culture Undermines Children’s Well Being
29: The Five Ps: Breaking Down Big Dreams Into Little Steps
28: The Recession Diet: Why Fears of Recession Might Trigger Poor Food Buying Decisions
28: Reader Mailbag #8
27: Born to Buy: Who’s Responsible, Parents or Advertisers?
27: Sunday Conversation #2
26: Retirement Savings: How I’m Doing It
25: Dealing with the Things Left Undone
25: Are Rechargeable Batteries Really Cost Effective?
24: Born to Buy: Habit Formation
24: From Budgeting to the Net Worth Mentality
23: Budgeting 101: How a Simple Budget Helped Me – And Can Help You, Too
23: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Book Deal Edition
22: Born to Buy: Inside the Child Brain
22: The Things Money Can’t Buy
21: The Snowball Effect: How Little Moves Now Can Create Huge Effects Later
21: Reader Mailbag #7
20: Born to Buy: Dissecting the Child Consumer
20: The Art of Wearing Things Out
19: One Big Way to Get Intense About Financial Independence
18: Warren Buffett on Reputation
18: Personal Finance and Intrusion
17: Born to Buy: The Commercialization of Public Schools
17: How Much Money Is “Walk Away From It All” Money?
16: 8 Ways to Easily Reduce the Energy Consumption of Your Computer – and Save Big Money
16: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Things I Splurge On Edition
15: Born to Buy: The Virus Unleashed
15: Eight Personal Finance Regrets From the Past Year
14: Six Things I Think I Think After Filing Income Taxes
14: Reader Mailbag #6
13: Born to Buy: Pester Power
13: Sunday Conversation #1
12: How Important is Fuel Efficiency When Purchasing a Car?
11: Saving Money Versus Saving the World
11: Building a Powerful Social Network in Your Immediate Area
10: Born to Buy: Nickelodeon and the Anti-Adult Bias
10: Eight Questions About the Current State of the Economy – And How It Affects You
09: Making Your Own Laundry Detergent: A Detailed Visual Guide
09: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Singing Out Loud Edition
08: Born to Buy: From Tony the Tiger to Slime Time Live
08: How Big Should My Car Down Payment Be?
07: The Value of Personal Trust
07: Reader Mailbag #5
06: Born to Buy: Playing Less and Shopping More
06: Ten Killer Tactics for Developing a New Skill
05: Inspired By Carrie, Our Experiments in Disposable Diapering
04: Personal Finance 101: Comparing Debts and Developing a Debt Repayment Plan
04: Amazon Grocery: When Is It More Cost-Effective Than the Local Supermarket?
03: Born to Buy: The Changing World of Children’s Consumption
03: The First Money Talk: The When and How of a Conversation Every Couple Needs to Have
02: Daycare: Personal, Family, and Financial Responsibilities in Balance
02: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Seth Godin Edition
01: Born to Buy: Introduction
01: Just Got Ripped Off By A Consumer Product? Five Things to Do Right Now – And Six Ways to Follow Up

31: Is Jim Cramer a Positive or a Negative Influence on the Average Investor?
31: Reader Mailbag #4
30: Review: Find More Time
30: Is Investing in Individual Stocks Merely Gambling – Or Something More?
29: Does It Make Financial (and Social) Sense to Consider Moving?
28: The Connections Between Mental, Physical, and Financial Clutter
28: Review: You’re Broke Because You Want To Be
27: An Ode to the Inexpensive Bean
27: Early Reflections on a Career Change
26: Does Most Financial Information Keep the Middle Class in Their Place?
26: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Announcements Edition
25: Cosmetic Surgery as Investment
25: The Little Books Series: Which Ones Are Worthwhile Reads?
24: Is Success a Choice?
24: Reader Mailbag #3
23: Review: Predictably Irrational
23: Some Notes on SmartyPig
22: Ten Techniques to Take Control of Your Own Destiny at Work
21: The Value of Getting Organized
21: Review: The Little Book That Builds Wealth
20: A Peek At My Investment Portfolio
20: The Workstation Debate: Needs, Wants, and Making a Rational Purchase
19: The Nonsense of “Rent Vs. Buy Myths That Ruined the Housing Market”
19: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Bracketology Edition
18: About To Enter The Workplace For The First Time? Try The 50% Solution
18: Seven Steps to Finding What You’re Truly Passionate About
17: Cloth Diapering: A Real-World Analysis
17: Reader Mailbag #2
16: Review: Margin
16: No Regrets
15: Identity Theft and Family
14: Deliberate Practice and Personal Finance
14: Review: Money Drunk, Money Sober
13: How Quitting My Job Saves Me $8,000 a Year
13: The Credit Card Holy Wars: There Is No “Right” Answer … But Here’s My Take
12: Reflections on Money: 20 Valuable Questions to Ask Yourself
12: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Baby Food Edition
11: Ten Ways to Translate Your Passion Into Additional Income
11: The Why and How of a Household Inventory
10: Chipping Away at the Paycheck to Paycheck Routine
10: Reader Mailbag #1
09: Review: Cut to the Chase
09: The Financial Recovery Toolkit: Ten Tools I Used In My Financial Turnaround
08: Loss Aversion and Motivation: Using Your Natural Instincts To Get Ahead
07: How I Turned That Ship Around: Another Look At My Financial Meltdown … And The Aftermath
07: Review: Start Late, Finish Rich
06: How Do I Spend My Time?
06: The Stock Market Is Way Down This Year… Here’s Another Way To Think About It
05: Ask Me Anything You Want!
05: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Crunch Edition
04: “Freegans,” Dumpster Diving, and the Limits of Frugality
04: Planning a Kitchen Garden
03: Financial Planning for Self-Employment: What’s Different?
03: Learning the Right Lessons from Your Mistakes
02: Review: Simple Prosperity
02: February 2008 Review – Assets -0.5%, Debts -1.0%
01: Investing Isn’t Just About Money

29: Investing in Yourself: Personal Growth
29: Review: Debt is Slavery
28: Investing in Yourself: Personal Appearance and Hygiene
28: Six Ways to Break Free of the “Purge and Splurge” Cycle
27: Investing in Yourself: Self-Confidence
27: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Final Countdown Edition
26: Investing in Yourself: Diet
26: The Vanguard Catch-22
25: Investing in Yourself: Public Speaking
25: The Three Basic Money Groups – And Why So Many People Struggle With Their Personal Finances
24: Review: Ogilvy on Advertising
24: The Chorus of Voices for Index Funds
23: I Quit
22: Investing in Yourself: Feeling Good
22: Review: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth
21: Investing in Yourself: Socializing and Networking
21: Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Comparative Advantage, and You
20: Investing in Yourself: Mental and Spiritual Health
20: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Strep Edition
19: Investing in Yourself: Exercise
19: Little Income, Big Debts: Managing Your Money in Your College Years
18: Investing in Yourself: Education and Cultural Literacy
18: Nine Techniques for Developing Patience
17: Review: Know-How
17: 25 Questions to Think About Before Your Next Job Interview
16: Financial Independence: Defining It and Figuring Out How to Get There
15: The Value of Investing in Yourself
15: Review: In Defense of Food
14: Training Wheels: Why I’m Spending Less and Less Time Managing my Personal Finances
14: Defeating Superman Syndrome: How to Progress Beyond the “Need” to Be the Financial Hero
13: Nine Simple Ways to Stand Out in Your Career
13: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Cooking Blog Update Edition
12: Simple Steps to Avoid Identity Theft
12: Misery is not Miserly: Breaking the Connection Between Spending and Sadness
11: Using SuperCook to Save on Your Grocery Bill
11: The Fine Art of Abandoning Goals
10: Review: Happier
10: The Changing of the Guard: $4 Generic Presciptions at Wal-Mart and Target
09: What You Spend, What You Eat: The Deep Connection Between Food and Personal Finance
08: Working Smarter, No Matter Your Income Level or Economic Situation
08: Review: One Up On Wall Street
07: Six Persistent Money Myths That Seem To Stick Around
07: Margin, Faith, Personal Growth, and Personal Finance
06: Little Steps: 100 Great Tips For Saving Money For Those Just Getting Started
06: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Chain Factor Edition
05: Nine Tactics for a Frugal Valentine’s Day
05: You Can Do This
04: Investing Versus Paying Ahead on Your Mortgage: Which Makes More Sense?
04: Monday Morning: Setting Goals for the Week Ahead
03: Review: Built to Last
03: A Decision on Ads
03: January 2008 Review – Assets -0.2%, Debts -0.9%
02: 10 Things To Do Today
01: Should You Cancel Your Unused Credit Cards or Not?
01: Review: Unconventional Success

31: Online Personal Finance Analysis Tools: Some Thoughts on Quicken Online, Mint, and Wesabe
31: Consumer Reports – March 2008
30: Emotional Fulfillment and Financial Success
30: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Total Trust Edition
29: How to Find One’s Credit Report and Credit Score Inexpensively and Safely
29: How to Build a Reading Hobby (Or Any Inexpensive Hobby)
28: Encouraging Young People to Be Entrepreneurs
28: Wallet Hacking: Six Tactics for Modifying Your Wallet to Minimize Your Spending and Maximize Your Time
27: Review: Never Wrestle With A Pig
27: The Simple Dollar Book: Where Do I Go Now?
26: Six Steps for a Beginning Stock Investor
25: Twelve Invaluable Life and Money Hacks: Little Daily Steps for Finding the Money and Time to Get Things Done
25: Review: Gotcha Capitalism
24: Robert Kiyosaki and Learning From Another Perspective
24: I’m Frugal, But My Spouse Is Not
23: The Fed Cuts Rates – What Does That Mean For Me?
23: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Downloadables Edition
22: Personal Finance and the Fundamental Choice
22: The Value of Customer Service
21: Video Games and Frugality
21: Five Frequently Asked Questions – Answered!
20: Review: The Path of Least Resistance
20: Spending Far Less Than You Earn
19: The Little Things Do Matter: Twelve Little Hacks That Add Up To A Lot
18: The One Month Coupon Strategy: A Really Clever Way to Make Coupons Worthwhile
18: Review: Grow Your Money
17: Preparing Your Own Skillet Meals In Advance
17: The Ballad of the Rusty Bumper
16: The Costs of Having Children
16: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Walking the Ad Line Edition
15: The Long Journey
15: Maximizing the Free (or Nearly Free) Things That Make You Feel Good
14: The Souvenir Debate
14: Changing Values, Changing Priorities
13: Handling Unexpected Social Spending Situations
12: My Favorite Bargain: The Free Newspaper
11: The Taste of Freedom
11: Review: Buffett – The Making of an American Capitalist
10: Airport Frugality in the Era of New Security Regulations
10: The Basics: Eight Tactics To Use When You’re Just Starting To Turn Things Around
09: The Stress of the Money Wars
09: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Book Club Reboot Edition
08: Welcome to the Public Domain
08: Consumer Reports – February 2008
07: What Color Is Your Parachute? The Flower Diagram
07: When a Few Small Pieces Make Your Job Miserable
06: Review: The Dip
06: December 2007 Review – Assets +2.3%, Debts -1.1%
05: The Value of Cultural Literacy
04: When Is Frugality Stealing?
04: Review: Finding the Next Starbucks
03: Practicing What You Preach: Should A Personal Financial Writer Be Expected To Follow Their Own Message?
03: How Much Frugality Is Too Much Frugality?
02: Getting the Momentum Back
02: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Caucus Edition
01: The Costs of Finding Love
01: Dealing With A Bad Day Without Spending Money

31: What Color Is Your Parachute? Killing the Doubts
31: The Simple Dollar: Best of 2007
30: Review: Take Back Your Time
30: How to Define and Stick To a Successful New Year’s Resolution, Financial or Otherwise
29: Talking Myself Out Of Frivolous Purchases
28: Zen and the Art of Item Replacement
28: Review: The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches
27: Life and Discipline: Using the Five Personal Finance Business Cards for Other Aspects of Life
27: Six Invaluable Online Resources For Personal Finance Education
26: The Day After: Six Ways to Deal With the Post-Christmas Money Blues – And Plan Ahead for Next Year
26: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Christmas Gift Edition
25: The Best Christmas Gift of All
25: Merry Christmas from The Simple Dollar
24: Savings Bonds as Gifts for My Children: How Should I Handle Them?
24: Eight Frugal Ways to Prepare for Winter Driving
23: Review: The Wisdom of Crowds
23: A Letter to Myself in Ten Years
22: The Financial Implications of a Third Child
21: The Over-Gifting Relative
21: Review: Learn to Earn
20: Is An All-Cash Lifestyle Useful For Kicking The Debt Habit?
20: Heroes, Role Models, and Mentors: Finding People to Believe In
19: Frugality and Socializing: Finding Potential Friends Who Are Not Consumerism-Oriented
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Christmas Week Edition
18: Why I’ve Decided To Abandon (Virtually All) Ads On The Simple Dollar
18: Christmas, Money, Family, and Love
17: What Color Is Your Parachute? Determining a Place to Live and a Job to Do
17: The Real Value of Stay At Home Parenting
16: Review: Downshifting
16: A Frugal Man’s Christmas Wish List (With Ideas for Frugal Ladies, Too!)
15: Spending Money to Save Time
14: A Talk With My Niece
14: Review: Stay Mad for Life
13: Maximizing That Hourly Rate: Figuring Out How to Best Utilize My Working Time
13: Goals and Plans for 2008
12: The Meaning of It All
12: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Ice Storm Edition
11: Seven Unexpected Things I Read For Personal Finance Inspiration and Motivation
11: Going Inside The Wall: What Are We Fighting For?
10: What Color Is Your Parachute? The Mechanics of the Job Hunt
10: Building a Foundation: Ten Things To Do First If You’re Looking At Starting Your Own Business
09: Review: Now, Discover Your Strengths
09: The Simple Dollar’s Wii Buying Guide for Christmas 2007
08: Facing A Difficult Personal Finance Decision (Or Other Major Decision)? Try These Seven Techniques
07: I Have A Wallet Full Of Credit Cards – Which Ones Should I Keep?
07: Review: The Money Trap
06: Does Peer Pressure Keep Us From Succeeding?
06: The “It” Toy from the Perspective of a Parent
05: Chasing the “It” Toy At Christmastime
05: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Christmas Decorating Edition
04: Preparing For and Surviving an Economic Downturn
04: Twelve Great Gifts Under $10 I’d Love To See Under My Tree
03: What Color Is Your Parachute? How to Hunt for a Job
03: Consumer Reports – January 2008
02: Review: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
02: November 2007 Review – Assets +0.4%, Debts -1.2%
01: Eight Quick Takes on an Icy December Day

30: An Inheritance of Collectibles
30: Review: Common Sense on Mutual Funds
29: A Quick Note About The Book Club Reading of What Color Is Your Parachute
29: Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance on the Back of Five Business Cards
29: Simple Frugality By The Hourly Rate
28: How To Deal With Demand Overload
28: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: New Thing Edition
27: Setting My Own Personal Finance Goals
27: You Can Become A Millionaire In Just Five Minutes A Day!
26: The Simple Dollar’s Christmas Charity Drive 2007: L’Arche Tahoma Hope
26: Six Ways to Fight Back When You Lose Financial Focus
25: Review: On Writing
25: How Checklists Help Me With My Personal Finance – And How I Trick Myself Into Making Them Work
24: The Tug of War Between Frugality, Hobbies, and an Emergency Fund
23: Twelve Important Things To Talk About When Your Relationship Gets Serious
23: Review: Automatic Wealth
22: Should You Help People Who Won’t Help Themselves?
22: A Thanksgiving Tradition
21: The Expenses of a Soda Pop Addiction – And How to Defeat It
21: Seven Quick Tips To Make Your Thanksigiving Dinner Cheaper, Tastier, and Faster
21: Slowing Down, or Starting on My Dreams
21: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Avoiding the Weather Edition
20: The “Seed Money” Idea: A Different Way of Looking at Saving for Your Child’s Future
20: When All Hope Seems Lost…
20: Kids, Christmas, and Frugality: Eight Tips
20: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Turkey Day Prep Edition
19: A Two Checking Account System: Why It Works For Me
19: Dealing With Shame About Your Personal Finances (And Anything Else)
19: Organization 101: A Visual Guide to How I Manage the Information in My Life
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Talking to a Friend Edition
18: Review: The Paradox of Choice
18: How Much Money Does Turning Off the Lights Really Save?
18: How to Get Started Investing in Index Funds
17: Finding Motivation and Meaning in the Drudgery of Personal Finance
17: Seven Things You Can Do Right Now (Without Any Capital) To Get Started On Chasing Your Dreams
16: Piecing Through A Major Life Decision
16: The Personal Finance of Fear – And Why I Reject It
16: Review: Getting a Life
16: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Why No Giveaways Edition
15: Seven Ways To Get Books For Free (Or Close To It)
15: 52 Books, 52 Weeks: A Buyer’s Guide
15: The Finances and Interactions of Alternative Living Arrangements
15: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Campaign Work Edition
14: How to Maintain Friendships With Non-Frugal People
14: 52 Books, 52 Weeks: 10 Fundamental Personal Finance Ideas
14: Where Do You Get Your Financial Advice?
14: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Joshua Tree Edition
13: Fun
13: 52 Books, 52 Weeks: The Top Ten
13: Melancholy and Spending
13: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Decisions Edition
12: Eight Tips From An Ultra-Frugal Parent
12: 52 Books, 52 Weeks: How They Rank (Except The Top Ten)
12: Six Things I Look For At Yard Sales – And How I Get Them Even Cheaper
12: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: E-Book Edition
11: Review: Fooled By Randomness
11: Parental Enthusiasm and Childhood Branding
11: The Sunday Afternoon Money Routine
10: Toy Catalogs and Children: Are They a Good Match?
10: The Charity Dilemma: Small Donations to Many or Large Donations to a Few?
09: Should You Give Your Child An Allowance For Doing Chores?
09: Should You Report Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
09: Review: How to Invest $50-$5,000
09: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Truck Tune-Up Edition
08: Should I Report Ethical Misconduct At Work?
08: Lying to Yourself About Money (and Anything Else)
08: Should I Pay Off My Low-Interest Debts Early or Begin Investing?
08: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Birthday Party Edition
07: Should I Invest Immediately After a Small Dip in the Stock Market?
07: How to Construct a Killer Resume, From Start to Finish
07: Should I Send My Child to Daycare or Should One of Us Be A Stay-At-Home Parent?
07: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Crock Pot Love Edition
06: Am I Better Off Seeking Higher Pay or Learning How to Spend Less?
06: Money and the Two Year Old Child
06: Is It More Important To Promote Myself or Promote the Team?
06: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: 52 Books Edition
05: Should I Go Without Health Insurance For A Better Career Situation?
05: Nine Ways To Maximize Your Personal Hygiene Dollars
05: Should I Eliminate Financial Support For My Child After High School?
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Water, Water Everywhere Edition
04: Review: How to Read a Book
04: Homemade Bread: Cheap, Delicious, Healthy, and Easier Than You Think
04: Consumer Reports – December 2007
03: October 2007 Review – Assets +0.26%, Debts -2.28%
03: How To Maximize Customer Loyalty Programs – Even If You’ve Never Tried One
02: Motivating Yourself to Exercise Without Breaking the Bank
02: How to Create A Nifty Visual Savings Goal Reminder
02: Review: Born to Buy
02: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Gift Bag Edition
01: Dealing With Professional Burnout Without Quitting Your Job
01: Revisiting The Happiness Scale
01: A Financial (and Personal) Commitment For November
01: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Book Club Update Edition

31: Frugal and Prepared: Emergency Supplies
31: Seven Tips For Avoiding Boredom During A Financial Turnaround
31: Some Thoughts on the Inaugural Simple Dollar Book Club
31: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Getting A Life Edition
30: Your Money or Your Life: Final Reflections
30: The Ten Most Important Things I’ve Learned About Money and Life In The Last Year
30: One Year of The Simple Dollar: My 25 Favorite Articles
30: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Be My Digg Friend Edition
29: Your Money or Your Life: Additional Resources
29: Ten Tips For Writing A Resume That Will Get The Right Kind Of Attention
29: The Eternal Question: Am I Doing The Right Thing?
29: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Current Readings Edition
28: Review: Stumbling on Happiness
28: Your Money or Your Life: Cushions Make For Softer Landings
28: Eight Frugal Ways To Face An Iowa Winter
27: Your Money or Your Life: Three Pillars of Financial Independence
27: Preserving The Things That Money Can’t Buy
26: Your Money or Your Life: Now That You’ve Got It, What Are You Going To Do With It?
26: Making It Up As I Go Along
26: Review: Mind Over Money
26: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Airport Edition
25: Your Money or Your Life: The Freedom to Choose What You Do and Do What You Choose
25: A Deeper Look At Dave Ramsey’s Seven Baby Steps To Financial Freedom – And How They Apply To Us
25: ShopSmart Magazine: A Useful Remix of Consumer Reports?
25: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Invasion Edition
24: Your Money or Your Life: The Power of Working for a Finite Period of Time
24: Spam Emails About Individual Stocks: What’s The Scam?
24: Why I’ve Decided To Focus Personally on Debt Freedom over Investing (For Now)
24: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: The Mating of Millie Edition
23: Your Money or Your Life: The Crossover Point
23: Handling A Child’s Material Wants and Impulses
23: Twelve Tactics For Defeating the Starbucks Habit
23: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Cinnamon Rolls Edition
22: Your Money or Your Life: Valuing Your Life Energy – Maximizing Income
22: Seven Lessons Learned From The First Issue of Money Magazine
22: Developing a Financially Frugal Personal Health Plan
22: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Big Week Edition
21: Review: Think and Grow Rich
21: Your Money or Your Life: The Stunning Implications of Redefining Work
21: My Five Greatest Financial Fears – And How They’ve Changed Over The Last Year
20: Your Money or Your Life: For Love or Money
20: Organic Foods and Frugality
19: Your Money or Your Life: Additional Thoughts On Cutting Spending
19: When Everyday Life Gets in the Way of Your Dreams – And A Plan To Get Past It
19: Review: The Little Book That Makes You Rich
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Meditation and Prayer Edition
18: Your Money or Your Life: 101 Sure Ways To Save Money (Part Two)
18: Increasing Your 401(k) Contributions: Benefits and Drawbacks
18: Five Reasons Why Having A Child Isn’t As Expensive As You Might Think
18: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Tom Osborne Edition
17: Your Money or Your Life: 101 Sure Ways To Save Money (Part One)
17: Stumbling on the Simple Things
17: Thinking About College After High School? Four Points of Advice That You Probably Won’t Hear From Your Guidance Counselor
17: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Morning Brain Games Edition
16: Your Money or Your Life: Ten Sure Ways To Save Money
16: The Feeling You Get From A Coca-Cola Classic: How Advertising Tickles Your Wallet – And Five Ways To Fight It
16: Adventures in Frugality: Preparing Food in Advance for a House Full of People
16: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Water Main Break Edition
15: Your Money or Your Life: The American Dream – On A Shoestring
15: Some Notes on the Environment: Why I Care And Why An Inconvenient Truth Doesn’t Matter
15: Building A Personal Productivity And Development Library: What’s Essential, What Isn’t
15: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Productivity Book Review Edition
14: Review: The 80/20 Principle
14: Your Money or Your Life: Getting Your Finances Out In The Open
14: Children’s Gifts: Don’t Spend A Lot On What They Don’t Want
13: Your Money or Your Life: Seeing Progress
13: Dealing With Professional Exhaustion In A Financially Sensible Way
12: 10 Simple Ways to Beat Impulse Buying
12: Your Money or Your Life: Assessing the Three Questions
12: Selling My Future, One Dollar At A Time
12: Review: The Four Pillars of Investing
12: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: In Rainbows Edition
11: Your Money Or Your Life: Three Questions That Will Transform Your Life
11: The Silent Room
11: Planning For A Frugal Halloween With My Family
11: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: My Least Favorite Thing About TV Playoff Baseball Coverage Edition
10: Your Money Or Your Life: How Much Is Enough? The Nature Of Fulfillment
10: Should Men And Women Receive Different Personal Finance Advice?
10: Consumer Reports – November 2007
10: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Productive Edition
09: Your Money Or Your Life: Totaling It All Up
09: Web 2.0 and Personal Finance: Why I’m Not Using Yodlee, Mint, or Wesabe – Yet
09: Planning Ahead For Our Next Car Purchases
09: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: New Bed Edition
08: Your Money Or Your Life: Where Is It All Going?
08: The $21 Food Week: Is It Possible? Is It Healthy?
08: Money Magazine – October 2007
08: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Young Child Personality Edition
07: Review: Lifehacker
07: Your Money or Your Life: Step 2 – Being In The Present And Tackling Your Life Energy
07: Ten Steps To Financial Success For A Minimum Wage Earner
06: Your Money or Your Life: Money Ain’t What It Used To Be – And Never Was
06: How Can A Frugal Person Buy Expensive Items? A Deeper Look At Frugality
05: Your Money or Your Life: Step 1 – Making Peace With The Past
05: How To Handle It When Life Kicks You In The Teeth
05: Review: Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Freedom Friday Edition
04: Your Money or Your Life: The Beginning of a New Road Map for Money
04: How To Minimize The Cost (And Maximize The Benefit) Of Eating Out For Business
04: What’s Your Obstacle?
04: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Logic Puzzle Edition
03: Your Money or Your Life: Prosperity and the Planet
03: Frugality Campaigning: How To Support Your Favorite Candidate Or Cause With Frugal Living
03: Five Lessons My Friend’s Passing Taught Me About Money, Life, And Everything Else
03: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Mental Blitz Edition
02: Your Money or Your Life: The Money Trap
02: Thirteen Ways To Reduce The Effect Of “Bad Luck” In Your Financial Life
02: The One Hour Project: Thirty Ways To Use One Hour To Improve Your Finances – And Open The Door To More Riches
02: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Farewell To A Friend Edition
01: Your Money or Your Life: Prologue
01: Should You Give Yourself Material Rewards For Meeting Certain Milestones?
01: September 2007 Review – Assets +1.72%, Debts -0.29%
01: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Longest Weekend Edition

30: Review: The 48 Laws of Power
30: The One Hour Project: Open A High-Yield Savings Account (And Maybe An Investment Account)
30: Five Personal Finance Lessons That Rocked Me Like A Hurricane When I Figured Them Out
29: The One Hour Project: Construct Your Debt Snowball (Or Something Like It)
29: The Simple Dollar Book Club: Your Money or Your Life
28: The One Hour Project: Keep An Idea Notebook In Your Pocket
28: From Goals To Investments: How I’m Investing For Our Dream Home
28: Review: The First National Bank of Dad
28: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Sleeping Pink Baby Edition
27: The One Hour Project: Give Someone A Helping Hand
27: The Backlash Against Frugality
27: The City Versus Rural Debate: Which Is The Better Place To Live?
27: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Ten People Edition
26: The One Hour Project: Create A Water-Drinking Routine
26: The Constant Tug: Should I Invest Or Should I Pay Off Debt?
26: Five Frugality Tips Learned From Having Two Children In Diapers
26: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Alison Krauss Edition
25: The One Hour Project: Get Involved In Community Volunteering
25: Making A Major Life Change: Is It Time For Kathy To Abandon The City?
25: Handling Door To Door Solicitors
25: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Super C Edition
24: The One Hour Project: Conserve Water
24: Why Does Everyone Preach About Index Funds? What They Are And Why They’re Good – From The Very Beginning
24: Is The Value Menu Really A Value? Comparing The Homemade Double Cheeseburger To The McDonald’s $1 Version
24: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Sleepy Girl Edition
23: Review: The Read-Aloud Handbook
23: The One Hour Project: Do Some Preventative Maintenance
23: The Do-It-Yourself Dilemma: When Things Go Wrong
22: The One Hour Project: Thoroughly Research A Stock
22: When A Frugal Life And Social Gift-Giving Come Into Conflict
21: The One Hour Project: Go Christmas Shopping At Sale Time
21: Starting The Thought Process Behind Buying A New Vehicle
21: Review: The Courage To Be Rich
21: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Bread Making Edition
20: The One Hour Project: Switch Checking Accounts
20: The Simple Dollar Guide To Eating Out
20: My Ongoing Battle With The Cash In My Pocket
20: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Homemade Beer And Wine Edition
19: The One Hour Project: Kill The Electricity Phantom
19: Multiple Income Streams: How They Can Work For You
19: Seven Pieces Of Financial Advice For A High School Student
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: If You’re An Artist, Pay Attention!
18: The One Hour Project: Do Some Basic Diet Hacking
18: Patience
18: Teaching Yourself To Cook At Home: Ten Tips From My Kitchen To Yours
18: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Lazy Evening Edition
17: The One Hour Project: Enjoy What You Have
17: Your Stuff And You: Figuring Out What You Really Value – And Eliminating The Rest
17: There Are Two Guaranteed Ways To Improve Your Financial Situation … But Which Is Better?
17: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: KitchenAid Stand Mixer Edition
16: Review: The Simplicity Survival Handbook
16: The One Hour Project: Price Compare The Things You Buy Regularly
16: What Should Your Net Worth Be? Why “The Millionaire Next Door” Equation Falls Short – And What A Better Thumbnail Calculation Might Look Like
15: The One Hour Project: Plan Your Meals For One Week In Advance
15: Ten Things I Think I Think About Quicken 2008
14: The One Hour Project: Touch Base With Professional And Local Acquaintances
14: Predicting the Future: Will People In Their Twenties Today Collect Social Security In Retirement? And How Should That Answer Change Our Plans?
14: Review: The Lazy Person’s Guide to Investing
14: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: The Sportswriter Edition
13: The One Hour Project: Dig Into Your Job Benefits
13: How I Practice Voluntary Simplicity
13: The Five College Classes I Took That Were Actually Worth My Time And Money
13: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: New Baby Tiredness Edition
12: The One Hour Project: Create A Visual Debt Reminder
12: Does Cooking At Home Really Beat The McDonalds $1 Double Cheeseburger?
12: Money Magazine – September 2007
12: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Announcing The Simple Dollar Book Club
11: The One Hour Project: Discover And Catalog Free Events In Your Community
11: The Good And Bad Of Microsoft Money And Quicken – And Why I Usually Point People Towards A Spreadsheet Instead
11: Personal Finance And Nostalgia
11: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Frugal Haircut Edition
10: The One Hour Project: Cleanse Your Monthly Bills
10: Starting Out And Overcoming A Financially Disastrous Background
10: (Just Like) Starting Over
10: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Settling In With Baby Edition
09: Review: On Writing Well
09: The One Hour Project: Build Your Own Net Worth Calculator
09: Roommates, Frugality, and Necessary Spending
08: The One Hour Project: Dig Into A Personal Finance Blog
08: Financially Savvy Gifts For New Parents
07: The One Hour Project: Make A Quadruple Batch Of A Casserole
07: Fifteen Ideas For A Deeply Fulfilling Money Free Weekend
07: Review: Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes
07: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Baby Week Friday Edition
06: The One Hour Project: Make Your Home More Energy Efficient
06: Dealing With A Significant Increase In Income
06: Eight Simple Ways To Reduce Food Costs
06: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Baby Week Thursday Edition
05: The One Hour Project: Go Through Your Important Papers
05: Is A Roommate Worth The Financial Benefit?
05: Five Financial Moves I Made Within Three Days Of The Birth Of My Daughter
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Baby Week Wednesday Edition
04: The One Hour Project: Clean Out Your Media Collection
04: Seven Things I Thought About While Holding My Second Child For The First Time
04: Taking The Leap Into Entrepreneurship: Where Is That Financial Safety Net?
04: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Baby Week Tuesday Edition
03: The One Hour Project: Reduce The Interest Rate On Your Credit Cards
03: Waiting
03: When Should You Trade In Your Car? Don’t Listen To What Others Say – Run The Numbers Yourself
03: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Baby Week Monday Edition
02: Review: The 8th Habit
02: The One Hour Project: Basic Car Maintenance
02: August 2007 Review – Assets +1.46%, Debts -0.16%
01: The One Hour Project: Take A Trip To The Library
01: The One Hour Project: One Hour Makes All The Difference
01: Consumer Reports – October 2007

31: Is An “Entertainment” Coupon Book Worth It?
31: Potential Pitfalls For Paying Off Someone Else’s Debt
31: Review: The Little Book Of Value Investing
31: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Big Prep Edition
30: The Real Scoop On Debt Elimination Programs
30: What Constitutes An “Emergency” Where One Should Use An Emergency Fund?
30: A Wedding Dilemma: I Can’t Afford To Reciprocate!
30: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: This Sunday Edition
29: I Want To Buy Shares In An Individual Company. What Do I Do?
29: Minimizing Interest Rates Or Minimizing Monthly Payments?
29: Seven Nifty Tactics Credit Card Companies Use To Get Into Your Pocket – And How To See Right Through Them
29: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Final Planning Edition
28: Is It Worthwhile To Invest In Rare Metals? How Do I Get Started?
28: Should A Frugal Person Bother With The Coupon Section In The Sunday Paper?
28: What To Do When Debt Seems Insurmountable
28: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Book Series Edition
27: Ten Things Any College Student Can Do To Prepare For Success In Life
27: Setting Priorities: Which Is More Important? Credit Cards, Retirement, Or Emergency Fund?
27: The Lawn Care Dilemma: How Much Time And Effort Should You Spend?
27: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: No Labor Edition
26: Review: Words That Work
26: Auto Insurance Bill Got You Down? Here Are Seven Things To Consider
26: How Much Money Do You Need For Retirement? Here’s How I’m Figuring My Number
25: A Glimpse At How A Frugal Family Spends Their Weekend
25: The Real Scoop On Rewards Credit Cards
24: Seven Ways To Advance Your Career Or Small Business And Spend Time With Your Family
24: An Interesting Voluntary Simplicity Exercise That Can Really Improve Your Financial Situation
24: Review: More Than Enough
24: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Blue Cheese Edition
23: Getting Over The “Taboo” Of Generics And Store Brands
23: Personal Finance Boils Down To Just Two Things…
23: The Stay At Home Parenting Question Hits Home – Hard
23: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Family Focus Edition
22: Having A Second Child? Seven Frugal Tips For Getting Ready
22: Finding The Center
22: Evaluating My Magazine Subscriptions: Which Ones Are Worth It And Which Ones Aren’t?
22: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Early Cold Edition
21: Getting Started With The Simple Dollar
21: The Savings Bond Dilemma: Cash Them In Now Or Wait?
21: Tackling Breakfast: Healthy, Inexpensive, And Easy Meals To Get Me Started In The Morning
21: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Nesting Edition
20: Six Maintenance Lessons I’ve Learned During My First Month As A Homeowner
20: Chinese Delivery Versus My Food Preparation Sensibilities
20: A Frugal Dilemma: Inheriting Stuff You Wouldn’t Normally Use
20: Carnival of Personal Finance #114
19: Review: Organizing From The Inside Out
19: Consumer Reports: September 2007
19: Five Gadgets That Were Well Worth The Investment
18: Two Commenters Disagree: Why Risk Is Interesting
18: Should You Vote For A Politician That Promises Lower Taxes?
17: Five Money Lessons For Preschoolers – And Applying Them To My Own Child
17: Should You Follow An Investment Strategy If It Makes You Uncomfortable? I Say Never
17: Review: Smart Women Finish Rich
17: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Weight Loss Progress Edition
16: 30 Year Versus 15 Year Mortgages Continued: What About Income Tax?
16: Basic Investing In A Down Market (Or Any Time You Feel Nervous)
16: The “Dollar Off” Dilemma: Maximizing The Value Of A Coupon
16: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Speaking Opportunities Edition
15: A Frugal Man And His Wii: Answering A Plethora Of Reader Questions About The Purchase
15: Losing A Friend Over Money
15: Summer Camp In The Neighborhood: How To Get A Collective Of Parents Together To Save A Ton Of Money On Daycare During The Summer
15: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Reader Teasing Edition
14: The Simple Dollar Gets A New Cell Phone – And Saves Significant Money In The Process
14: A Down Payment Dilemma: Buy A Car Or Keep Saving For A House?
14: Fixed Rate Mortgages: Are 15 Year Mortgages Really Cheaper Than 30 Year Mortgages?
14: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: And Now The Wife’s Family Edition
13: How To Balance Your Checkbook In The Era Of The Debit Card
13: Entrepreneurship In Your Spare Time: The Rocks And Sand Philosophy
13: Parents And Finances: An Uneasy Mix
13: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Exiting Relatives Edition
12: Review: Thinkertoys
12: Visiting Williams-Sonoma: How To Avoid Overspending On Something That Stirs Your Passions
12: Six Ways Planning Ahead Saved Money This Weekend
11: Comparing Apples To Oranges: Saving Ahead Versus Paying Down Debts
11: Is Not Spending Money Bad For The Economy?
10: Continuing The Credit Building Discussion: Cancel Cards Or Not?
10: Six Habits I’ve Given Up In Order To Save Money – And How Much It’s Saved Me This Year
10: Review: The Wall Street Journal Complete Personal Finance Guidebook
10: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Robert Kiyosaki Edition
09: A Few Notes About Private Mortgage Insurance And Other Debts
09: Seven Ways To Save Money Preparing For Houseguests
09: My Wife And I Debate Over Investing Or Paying Off Debt
09: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Phil Town Edition
08: Using Mozilla Sunbird To Schedule Infrequent Home Maintenance Tasks – And Other Irregular Tasks
08: Ten Ways That I Save Money Golfing
08: Personal Finance 101: Getting Credit Without A Credit Card
08: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Dave Ramsey Edition
07: Rebooting My Net Worth Calculator: Food For Thought On Starting – Or Restarting – Your Own
07: Comparing Dining Options: What’s The Best Deal For Your Time And Your Money?
07: The $50 Million Dollar Trust: From Despair To Motivation
07: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Suze Orman Edition
06: Personal Finance 101: Building Up Credit
06: Frugal Garage Shelving: How To Build Sturdy Shelves In The Garage For Mere Pennies
06: A Great Example Of Why “Better Returns” Are Often Not All They’re Cracked Up To Be
06: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Ben Stein Edition
05: Review: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
05: The Scoop On Volumetrics
05: How I Build And Use A Price Book
04: The New Person At Work Is Getting Paid More Than I Am! How Can I Handle It?
04: Starting A Savings Account For Your Newborn
03: Seven Ways To Save Money While Cooperating With Your Neighbors – And How To Get Started
03: The Simple Dollar Takes A Brief Look At Stock Options
03: Review: The Overspent American
03: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Discussing Ads Edition
02: A Reader Wants To Know How To Invest Fifty Million (After Taxes)?
02: Freshly Graduated And About To Get A New Job? Here Are Seven Things To Do To Get Started On The Right Financial Path
02: Reflections On Being A New Homeowner
02: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: An Amazing Supper Edition
01: The Debt Entrapment: When Your Debt Forces You To Stay At An Untenable Job
01: What’s In My Wallet? The Two Credit Cards I Actually Use
01: A Guide To Setting And Reaching A Net Worth Goal
01: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Facebook Edition

31: How Much Cash Is Appropriate To Carry?
31: Now That Aquafina Is Actually Labeled As Tap Water, Maybe We Can Look For Another Solution To The Bottled Water Issue
31: Healthy, Cheap, Tasty, and Quick: The Grocery Store Grand Slam and Eight Tips on How To Achieve It
31: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: End of the Road Edition
30: My Weekly Bill-Paying Routine (In The Absence Of Paper Checks)
30: 10 More Ways To Entertain Young Children For $1 Or Less (Without The TV)
30: Tying Investment Risk To Your Goals
30: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Cleanup Edition
29: Review: The Well-Educated Mind
29: Now That The Home Is Purchased, How Shall I Invest?
29: Ten Frugal Things To Do With An Empty Vitamin Water (Or Other Plastic Beverage) Container
28: Handling The Frivolous Wants Of A Toddler Is Not Much Different Than Handling My Own Frivolous Wants
28: Personal Finance Lessons From Wired Magazine
27: Maximizing The Effectiveness Of Your Sleep – So You Have More Time For Life’s Activities
27: Personal Finance In A Family Crisis
27: Review: The Complete Tightwad Gazette
27: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: On The Road Edition
26: Applying Jerry Seinfeld’s “Chain” Concept To Personal Finance
26: Another Look At Renting To Get Richer: The Inflation Factor
26: Five Really Easy Recipes To Make Once-A-Month Cooking Work For Busy People
26: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: The Sadness Edition
25: Looking At New Student Loan Benefits – And Low-Cost Careers
25: Is It Worth Higher Prices For A Quality Shopping Experience?
25: Which Is Best: Paying Off Debts Now – Or Avoiding Future Ones?
25: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Bananas Foster Edition
24: Does Tiredness Make You More Susceptible To Unnecessary Spending?
24: The True Monthly Cost Of An Appliance
24: Maximizing Frugality Is More Important Than Maximizing Investing (Unless You’re Already Rich)
24: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Spurring Discussion Edition
23: How Much Does It Cost To Grill?
23: Renting To Get Richer?
23: Five Things My Nintendo Wii Has Taught Me About Personal Finance
23: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Edition
22: Review: First Things First
22: Debt Repayment 101: A Perfect Candidate For The Ol’ Debt Snowball
22: Seven Frugal Things I’d Love To Try
21: Parenting Teaches Lessons About Financial Security
21: Michael Wants A Ph.D.: A Deeper Look At Intermediate-Term Investing
20: Fifteen More Free Things To Do During A Money-Free Weekend
20: A Perfect Case For Making Things Automatic
20: Review: The Little Book That Beats The Market
20: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Leftover Streak Edition
19: Personal Finance 101: Capital Gains Tax
19: Going Into Debt To Invest Money?
19: Buying A Car: How Much Down Payment Is Useful?
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: They Might Be Giants Edition
18: How To Set Up Multiple Savings Account Funds Within ING
18: On Losing Weight: Comparing Physical Fitness And Financial Fitness
18: Dealing With Those Piles Of Old Baseball Cards In Your Closet
18: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Personal Beliefs And Food Edition
17: More Baby Steps For Individual Stock Picking: Investing In What You Know And Holding It
17: Several Funds, One Account: How To Manage Them
17: A Visit To Super Suppers: Is It Worth My Simple Dollar?
17: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Philosophy Edition
16: Is A Deep Freezer Worth It?
16: Fighting Despair And Keeping Focus On Being Debt Free
16: Seven Tips For Your Next Big Move
16: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Post-Move Exhaustion Edition
15: Review: Made to Stick
15: How To Get A Free iPhone
15: Building A Home Maintenance And Improvement Fund
14: Lessons From My Grandfather In The Garden
14: Baby Steps For Individual Stock Picking
13: The Connection Between Financial Choices And Personal Values: The Kind Of Parent I Want To Be
13: Procrastination, Money, And Me
13: Review: Wealth
13: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Queercents Edition
12: Are Inflation Rates Accelerating? How Should I Plan For It?
12: Why I Lean Towards Repaying Debts Above All – And Why You Might Not Feel The Same
12: The Ten Biggest Money Mistakes I’ve Made Since My Financial Meltdown
12: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Money, Matter, and More Musings Edition
11: Kicking My Candy Bar Addiction In The Foot – And Saving Big Money
11: Make Sure The Left Hand Knows What The Right Hand Is Doing: The Simple Dollar’s Guide To Assigning Priorities
11: Ten Financial Bulls: Moving From Desperation To Financial Enlightenment Using A Zen Parable
11: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Wise Bread Edition
10: Why My Father Takes Out A Lighter And Burns $200 Each Month
10: A Look At The Consumer Action Handbook
10: Time For A Change: Seven Things To Consider When Choosing A New Career Path
10: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Generation X Finance Edition
09: One Thing You Can Do Today That Will Put You In Better Financial Shape Tomorrow
09: Taking Advantage Of Short-Term Opportunities
09: A Primer On Once A Month Cooking
09: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Get Rich Slowly Edition
08: Review: Go Put Your Strengths To Work
08: Calculating The Cost Of A Moving Service Versus The Cost Of Doing It Ourselves
08: Helping An Old Friend Manage His Estate In An Interesting Way
07: The Simple Dollar Book 2: Electric Boogaloo
07: Making The Moving Transition Easier On Young Children
06: What To Do If You Disagree With The Simple Dollar – Or Any Other Financial Guru
06: The Financial Cost Of Happiness: Discovering What’s Important And Discarding The Rest
06: Review: It Pays To Talk
06: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Moving Prep Edition
05: Treat It As A Bill: How I Made A Commitment To Saving Work For Me
05: Three Questions To Ask Yourself Before Getting A Home Equity Loan
05: Walking Through A Financial Horror Story
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Brazen Careerist Giveaway Edition
04: Ten Frugal Tips For A Great Grilling Experience
04: The Gray Area Between Want And Need
04: Financial Paperwork Bankruptcy: Should It Be Done And If So, How?
04: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Independence Day Edition
03: Angry Emails: Is Money The Root Of All Evil?
03: Overspending on Children and How to Fight It
03: How I Made Brown Bag Lunches Work For Me
03: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: June And July Personal Financial Review Edition
02: A Prenatal College Fund?
02: Five Reasons To Try Out A CFL Today
02: When Frugality Is Fun
02: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Wii Edition
01: Review: The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back
01: Retirement Savings Or Debt Repayment: Which Is More Important?
01: Defining Minimum Acceptable Housing – And How It Varies From Person To Person

30: Consumer Reports – August 2007
30: SmartMoney Magazine’s “7 Money Mistakes” – And The Simple Dollar’s “7 More Money Mistakes”
29: Rural Ideas For An Expensive Housing Market
29: An Inexpensive, Fun Family Vacation Idea From My Childhood
29: Review: Two For The Money
29: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Family Evening Edition
28: Three Fears I Have About Moving
28: Musings On Spending $3 On A Candy Bar
28: Debt Snowballing Versus The High Interest Approach: A Real-World Comparison
28: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Cookies Edition
27: All The Opportunity In The World
27: Guilty Money: How Much Do You Have To Spend Frivolously Before You Feel Guilty About It?
27: Money Magazine – July 2007
27: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Atari 2600 Case Modification Edition
26: Six Steps To Eliminate Non-Credit Card Consumer Debt
26: Looking For A Way Out: “Can’t Quit” Syndrome, The Value of Job Happiness, And How To Escape
26: Dollar Cost Averaging: Does It Work In The Real World? How Can I Use It Easily For My Own Investments?
26: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Hunt For Boxes Edition
25: A Personal Finance Lesson From The Gap
25: The Financial Implications Of Living With Mom And Dad
25: Cook Once, Eat Twice With A Crockpot
25: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Sleepy Sunday Edition
24: Review: Time Management From The Inside Out
24: Pets and Money
24: Trimming The Fat: Forty Ways To Reduce Your Monthly Required Spending
23: How Much Emergency Fund Is Too Much Emergency Fund?
23: How To Calculate APR And APY In A Spreadsheet – And Why You Would Want To
22: Figuring Out A Debt Strategy After The Home Purchase
22: Finding The Best Credit Card For You (And It’s Not The Same One For Everyone)
22: Review: Pay It Down
22: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Three Excellent Novels Edition
21: You Don’t Need Six Figures: The Financial Realities of Living in Iowa
21: Money, Spirituality, and Charity
21: Predicting the Future: Where Will Tax Brackets Go In Thirty Years?
21: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Dedicated Hosting Edition
20: Ten Things To Do When You Move Into A New Home
20: The New Roth 401(k) Versus The Traditional 401(k): Which Is The Better Route?
20: 25 Excellent Personal Finance And Personal Development Sites
20: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Interesting Diet Edition
19: The Bulk Buying Debate
19: The Simple Dollar Giveaway #5 – Great Career Advice
19: Prepaying On Your Home Loan Is Just A Conservative Investment
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Traffic Cone Edition
18: Ten Ways To Save Money In Your Bathroom
18: Big Dreams, Small Income: Financial Planning Without A Large Salary
18: Financial Planning For A Life Of Volunteerism And Social Work
18: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Make Edition
17: Review: Brazen Careerist
17: Past Performance Is Not A Guarantee Of Future Returns
17: Emptying Out A 401(k) To Pay Off Credit Card Debt
16: Seven Ways To Overcome Social Awkwardness That You Can Practice Anytime
16: What Does It Mean To Put Away 10% Of Your Salary For Retirement?
15: Budgeting In The Era Of Online Bill Pay
15: Helping A Teenager Take The First Steps Towards Financial Freedom
15: Review: Automatic Wealth for Grads
15: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Family Reunion Weekend Edition
14: I’ve Loaned My Friend Money And Now It’s Eating Me Up Inside
14: What Is A Lot Of Money To You?
14: The Cost Of An Item Is More Than Just The Sticker Price
14: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Smoked Gouda Edition
13: Comparison Shopping: Comparing The Internet To What’s On Your Store Shelf
13: To Clean Or Not To Clean?
13: How To Get Off The Treadmill: A Detailed Guide To Becoming Self-Employed
13: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Book Remnants Edition
12: Eight Free Things That My Family Uses In The Community
12: I’m Making All The Right Moves, But I’m Still Unhappy
12: The Art Of Filling An Empty House Without Losing Financial Balance
12: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Toddler Stuffed Animal Attachment Edition
11: What Aspects Of Personal Finance Bring You Happiness?
11: Some Thoughts On The 60% Solution
11: An Easy Way To Make Debt Disappear More Quickly And Make Budgeting Easier At The Same Time
11: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Home Decoration Edition
10: Review: How to Win Friends and Influence People
10: The Only Personal Finance Sites I Visit Every Day
10: A New User-Requested Feature At The Simple Dollar
09: The Laundry Detergent Battle: Costco Versus My Homebrew Formula – What’s Really Frugal?
09: The Present Versus The Future
08: Eight Tips For Reading A Personal Finance Or Personal Development Book Without Getting Bored
08: Student Loans And The Philosophy Of Debt
08: Review: Die Broke
08: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Packing Begins In Earnest Edition
07: Interesting Insights Into Life Insurance From An Actuary – How He Would Buy Life Insurance
07: Children Fighting For Money At The End Of One’s Life: A Cautionary Tale
07: The Morning Money Routine
07: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Local Library Edition
06: Eight Frugal Father’s Day Gift Ideas
06: Financial Preparations For A Second Child
06: Ten Financial Matters I Wish I Had Discussed With My Wife Before We Got Married
06: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Good Faith Estimate Edition
05: Comparing Yourself To An Earlier Generation – And Blowing The Comparison To Bits
05: Save Time, Effort, And Money With A Monthly Home and Auto Maintenance Checklist
05: Can You Devote Fifteen Minutes A Day To Frugality?
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Pepto Bismol Edition
04: Sorry, Virginia, There Will Be No Book
04: Personal Finance Success Comes More From Smart Budgeting Than Smart Investing
04: Using A Moving Average In Budgeting
04: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Mega Budgeting Weekend
03: Review: Ready For Anything
03: Gauging Interest In A “Simple Dollar” Book: What Do You Want To See?
03: A Guide To Eating Well Without Spending A Fortune
02: Should I Prepay On My Home Loan Or Put It Into Savings?
02: Does Ultra-Frugality Mean That You Don’t Need A 401(k) Or A Roth IRA?
01: Six Things To Do When Shopping For Cell Phones And Service
01: May 2007 Review – Net Worth +12.1%, Assets +6.2%, Debts +0.8%
01: Review: The Soul of Money
01: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Food Poisoning Edition

31: The Simple Dollar Convinces Someone To Quit Their Job
31: The Results of an Ultra-Frugal May
31: Consumer Reports – July 2007
31: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Inspection Report Aftermath Edition
30: Defining The Middle Class Through Statistics: Upward And Downward Mobility
30: I Just Doubled My Salary – What Do I Do With The Money?
30: My Kitchen Bookshelf
30: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Home Inspection Report Edition
29: The “White Sheep” Syndrome: What To Do If You’re The Only Financially Sound Person In Your Family
29: A Reader Has Interesting Reasons For Upgrading A Home
29: The Choices You Make, The Dollars You Make
29: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Home Inspection Edition
28: Six Points of Advice If You’re considering Loaning Money to a Friend
28: Overcoming A Strong, Sudden Bad Spending Impulse
28: They Live On In Our Memories And How We Live Our Lives: Six Lessons Learned
28: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Memorial Day Edition
27: Review: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
27: Helping A Soldier Plan An Inexpensive Vacation
27: How To Get Past The “Keeping Up With The Joneses” Mentality
26: Cheap Food, Expensive Consequences: How To Keep Your Family Healthy And Safe Without Spending A Mint
26: Why I Can’t Stand Most Personal Finance Magazines
25: Planning Ahead For The Big Move – And Hoping To Save Money
25: Managing Regular Financial, Personal, and Social Tasks
25: Review: The Random Walk Guide to Investing
25: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Controlling Creative Writing Tendencies Edition
24: 20 Essential Tools For Getting Started With A Home, Garage, and Garden
24: Traveling To Family Events: Ten Tips For Saving Money
24: Navigating Origination Fees And Points
24: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Patience Edition
23: Five Little Lessons Learned After The House-Buying Agreement Is Reached
23: Seven Reasons Why I Chose Sam’s Club Over Costco
23: Three Frugal Tips For Raising And Managing A Toddler
23: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Offer Accepted Edition
22: Ethanol Blends: Are They Worth It In Your Tank?
22: Calculating Net Worth: What Should One Do With Their Primary Residence?
22: Did You Receive An Unexpected Windfall? Here’s Where To Put The Money
22: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Pins and Needles Edition
21: Why Talking About Myself Is Important When Writing About Personal Finance
21: Why Savings Accounts – And Why Not
21: The Value of Networking and Friendship
21: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: The Offer Is In Edition
20: Review: The Now Habit
20: Figuring Out Exactly How Much Your Time Is Worth
20: A Frugal Saturday: Twelve Ways We Saved Money Yesterday
19: Marriage and Mortgage: A Reader Wants To Know
19: Questions From Anonymous Readers
18: Money Magazine – June 2007
18: If You Take Home Anything At All… Seven Fundamental Tips
18: Review: The Millionaire Mind
18: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Hidden Costs Edition
17: Why I Want A Home: Six Frugal Things That Just Aren’t Convenient In Our Apartment
17: Investigating The Electric Orange Credit Check Situation
17: The Stress of Buying a Home
17: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Where We Are Edition
16: The Furniture Dilemma
16: 15 More Things You Can Do Right Now To Help Your Career
16: More On 101 Goals in 1001 Days: Setting the Goals, Keeping Them, And 101 Money-Saving List Suggestions
16: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: We Found It Edition
15: Notes on The Dangerous Book For Boys
15: 42 Ways That Going Green Saves A Ton Of Money
15: The Housing Panic Is Even Here In Iowa – An Update On The House Hunt
15: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Four Down, Many To Go Edition
14: What Would You Do With Your Money If You Had Only One Year To Live?
14: Consumer Reports, Total Cost of Ownership, and Why I Buy What I Do
14: Setting Up A House Buying Worksheet
14: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Pick-A-House Week Edition
13: Review: Never Eat Alone
13: Thoughts On Personal Finance Software Packages – And Why I Don’t Use Them
13: A Reader On The Cusp Of A Great Credit Rating
12: Teaching Entrepreneurship and Investing: Eight Ideas For Parents Who Want To Instill Good Personal Finance Values
12: How Personal Productivity and Personal Development Are Connected To Personal Finance
11: Remembering The Flood of 1993 And What It Taught Me
11: Student Loans 101: What To Look For To Pay For College
11: Review: All Your Worth
11: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Ophthalmologist Versus Optometrist Edition
10: Magazine Subscriptions: Are They Worth It?
10: Nine Tricks I Use To Keep Saving Money – And Not Spend It
10: The Big Battle: Money Versus Job Satisfaction
10: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Design Tinkering Edition
09: The Simple Dollar’s Guide To Eyeglasses
09: The Simple Dollar Talks Politics (Sort Of)
09: Consumer Reports – June 2007
09: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Preapproval Craziness Edition
08: I’m Twenty Years Old And Have No Debt – When Can I Retire And Live Off My Investments?
08: Dealing With The Stress of Buying a Home
08: Five Ways To Break A Shopping Addiction – And Five Ways To Help Someone Else With Their Addiction
08: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Molar Teething Edition
07: The Value Of Facing Down Your Financial Fears
07: Separating The “Wants” From The “Needs”
07: 26 Personal Finance Books – Ranked From Best To Worst
07: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Exhaustion Edition
06: Review: Getting Things Done
06: Who Won The Six Books? What Personal Productivity / Development Books Were Recommended?
06: Handling Biweekly Pay Periods: What To Do During Those “Three Check” Months
05: Seven Inexpensive Ways To Celebrate Mother’s Day
05: Photo Diary #2: Hunting Fungi for Fun and Profit
04: Celebrating a Successful Completion of a Goal
04: Review: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
04: 101 Goals in 1001 Days
04: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Great Giveaway Response Edition
03: Not Quite There Yet: How To Deal With Not Meeting Your Goals And Set Yourself Up For Success The Next Time
03: The Day After: My Immediate Actions When I Reached Financial Armageddon
03: Setting and Reaching Long Term Personal Finance Goals
03: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Locke and Ben Edition
02: Setting and Reaching Intermediate Term Personal Finance Goals
02: April 2007 Review – Net Worth +7.6%, Debts -2.3%, Assets +2.2%
02: Setting and Reaching Short Term Personal Finance Goals
02: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Where My Artistic Choices Come From Edition
01: Goals, Dreams, and Values: Separating the Tangible from the Fantastic
01: A Reader Runs In Place
01: Defining and Accomplishing Microgoals
01: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: PBS Mormon Documentary Edition

30: Specifying Goals – Using Myself As A Case Study
30: Making May An Ultra-Frugal Month
30: How To Define A Tangible, Reachable Personal Finance Goal
30: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: V8 Revenge Edition
29: The Simple Dollar’s Personal Productivity and Personal Development Book Review Series
29: Review: The 4-Hour Workweek
29: The Big Switch: My Thoughts On Electric Orange After Moving My Primary Checking Account There
29: How To Start An Electronic Financial Document System
28: Charity: Why You Should Give Your Money Away
28: How I Learned The Real Meaning 0f “Six Months Same As Cash”
27: A New Rebalancing Strategy: A Change in Vanguard and a Clear Definition of the Goal
27: Don’t Fear The Higher Tax Bracket (Or Why A Reader Needs More Cowbell)
27: Review: Financial Peace Revisited
27: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Hooked on a Feeling (and a Small Announcement) Edition
26: The Bad Lessons My Parents Taught Me About Money – And How I Plan To Avoid Teaching Them To My Children
26: A Friend Of Mine Spends Less Than $10 A Year On His Hair. Here’s How.
26: Compound Interest Versus Inflation: The Battle For Your Money
26: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Sign That Your Daycare Is A Good One Edition
25: We Share A Joint Account… But I Don’t Trust My Partner’s Spending Habits
25: What, Why, and How I Read
25: The Longest Night
25: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Giveaway Update Edition
24: The Real Reason So Many Personal Finance Gurus Encourage A Written Budget
24: Financial Freedom Is Making Me Rethink My Life
24: How The Farm Bill Affects Your Wallet And Your Health – And Ten Ways To Eat Healthy and Cheap Anyway
24: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Is V8 Good For My Child Edition
23: Should You Use A Windfall To Pay Off Debt?
23: The Economics of Speeding, or How I Got A Ticket This Morning
23: Cloth Diapering: Does It Save Enough Money To Be Worth The Extra Effort?
23: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Home Depot Madness Edition
22: Ten Great Things To Do With That Tax Return – And Five Things Not To Do With It
22: The Simple Dollar Giveaway #4: Five Free Books!
21: A Frugal Project For A Warm Saturday Afternoon: Starting Your Own Tomato Plant
21: Looking At The Costs And Benefits Of Installing A Windmill / Wind Turbine
20: Detailing My Computer Consulting Business From A To Z: Getting Started, Advertising, Networking, And So On
20: All Things In Moderation, Or Why You Shouldn’t Take All Of The Advice At The Simple Dollar
20: Review: Making the Most of Your Money
20: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: MSN Mania Edition
19: Here’s My Experience With A Side Business. What’s Yours?
19: Remember This Earlier Post? Finishing Up A Wall Street Lesson From Ben Stein
19: Money Magazine – May 2007
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Come Back To Camden Edition
18: Frugal Ways Of Dealing With A Sore Throat And Cold
18: Finding Your Dream House – And Trying To Convince Yourself You Can’t Quite Afford It
18: Ten Reasons Iowa’s 529 Plan Is Great – And How You Can Use It To Get Ahead On Saving For College
18: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Crock Pot Mania Edition
17: Tired Of Hearing That Rolling Stones Jingle? Here’s The Real Scoop On The Chase Freedom Card
17: How NOT To Write A Personal Finance Book
17: Fifteen Free Things To Do During A Money-Free Weekend
17: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Tax Day Edition
16: The Frugal Wedding Registry: Wedding Gift Ideas To Help Put That Special Couple On A Sound Financial Path
16: Challenge Yourself To A Money-Free Weekend
16: Harper’s Magazine on the Manufactured Financial Costs of Depression: The Economy of Melancholy and Ten Ways to Battle It
16: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: All Day Outside Edition
15: A Fresh Start: How To Organize All Of Your Financial Documents In A Filing Cabinet
15: Do A Financial Spring Cleaning
14: Rethinking The Costs Of Child Care – And Considering Some Major Choices
14: Is Dave Ramsey Making Up Stuff About The Stock Market? The Simple Dollar Cracks The Numbers
13: My Company Just Announced Huge Layoffs And I’m Afraid My Position Will Disappear: Seven Things You Need To Do Right Now
13: Why Henry Blodget Tries To Make Saving A Sucker’s Game – And Why You Shouldn’t Believe Him
13: Review: A Random Walk Down Wall Street
13: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Kurt Vonnegut Edition
12: Some Thoughts On Voluntary Simplicity
12: The Dangers of Financial Paralysis – And How To Get Out Of The Rut
12: In Which I Answer The Most Frequently Asked Question: Pay Off Debts Or Invest?
12: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Crazy Episode of Lost Edition
11: What Is Personal Finance? The Answer Might Be More Than You Think…
11: The Four Web Sites That Directly Save Me The Most Money … And Some Thoughts On Other Online Shopping Sites
11: How To Pick Out A Grocery Store After Moving – Or If You’re Looking To Save A Few Dollars
11: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Northwest Washington Edition
10: Five Things That Seem Expensive – But Don’t Have To Be
10: Overcoming The Social Obligation To Keep Up With The Joneses
10: Consumer Reports – May 2007
10: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Baseball Cards Edition
09: Talking Yourself Out Of Unnecessary Spending: How I’m Doing It With Five Things I Really Want
09: Personal Finance 101: Grocery Store Math
09: Ten Financial Reasons To Turn Off Your Television – And Ten Things To Replace It With
09: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Eye Infection Edition
08: Hunting For Easter Eggs
08: Five Simple Questions, Five Simple Answers
07: Using Google Maps To Get Free Phone Calls
07: Five Cost-Saving Reasons To Live In The Country
07: Review: Rich Dad, Poor Dad
06: Short Term Savings – How To Plan For Upcoming Vacations, Auto Purchases, And So On
06: Orson Welles, A Zither, and Personal Finance
06: Five Minute Finances #21: Look At Your Community Calendar
06: Some Notes On The 60% Solution
06: Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Buy or Don’t Buy?
06: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Easter Weekend Edition
05: 15 Ways Department Stores Try To Trick You Into Spending More Than You Need To – And 10 Ways To Fight Back
05: The Frugal Geek’s Toolbox
05: The Simple Dollar Plan For An Allowance
05: Continuing The Discussion: When Does All This Pay Off?
05: Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Beginnings
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Forty Bars Of Soap Edition
04: The Tao of Setting Concrete Financial Goals
04: How To Escape From Debt And Build A Financial Future In Ten Steps – No Matter How Bad The Situation
04: Five Minute Finances #20: Drive A Different Route
04: NPR on Subprime Lending: It’s A Vicious Cycle
04: Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Three More Lessons
04: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Posting Schedule And Other Changes Edition
03: Nine Social Skills To Practice – Even For The Socially Unskilled Like Myself
03: Got A Spring Allergy? Suffering From A Late-Blooming Cold? Here’s How I Fight Them Without Spending A Lot Of Money
03: Ask The Readers: Should I Slow Down?
03: The Simple Dollar on Passive Income
03: Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Three Lessons
03: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Boomsday Edition
02: What Being A Cubs Fan Taught Me About Personal Finance
02: Forget The Ads, Magazines Try To Sell You Stuff In The Content
02: Five Minute Finances #19: Adjust Your Auto Insurance
02: Ten Books That Changed My Life: A Summary
02: Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Overview
02: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Snoring Cat Edition
02: Ten Books That Changed My Life #10: Your Money or Your Life
01: A Closer Look At Money Magazine’s Retirement Benchmarks
01: A Very Cheap, Completely Homemade Meal Even Beginners Can Do
01: March 2007 Review – Net Worth +10.6%, Debts -3.4%, Assets +2.5%

31: Five Ways To Improve Your Career On The Commute (Without Your Cell Phone)
31: Answering A Few Questions From Mutual Fund Week
31: Review: Yes, You Can Get A Financial Life!
31: Buying Books: How A Frugal Mindset Gradually Changes Your Behavior
30: Money Magazine – April 2007
30: Mutual Funds Versus Individual Stock Picking: Which Is Right For You?
30: Five Minute Finances #18: Freeze Your Credit Cards – Literally
30: Making The Case Against Mutual Funds – And Breaking It
30: Yes, You Can Get A Financial Life: Buy or Don’t Buy?
30: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Delicious Burgers Edition
29: Some News And Notes About The Simple Dollar
29: Passion and Personal Finance
29: Building, Balancing, and Rebalancing A Mutual Fund Portfolio
29: When Your Friends Don’t Care About Personal Finance – And You Do
29: The Seven Factors I Use When Making A Decision About A Mutual Fund
29: Yes, You Can Get A Financial Life: The 40s (And Beyond)
29: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Making Hamburgers Edition
28: What The 1960s Taught Our Parents About Money – And Why We Should Filter Their Financial Advice
28: The Money 70: A Great Place To Start Looking For Mutual Funds
28: Five Minute Finances #17: Check Your Cell Phone Minutes
28: How To Use Morningstar To Evaluate Mutual Fund Choices
28: Yes, You Can Get A Financial Life: The 30s
28: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Nap Edition
27: How To Use Your Dreams To Get Financially Ahead
27: A Look At My Own Mutual Fund Portfolio
27: The Proper Care and Feeding of a Pocket Expense Notebook
27: What Are Your Goals? How Do Mutual Funds Fit In There?
27: Yes, You Can Get A Financial Life: The 20s
27: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Mushroom Hunting Failure Edition
26: What John Wooden Taught Me About Personal Finance
26: Mutual Fund Fees And How To Avoid Them
26: Five Minute Finances #16: Cancel The Channels You Don’t Watch
26: Personal Finance 101: What Is A Mutual Fund?
26: Yes, You Can Get A Financial Life: Overview
26: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Mutual Fund Week Edition
26: Ten Books That Changed My Life #9: Getting Things Done
25: Follow-Up: Books On Surviving In Desperate Situations
24: Lessons From Off The Grid: Important Personal Finance Lessons My Childhood Taught Me
24: Review: The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need
23: Five Minute Finances #15: Wash Your Hands
23: The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need: Buy or Don’t Buy?
23: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: French Fries Edition
22: 17 Essential Tips For Getting That Dream Job
22: The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need: Family Planning and the Rest
22: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Proposal Progress Edition
21: Five Minute Finances #14: Set A Tangible Savings Goal – And A Reminder Of That Goal
21: The Simple Dollar Guide To Shaving
21: The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need: The Stock Market
21: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Wild Wednesday Edition
20: Graduating In May? Seven Money Things To Do During Your Last Semester
20: By Request: Five Essential Crock Pot Recipes
20: The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need: Minimal Risk
20: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Tuesday Blues Edition
19: What A Sick Child Taught Me About Personal Finance
19: Five Minute Finances #13: Sign Up For A Free Customer Rewards Program
19: The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need: Overview
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Little Announcement Edition
19: Ten Books That Changed My Life #8: How to Win Friends and Influence People
18: Why Malcolm Gladwell Wants You To Be Poor: Blink, The Tipping Point, and Personal Finance
18: Spenders Anonymous: Twelve Steps to Beating the Addiction to Spending
18: 25 Things You Should Always Have In Your Car
17: Multiple Emergency Funds: Are They Necessary?
17: How To Handle Guests That Abuse Their Welcome – And Your Wallet
17: Review: The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing
17: Insights Into My Mind: A Recent Interview
16: The Long Trip: Five Ways To Save Money On A Multi-State Road Trip
16: Personal Finance 101: What Are Municipal Bonds?
16: Five Minute Finances #12: Contact Customer Service
16: The Essential Personal Productivity Bookshelf: Ten Books That Helped Me Transform from a Lazy Slob to an Organized Parent and Professional
16: The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing: Buy or Don’t Buy?
16: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Heat of the Moment Edition
15: How To Start A Simple Garden – Even In An Apartment
15: The Checkbook Confessional: My Five Worst Financial Moves So Far In 2007
15: Want To Maximize Your Career? Here Are The Ten People You Need To Know At Work
15: How To Make Your Own Laundry Detergent – And Save Big Money
15: The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing: Chapters 17 – 23
15: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Intensity Edition
14: Training Your Mind: Ten Personal Finance Mental Exercises You Can Do Anytime
14: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: 14 Ways To Reuse Your Trash
14: Five Minute Finances #11: Open All Your Vents In The Winter
14: I’m Debt Free and I Have a Six Month Emergency Fund – What Now?
14: The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing: Chapters 9 – 16
14: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: March Madness Edition
13: The Simple Dollar Extra Edition: Your Local NCAA Tournament Pool
13: Eight Baby Items We Bought That Weren’t Worth The Money
13: Nine Financial Reasons For Getting Involved In Your Local Community
13: Why You Should Calculate Your Net Worth
13: Investing In Bulk Goods Can Earn Incredible Returns
13: The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing: Chapters 1 – 8
13: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Writing Blues Edition
12: Personal Finance 101: Is Debt Bad?
12: Consumer Reports – April 2007
12: Five Minute Finances #10: Buy Some Clothespins And A Rope
12: Love, Marriage, and Money: Should a Couple Combine Their Finances?
12: The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing: Overview
12: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Cellular Frustration Edition
12: Ten Books That Changed My Life #7: The Conscience of a Conservative
11: The Readers Have Spoken: Here’s What’s Coming Up
11: What You Need To Know About Farmer’s Markets – And Ten Tips For Maximizing Your Money There
11: Are You Frugal? Are You A Tech Geek? Make Magazine Is Right Up Your Alley
10: How To Transition From Car Loans To Paying Cash For Automobiles
10: Seven Reasons To Quit Your Job … And Seven Things To Do To Prepare For The Switch
10: Twenty Free Ways To Please Your Lover (In A Family Friendly Way)
10: Review: What Color Is Your Parachute?
09: The Simple Dollar Talks Nutrition
09: A Quick Look At An Auto Insurance Question
09: Five Minute Finances #9: Make a Sandwich (or Something Else)
09: Why Johnny Can Read: Simpson’s Paradox and the Greatly Exaggerated Death of American Public Education
09: What Color Is Your Parachute?: Buy or Don’t Buy?
09: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Television’s Demise Edition
08: The Art of the Slow Cooker
08: How The Simple Dollar Just Saved Someone $2,850 (And A Personal Finance Tip To Boot)
08: Personal Finances 101: What Does P/E Mean?
08: Not Quite Money: Five Nutshell Reviews Of Interesting Books That Can Be Applied To Personal Finance
08: What Color Is Your Parachute?: Resuming The Search To Find Your Dream
08: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Sleepless In Iowa Edition
07: Ideas For The Simple Dollar: Which Ones Interest You?
07: There Is No “Secret”: Why “Feel Good” Thinking Isn’t Enough To Get Ahead Financially
07: Exploring The Latte Factor: What A Latte Really Costs You
07: Five Minute Finances #8: Replace All Of Your Light Bulbs
07: Are Your Friends Always Spending Money? Ten Frugal Activities – And Advice On How To Suggest Them
07: What Color Is Your Parachute?: When The Unexpected Happens – How To Deal With Change
07: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Stock Market Rebound Edition
06: Spring Cleaning Time? Here Are Some Tips For Cleaning Supplies On The Cheap
06: Looking At 15 And 30 Year Mortgages: Which One Is Right For Me?
06: If You Buy When The Market Is Down, When Do You Sell?
06: Individual Business Cards: When Are They Appropriate And Are They Worth The Money?
06: What Color Is Your Parachute?: The Things School Never Taught Us About The Job-Hunt
06: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Chupa Chups Edition
05: Ben Stein And I Explain Why I Just Bought Stocks Today, Even With Stocks Down 5% In The Last Week
05: The CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge: Why It Won’t Teach You A Thing About Investing In Stocks
05: Five Minute Finances #7: Air Up Your Tires
05: An Average Day: Ten Tweaks I Made To My Daily Routine To Start Saving Money
05: What Color Is Your Parachute?: Overview
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Thomas Eagleton Edition
05: Ten Books That Changed My Life #6: Joy of Cooking
04: How Much Money Does Breastfeeding Really Save?
04: Personal Finance 101: What Is A Credit Score, And Why Is It Important?
04: The Only Thing You’ll Need To Spend Is Time: Ten Great, Free Hobbies
03: The Financial Implications Of A Second Child
03: Money Merge Accounts: Are They A Good Deal For Home Borrowers?
03: PaperBackSwap: An Effective Way To Save Money On Books
03: Review: America’s Cheapest Family
02: What Does A Manager Obsessed With Chaos Theory Have To Do With 18% Interest On Credit Card Bills?
02: Personal Finance 101: How Does A Bank Work?
02: Five Minute Finances #6: Drink Lots of Water
02: Building Your Own Monthly Net Worth Calculator Using A Spreadsheet
02: America’s Cheapest Family: Buy or Don’t Buy?
02: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Old Man Winter Edition
01: What’s In Your Wallet? How I Organize The Finances In My Pocket
01: Twenty Places To Hide Money At Home Besides Under Your Mattress
01: February 2007 Review – Net Worth +9.0%, Debts -3.0%, Assets +1.7%
01: Personal Finance and Families: How Much Detail Should The Kids Know?
01: America’s Cheapest Family: Chapters 11 – 15
01: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Hurley Can’t Drive A Clutch Edition

28: Personal Productivity and Personal Finance: Ten Techniques I Use To Juggle This Blog, My Money, My Work, and My Life
28: When Should Other Values Trump Sound Personal Finance Decisions?
28: Five Minute Finances #5: Get Started on Setting Up Your 401(k)
28: The $100 Question – And What It Means
28: America’s Cheapest Family: Chapters 6 – 10
28: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: The Power of Great Fiction Edition
27: “I’m Too Tired To Cook” – At-Home Dining Solutions For The Overworked Family
27: The Prioritizer: A New Way Of Looking At Your Money And Your Life
27: Renting Versus Buying: Are There Situations Where Renting Clearly Wins?
27: USPS Announces The “Forever” Stamp: Is It Worth Your $0.39?
27: America’s Cheapest Family: Chapters 1 – 5
27: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Suze Orman Reaction Edition
26: Don’t Know Much About Stock Investing? Here’s How I Got Started … And Why It Helped Me To Understand Stocks
26: A Beginner’s Guide To Kitchen Equipment
26: Five Minute Finances #4: Get A New High-Yield Savings Account
26: Inflation: What Is It And Why Should I Care?
26: America’s Cheapest Family: Overview
26: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Winter Apocalypse 2007 Edition
26: Ten Books That Changed My Life #5: Invisible Man
25: Dip Your Toes Into Frugal Living: Ten Ways To Save Money This Week
25: The Biggest Risk Of All: You
25: Why I Keep Cash Under My Mattress
24: An Introduction To Compound Interest With Spreadsheets, Part 3: A Simple Mortgage Calculator
24: An Introduction To Compound Interest With Spreadsheets, Part 2: Monthly Compound Interest, APRs, and APYs
24: An Introduction To Compound Interest With Spreadsheets, Part 1: Getting Started And Defining Compound Interest
24: Review: The Money Book For The Young, Fabulous, and Broke
23: Thinking About Student Loan Consolidation? Here Are Some Things You Need To Know
23: Ever Looked At Your Credit Card Statement, Whistled, And Said “I Need To Find A Cheaper Hobby?” Here’s How.
23: Five Minute Finances #3: Make A Grocery List
23: A Fresh Look At Auto Leases: Does A Savings Account Help?
23: The Money Book For The Young, Fabulous, And Broke: Buy or Don’t Buy?
23: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Gilead Edition
22: Dave Ramsey vs. Suze Orman: Which Plan For Dealing With Debts Is Best?
22: How My ATM Card Directly Cost Me $30.28 In One Month – And How I Avoid Such Mistakes Today
22: What A Dutchman Buying Tulips in 1637 Has To Do With Your Finances Today
22: Stay At Home Parenting: Is It Worth It?
22: The Money Book For The Young, Fabulous, And Broke: Chapters 7 – 10
22: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Middlesex Edition
21: How My Grandfather Did It: Living Off The Land With Very Little Income
21: How To Write An Effective Letter – And Why You Should Do It, Too
21: Five Minute Finances #2: Call Your Credit Card Company
21: The Value of Etiquette
21: The Money Book For The Young, Fabulous, And Broke: Chapters 4 – 6
21: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Three Cent Quesadilla Edition
20: What Do A Child’s Earliest Interactions With Money Mean?
20: The Freedom Of Frugality
20: Is It Unamerican To Invest In International Funds? Does The Question Even Matter Any More?
20: The Green Dollar: Being Environmentally Conscious Can Save You Money
20: The Money Book For The Young, Fabulous, And Broke: Chapters 1 – 3
20: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Logan’s Back Edition
19: Cutting Down On Splurges: How I Did It – And You Can Too
19: Money Magazine – March 2007
19: Five Minute Finances #1: Clean Your Car’s Air Filter
19: 15 Things You Can Do Right Now To Help Your Career
19: The Money Book For The Young, Fabulous, And Broke: Overview
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Impact Edition
19: Ten Books That Changed My Life #4: Titan
18: Debt Collectors Breathing Down Your Neck? Five Ways To Stop The Insanity
17: 5 Ways Your Local Library Can Transform Your Life Without Even Checking Out A Book
17: Review: Jim Cramer’s Mad Money
16: A Fascinating Look At Edward Bellamy, Inventor Of The Credit Card
16: Want 31 Days To Fix Your Finances In One Easy To Read File? Here’s How To Get It!
16: Jim Cramer’s Mad Money: Buy or Don’t Buy?
16: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Baby Boom Edition
15: 10 Options To Consider Before Getting A Payday Loan
15: Jim Cramer’s Mad Money: The TV Show
15: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Three Links Edition
14: The Art of the Thank You Note
14: Jim Cramer’s Mad Money: Other Investing Advice
14: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Payday Loan Edition
13: What’s Keeping You Financially From Living Your Dream?
13: Jim Cramer’s Mad Money: Three Steps To Buying A Stock
13: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Transfer Tuesday Edition
12: The Three Rs Meet Your Stomach And Your Wallet: How To Save Significant Cash And Waste Less On Simple Homemade Meals
12: Jim Cramer’s Mad Money: Overview
12: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Moving Monday Edition
10: Please bear with me…
10: Review: Generation Debt
10: The Land Of Opportunity: Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Living Freely And Frugally In America
09: 10 Lessons The Simple Dollar (And Its Readers) Has Taught Me
09: Deconstructing A Television Advertisement: The Lesson Of Robert Goulet
09: When Frugal Ideas Clash: Quality Consumer Goods Are Worth The Price
09: 8 Ways To Replace Common Consumer Products On The Cheap
09: Generation Debt: Buy or Don’t Buy?
09: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Four’s Company Edition
08: Borrowing Against A Retirement Plan To Make A 20% Down Payment
08: What Is “The Fed,” What Do They Have To Do With My Money, And Why Should I Care?
08: Why Store Credit Cards Are A Bad Deal (Even If They Save 10% Now!)
08: Through The Looking Glass: Watching Someone Else Find Their Way Through Debt
08: Generation Debt: What Can Be Done?
08: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Lost Returns Edition
07: How DRM Directly Costs You Money And Time – And Why Every Consumer Should Care
07: Buying Things Lets Me Forget Who I Am For A While
07: $1 Kitchen Secrets: Ten Herbs And Spices That Will Make Simple Foods Pop
07: Consumer Reports – March 2007
07: Generation Debt: The Broken Social Contract
07: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Hitting On All Cylinders Edition
06: Don’t Know How To Cook, But Want To Learn? Here Are The Only Two Books You’ll Ever Need
06: How Common Cognitive Biases Affect Personal Finance
06: January 2007 Review – Net Worth +10.8%, Debts -0.1%, Assets +3.9%
06: How To Read A Google Finance Stock Page – And What A Beginning Investor Can Extract From It
06: Generation Debt: Expensive Schooling And Cheap Labor
06: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Herbal Remedies For Sore Muscles Edition
05: Three Money Lessons My Grandfather Taught Me
05: The TSD5 Index: How Did My Gut Picks Do In January?
05: Why Traditional Budgets Don’t Work: Wiser Actions You Can Take Instead Of Filling Out A Budget Form
05: Penny-Pinching In The Toiletries Aisle: The Simple Dollar Looks At Toilet Paper
05: Generation Debt: Overview
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Post-Super Bowl Edition
05: Carnival of Personal Finance #86
05: Ten Books That Changed My Life #3: Mere Christianity
04: Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff: Another Way To Find Room In Your Budget For Retirement Or Other Savings
04: Why Career Planning May Be Time Wasted – And Personal Finance Planning Isn’t
04: Why You Should NOT Pay For Your Child’s Education
03: Is A Dollar In The Hand Worth Two In The Bush?
03: Thinking Of Making A Banking Change? Here’s How To Compare Competing Bank Accounts
03: Review: The Automatic Millionaire
03: HSBC Direct Is Running A 6.00% APY Promotion: The Simple Dollar Investigates How Much It’s Really Worth
02: Ten Tips For A Cheap And Memorable Super Bowl Party
02: Financial Independence Week: The Dangers Of Damaging A Relationship
02: Twenty Three Ways To Improve Your Finances This Weekend
02: Financial Independence Week: The Dangers Of Financial Dependence
02: The Automatic Millionaire: Buy or Don’t Buy?
02: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Super Bowl Prediction Edition
01: Do I Really Need To Talk To Chuck?
01: Financial Independence Week: Paying For Your Own Education
01: Child Is Father To The Man: When Financially Stable Children Want To Help Their Parents Prepare For The Future
01: Financial Independence Week: Paying For Your Child’s Education
01: The Automatic Millionaire: Make It Automatic
01: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Sick Joe Joe Edition

31: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances: A Wrapup
31: Financial Independence Week: Should I Expect My Parents To Rescue Me?
31: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 31: Keeping It Up
31: Financial Independence Week: Should I Rescue My Children?
31: The Automatic Millionaire: The Latte Factor
31: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Joe Joe Edition
30: Remember The Milk!
30: Financial Independence Week: Handling Independence For The First Time
30: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 30: Live What You Love
30: Financial Independence Week: When And How To Cut Direct Financial Ties
30: The Automatic Millionaire: Pay Yourself First
30: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Tiger Woods Wins Again Edition
29: Leveraging The Borders Rewards Program For Solid Savings On Entertainment Purchases
29: Financial Independence Week: Talking With Parents About Money
29: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 29: Paying Cash
29: Financial Independence Week: Talking To Adult Children About Money
29: The Automatic Millionaire: Overview
29: The Simple Dollar Giveaway #3: Jim Cramer’s “Mad Money”
29: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Financial Independence Week Edition
29: Ten Books That Changed My Life #2: Atlas Shrugged
28: Five Sources For Great, Inexpensive (Often Free) Entertainment In Your Neighborhood
28: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 28: Preparing For The Inevitable
28: Ten Signs Of Questionable Financial Writing
27: Coupon Brokers Take The Work Out Of Clipping Coupons
27: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 27: Keeping Good Records
27: Reducing The Cost Of Caring For Cats (And Dogs) While Improving Their Quality Of Life
27: Review: Jim Cramer’s Real Money
26: Deconstructing Robert Kiyosaki
26: A Media Collection Purge: A Great Way To Free Up Some Extra Money For Debt Payment And Investments
26: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 26: Refining Your Budget
26: Ben Stein Is The Best Yahoo! Finance Columnist, Period: Here Are Ten Reasons Why
26: Jim Cramer’s Real Money: Buy or Don’t Buy?
26: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Travel Tips From Wayne Gerdes Edition
25: Deconstructing David Bach
25: Setting Daily Metrics For Personal Finance Success (And Success In Other Areas, Too!)
25: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 25: Evaluating Your Expenses – Credit Cards
25: Reader Question: College Student Crushed By Credit Cards
25: Jim Cramer’s Real Money: General Trading Advice
25: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Weird IM Conversations Edition
24: Deconstructing Suze Orman
24: Digging Through The Comments: Readers Of The Simple Dollar Speak Out
24: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 24: Evaluating Your Expenses – Entertainment & Hobbies
24: The Life Map: Connecting Your Daily Activities And Spending To Your Lifelong Goals And Dreams
24: Jim Cramer’s Real Money: Building A Ten Stock Portfolio
24: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Heading Towards A Possible New Career Edition
23: Deconstructing Dave Ramsey
23: Money Magazine – February 2007
23: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 23: Evaluating Your Expenses – Bank Fees
23: A Reader Asks About Tax Withholdings And Savings
23: Jim Cramer’s Real Money: Advice to Beginning Investors
23: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Smashing The Block Edition
23: Festival of Frugality #58
22: Deconstructing Jim Cramer
22: How Bad Of A Deal Is A 50 Year Mortgage?
22: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 22: Evaluating Your Expenses – Monthly Services
22: The FICO Battle: Ten Common Tactical Mistakes When Dealing With The Credit Score Blues
22: Jim Cramer’s Real Money: Overview
22: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Writer’s Block Edition
22: Ten Books That Changed My Life #1: Fahrenheit 451
21: Time To Buy A Car? Follow These Ten Steps To Maximize Your Deal
21: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 21: Evaluating Your Expenses – Housing
21: The Dollar Coin Is Coming! Is It Good Or Bad For The Average American?
20: Photo Diary #1: A Trip To The Grocery Store
20: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 20: Evaluating Your Expenses – Food
20: Review: The Wealthy Barber
20: Maybe I’m Feeding The Trolls, But It’s Worth Discussing Anyway: The Fundamental Values of The Simple Dollar
19: Blown Away By Prices Inside Of Airports? Five Travel Tips For Saving Cash Beyond The Security Checkpoint
19: My System For Managing Financial Documents
19: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 19: Evaluating Your Expenses – Automobiles
19: 5 Big Questions For New Home Buyers #5: What Are All These Closing Costs?
19: The Wealthy Barber: Buy or Don’t Buy?
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Three Sites You Need To Read Edition
18: Personal Finance Workbooks: Worthwhile Or Not?
18: Six Ways To Follow Up That Big Financial Talk With Your Spouse
18: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 18: Evaluating Your Expenses – Energy
18: 5 Big Questions For New Home Buyers #4: How Do I Find A Good Home Inspector?
18: The Wealthy Barber: Financially Savvy Living
18: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Aimee Mann Edition
17: Personal Finance 101: Charge Cards and Credit Cards
17: How To Quit Your Job In One Year: A Step By Step Guide
17: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 17: Evaluating Your Expenses – Life Insurance
17: 5 Big Questions For New Home Buyers #3: How Do I Find A Good Agent?
17: The Wealthy Barber: Planning For The Future
17: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Rubio’s Makes Good Fish Tacos Edition
16: Crisis Management: When A Disaster Causes Your Expenses To Exceed Your Income
16: The Treasury Note Retirement Plan
16: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 16: Evaluating Your Expenses – Home and Auto Insurance
16: 5 Big Questions For New Home Buyers #2: What Does It Really Cost?
16: The Wealthy Barber: The Ten Percent Solution
16: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Traveling Blues Edition
15: What Would You Like To See At The Simple Dollar?
15: What Do I Need To Retire? A Simple Way To Calculate Your Number
15: Ten Ways To Avoid Financially Irresponsible Buying
15: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 15: Coming In Under Budget And An Emergency Fund
15: 5 Big Questions For New Home Buyers #1: How Do I Get Started?
15: The Wealthy Barber: Overview
15: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Fish Tacos in San Diego Edition
14: The Money Savvy Pig and My Son’s Allowance
14: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 14: Get Rid Of Debts (Slowly But Surely)
14: The Life Insurance Question: Why Anything Other Than Term Insurance Is A Mistake (For Me – And Maybe For You)
13: Mother Jones: This Guy Can Get 59 MPG in a Plain Old Accord
13: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 13: Pay For Your Dreams First
13: Are Personal Finance Blogs A Suitable Replacement For Financial Books And Magazines?
13: Review: The Number
12: The Ask MetaFilter “Money” Tag: A Great Place To Read Lots Of Different Perspectives On Money Issues
12: When Your Income From Investments Covers Your Living Expenses: The “Crossover Point”
12: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 12: A Flexible “Budget” That Reflects Your Reality
12: It’s Not Just Another Raise: Turning That Cost Of Living Increase Into Your Dreams
12: The Number: Buy or Don’t Buy?
12: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Flying The Friendly Skies Edition
11: Another Approach To Retirement Planning: Balancing A Retirement Target Fund Myself
11: Afraid To Talk About Money With Your Spouse? Ten Tips For “The Talk”
11: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 11: Dividing Up The Rest and Finishing Our “Time Budget”
11: Why Income Inequality Matters: Motivation
11: The Number: Finding It
11: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Instant Oatmeal Edition
10: Musings On Diversifying My Portfolio
10: How To Get Off The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Treadmill In Just Six Months
10: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 10: Fitting Your Expenses Into The Bigger Picture
10: Live Free: Seven Pieces Of Open Source Software That Transformed My Life
10: The Number: Figuring It
10: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Ham, Corn, and Cheese Chowder Edition
09: Consumer Reports – February 2007
09: Personal Finance For College Students: Ten Tips For Realistic Money Management In College – Without The Nonsense
09: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 9: Cleaning Up Your Expenses
09: Synergizing The Shopping List And The Coupon Box To Save Big Money At The Grocery Store
09: The Number: Chasing It
09: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Sleepy Reading Edition
08: How Dave DeSmidt Lost $179,000 Out Of His Retirement Account In One Day – And Why A Few Reforms Are Needed At Brokerages
08: Reader Question: Calculating The Percent Change In Your Net Worth
08: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 8: Breaking Down Your Expenses
08: Why Netflix Doesn’t Work For Us – And How We Found A Cost-Effective Alternative
08: The Number: Overview
08: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: The Big Unknown Edition
07: Oh, No! I Forgot Their Birthday! Ten Inexpensive Solutions
07: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 7: Work For Your Dreams, Not Your Money
07: Different Goals, Different Plans, Same Principles
06: Planning For My Roth IRA: Looking At Vanguard’s Target Retirement Funds
06: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 6: Your True Hourly Wage
06: Solving The Television Dilemma: Dropping The Cable Bill Without Losing My Favorite Shows
06: Review: Smart Couples Finish Rich
05: Money and the One Year Old Child
05: Your Friend Or Family Member Asks You For A Loan: What Do You Do?
05: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 5: How Much Did You Work Last Year?
05: Starting Your Roth IRA In 2007
05: Smart Couples Finish Rich: Buy or Don’t Buy?
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Ten Links Edition
05: Want To Keep Up With The Simple Dollar? Here Are A Few Options
04: I Hate Leftovers: Fighting The Battle With Recycled Food … And Winning
04: Making Sense of Treasury Securities: Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds
04: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 4: How Much Did You Earn Last Year?
04: Musings on Faith and Finances
04: Smart Couples Finish Rich: Steps 7 – 9
04: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Redesign Edition
03: FreeCreditReport.com Is Ripping You Off
03: Should You Overpay On Your Home Loan? The Simple Dollar Cracks The Numbers
03: The TSD 5 Index: How Did My Gut Picks Do In December?
03: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 3: Create A Plan For Each Goal
03: Emergency Funds: How and Why You Should Get Started Right Now
03: Smart Couples Finish Rich: Steps 4 – 6
03: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: The Crane Wife Edition
02: Consumer Reports – January 2007
02: I Used To Be Just Like Them: Thoughts From A Recovering Spending Addict
02: Finances 101: Are Stocks Really That Great Of An Investment?
02: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 2: Defining Your Goals From Your Values
02: Ten Simple Steps For Checking Out A Stable Long-Term Stock To Invest In
02: Smart Couples Finish Rich: Steps 1 – 3
02: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Welcome to 2007 Edition
01: December 2006 Review – Net Worth +3.7%, Debts -1.5%, Assets +0.4%
01: GTD, Personal Finance Style
01: Paying Cash Versus Going Into Debt: Looking at the Numbers
01: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 1: Your Five Main Values
01: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances
01: The Simple Dollar Giveaway #2: We Have A Winner!
01: Smart Couples Finish Rich: Overview
01: Happy New Year from The Simple Dollar!

31: How To Feel Happier About Not Spending Money
31: I Got My First Dividend – How Do They Work?
31: Ten Ways To Accelerate Your Net Worth Growth
31: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Celebrate With Your Readers
30: A Savings Plan For 2007: The Ulysses S. Grant Plan
30: How I’m Using Dollar Cost Averaging – For Better Or For Worse
30: How To Calculate Your Net Worth
30: Review: Rule #1
30: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Don’t Forget the Fundamentals
29: 35 Outrageous Fees – And How To Avoid Them
29: Money and Depression
29: What Can I Do Today To Make Me Rich In The Future?
29: A Savings Plan for 2007: The Andrew Jackson Plan
29: Rule #1: Buy or Don’t Buy?
29: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: End of the Year Edition
29: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Don’t Clutter It Up
28: The Simple Dollar Giveaway #2: The Millionaire Next Door
28: Balancing An Investment Portfolio For The First Time
28: Give Your Future Self An Amazing Christmas Present Next Year – An Extra Mortgage Payment
28: A Savings Plan for 2007: The Alexander Hamilton Plan
28: Rule #1: Implementing The Rule
28: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Lazy Week Edition
28: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Talking To Other Bloggers
27: Christmas Is Over – Now Is The Time To Capitalize!
27: Ten Places To Find Free Wi-Fi In Any Neighborhood
27: Calculating Phil Town’s “Sticker Price”: An Example
27: A Financial Plan For 2007: The Abraham Lincoln Plan
27: Rule #1: The Five Numbers
27: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Post Christmas Letdown Edition
27: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Engage The Casual Visitor
26: Is An Auto Loan Good Or Bad Debt?
26: How To Switch To A New Checking Account
26: How Materialism Develops In The Young
26: A Savings Plan For 2007: The Thomas Jefferson Plan
26: Rule #1: The Four Ms
26: The Simple Dollar Day After Christmas Report: The Best of What I Gave and Received
26: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Post Consistently
25: Christmas Morning Reflections
25: Yahoo! Finance Disappoints: Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $75 Million?
25: How To Read A Mutual Fund Prospectus
25: A Savings Plan For 2007: The George Washington Plan
25: Rule #1: Overview
25: Merry Christmas From The Simple Dollar!
25: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Write In Series
24: I Think I Figured Out Why People Love Dave Ramsey
24: How To Retire In Your 30s … Without Selling Your Soul
24: When Careful Financial Planning Goes Awry
24: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Use The Senses
23: Words of Wisdom from Readers of The Simple Dollar
23: Spending and Guilt
23: Ten Things I Wanted To Buy This Year – But Didn’t
23: Review: The Richest Man in Babylon
23: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Don’t Know It All
22: Five Essential Money Quotes And Related Thoughts
22: Five Easily-Available Wines Under $12 For Your Holiday Table
22: Nate’s Dilemma: Student Loans or Investments?
22: The Five Greatest Financial Board Games #1: Puerto Rico
22: The Richest Man in Babylon: Buy or Don’t Buy?
22: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Pre-Christmas Bacchanal Edition
22: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Social Bookmarking
21: Lying About Money – And Telling The Truth
21: Buying A Bottle Of Wine And Don’t Know What To Get? Some Tips For Selecting A Good, Inexpensive Bottle
21: Defining My Financial New Year’s Resolutions – And Their Action Plans
21: The Five Greatest Financial Board Games #2: Acquire
21: The Richest Man in Babylon: Other Tales
21: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Done With Christmas Shopping Edition
21: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Don’t Chase Away Your Readers
20: Ted’s Dilemma: Planning For The Future On Minimum Wage
20: Extra Mortgage Payments Versus Investments: Which Is The Right Move?
20: Blogging and Money: Six Trends For 2007
20: When Is Frugal Living Taken Too Far?
20: The Five Greatest Financial Board Games #3: Modern Art
20: The Richest Man in Babylon: The Five Laws of Gold
20: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Lindsay Lohan Mystery Edition
20: Building a Better Blog for 2007: The Mini Audience
19: The Simple Dollar’s Detailed Tipping Strategy
19: 25 Gadgets That Actually Save Money
19: Handling Cash Gifts, Both For Yourself And For Your Children
19: The Five Greatest Financial Board Games #4: Monopoly
19: The Richest Man in Babylon: Seven Cures for a Lean Purse
19: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Last Minute Buying Frenzy Edition
19: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Search Engine Optimization Doesn’t Matter
18: Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail (Especially Financial Ones) – And How You Can Make Yours Succeed
18: The Simple Dollar Challenges You To Spread The Christmas Cheer
18: Need To Give, But Can’t Afford Anything? Three Timeless Free Christmas Gifts
18: The Five Greatest Financial Board Games #5: The Game of Life
18: The Richest Man in Babylon: Overview
18: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Bird Feeder Edition
18: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Leverage the Past
17: The Talk: Tips For Difficult Financial Discussions
17: Financially Savvy Gifts For Graduates
17: Comparing Warehouse Shopping Chains… And How You Can Get In For Free!
17: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Guide Your Users
16: Post-Christmas Thank You Notes: How To Have Good Manners and Look Creative With Little Expense
16: When Should I Begin Investing?
16: Feeling Good and Overcoming The Desire To Spend
16: Review: Your Money or Your Life
16: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Be Lucky
15: What Exactly Is A Certified Financial Planner, And Why Should I Care?
15: Teaching Your Kids About Money With A Family Meeting
15: Rewriting Money’s 25 Rules: A Summary
15: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #25: Warranties
15: Your Money or Your Life: Buy or Don’t Buy?
15: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Extended Family Christmas Edition
15: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Don’t Give Up
14: The Simple Dollar Versus A Local Radio Talk Show: Car Title Loans and Rent-To-Owns
14: Shakespeare Has Insights On Everything – Why Not Money?
14: Why You Have To Keep Up With The Joneses
14: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #24: Frequent Flier Miles
14: Your Money or Your Life: The Final Three Steps
14: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: See The World Edition
14: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Money Doesn’t Matter
13: Live Like You Were Dying
13: The Wal-Mart Question
13: What To Do When You Want To Splurge
13: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #23: Airline Tickets
13: Your Money or Your Life: The Second Three Steps
13: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Junk Mail Edition (Plus Five Things About Me)
13: Building a Better Blog for 2007: The Content Comes First
12: Three Simple Steps For Making Your Credit Cards Manageable Again
12: Does eMusic Really Save Money?
12: The First Christmas Present You Should Buy
12: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #22: Gadgets
12: Your Money or Your Life: The First Three Steps
12: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Tired Boy Edition
12: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Inspire Yourself
11: Emails From My Readers Reveal Painful Truths About Debt
11: Battling The Convenience and Costs of Fast Food
11: Cashing In Savings Bonds Early: Is It Worthwhile?
11: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #21: Auto Leases
11: Your Money or Your Life: Overview
11: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Peanuts Christmas Special Edition
11: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Respond to Comments
10: How I Read The Latest Books For Nearly Nothing – And Sometimes Turn A Small Profit
10: The Correlation Between Saving Money And Losing Weight
10: Post-It Addict? Make Your Own And Save Money
10: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Length Doesn’t Matter
09: Time, Money, and Values
09: How to Celebrate Christmas Without Money
09: Review: The Total Money Makeover
09: The “Debt Snowball” Concept: How I Made It Work For Me
09: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Be Yourself
08: Chip
08: Having A Baby? Here’s An Amazing Idea That Will Teach Them What Investing Is All About
08: The Financial Turnaround Continues
08: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #20: Automotive Purchases
08: The Total Money Makeover: Buy or Don’t Buy?
08: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Flyover Country Edition
08: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Reach Out
07: Lauren’s Problem: Overdrafts Mixed With Solid Planning
07: Ten Ways To Save Money On Your Evening Commute
07: Invest In What You Know: Five Companies That The Simple Dollar Recommends
07: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #19: Information Requests
07: The Total Money Makeover: Building Wealth
07: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Parent’s Night Out Edition
07: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Keep Something In Reserve
06: Figuring Out What Money Really Is
06: Six Yahoo! Finance Columnists Are Worth Reading. The Other Six … Aren’t.
06: The Well-Stocked Kitchen: Staple Foods You Should Always Have On Hand
06: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #18: Credit Scores
06: The Total Money Makeover: The First Steps
06: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Milk Bottle Edition
06: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Don’t Be Insular
05: What Happens When The Simple Dollar Meets Digg/Lifehacker/etc.: A Special Report
05: Weekend Projects: Learn Something New, Save (or Make) A Little Cash
05: The Ups and Downs of Giving Savings Bonds as Gifts
05: Investing In Your Child’s Future: Private School or College Savings?
05: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #17: Credit Cards
05: The Total Money Makeover: Hurdles
05: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Scrubs Reruns Edition
05: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Don’t Leave Them Hanging
04: Cash That Just Gathers Dust: A Technique For Paring Down Your Media Collection
04: Conserve Energy, Save Money, Save the World: A High School Teacher Shows the Way
04: Is Living Cheap Really Worth It? Ask Alan and Bob
04: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #16: Deductibles
04: The Total Money Makeover: Overview
04: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: The Digg Effect Edition
04: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Define Your Own Success
03: The Simple Dollar Takes A Trip To Sam’s Club
03: The Bogleheads Have Won: Dipping My Toes Into A Mutual Fund With Vanguard
03: Weighing the Positives and Negatives of ING Electric Orange Checking
03: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Addressing Your Readers
02: Put Your Donations Where They Count
02: Feeding My Sweet Tooth Without Breaking My Belly Or Breaking the Bank
02: November 2006 Review – Net Worth +9.7%, Debts -1.5%, Assets +2.3%
02: Review: Make Your Kid A Millionaire
02: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Love What You Write
01: Money as a Social Barrier
01: Hot Tips On Thrifty Shopping From… The New Yorker?!
01: 30 Essential Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Windows
01: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #15: Life Insurance
01: Make Your Kid A Millionaire: Buy or Don’t Buy?
01: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: My New Laptop Edition
01: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Essential Reading

30: Building a Better Blog for 2007
30: Nourishment on a Desperate Income
30: Investing For A Child’s Future
30: Saving Money For A Rainy Day
30: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #14: Paying for College
30: Make Your Kid A Millionaire: Age Thirteen to Adulthood
30: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Waiting On My Laptop Edition
29: What Money Can’t Buy
29: A Reader Who Cares About My Home Purchase
29: How Do You Balance Your Checkbook?
29: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #13: Emergency Funds
29: Make Your Kid A Millionaire: Ages Seven to Twelve
29: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: New Laptop Edition
28: Bloggers Go To War Over Adsense
28: Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Car (And One After Buying)
28: Explaining Simple Interest, Compound Interest, APR, and APY
28: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #12: Proportional Savings
28: Make Your Kid A Millionaire: Prebirth Through 6 Years
28: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Deep Sleep Edition
27: Curing Writer’s Block – And Other Mental Blocks
27: What Financial Information Sources Do You Truly Trust?
27: PayPerPost, Paris Hilton, and Violating the Trust Between You and Me
27: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #11: Building Knowledge
27: Make Your Kid A Millionaire: Overview
27: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: I Gained Twelve Pounds Edition
26: Ten Personal Finance Sites I Can’t Live Without #10: Ask MetaFilter
26: Ten Personal Finance Sites I Can’t Live Without #9: Make Love, Not Debt
26: Ten Personal Finance Sites I Can’t Live Without #8: Get Rich Slowly
26: Ten Personal Finance Sites I Can’t Live Without #7: Yahoo! Finance
26: Ten Personal Finance Sites I Can’t Live Without #6: Personal Finance Advice
25: Ten Personal Finance Sites I Can’t Live Without #5: Divorce to Financial Freedom
25: Ten Personal Finance Sites I Can’t Live Without #4: Generation X Finance
25: Ten Personal Finance Sites I Can’t Live Without #3: PFBlogs.org
25: Ten Personal Finance Sites I Can’t Live Without #2: Free Money Finance
25: Review: Nickel and Dimed
25: Ten Personal Finance Sites I Can’t Live Without #1: The Wall Street Journal
24: What I Learned From Daisuke Matsuzaka
24: Personal Finance in a Plastic Economy
24: Facing My Financial Fears: Buying A Home
24: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #10: The Nest Egg
24: Nickel and Dimed: Buy or Don’t Buy?
24: What I’m Buying This Black Friday
23: Don’t Let Thanksgiving Dinner Go To Waste!
23: From Christmas Cards to Christmas Morning: Inexpensive Ideas from the Heart
23: Facing My Financial Fears: Investment Risk
23: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #9: Mutual Fund Fees
23: Nickel and Dimed: Selling in Minnesota
23: Happy Thanksgiving from The Simple Dollar!
22: What Can A Dollar A Day Get You? And An Inspirational Idea
22: Facing My Financial Fears: Estate Planning
22: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #8: Portfolio Diversity
22: Nickel and Dimed: Scrubbing in Maine
22: Money For Nothing: Five Ways To Put Money In Your Pocket With Zero Effort
22: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Thanksgiving Prep Edition
21: The Ten Second Rule
21: The Automatic Thousandaire: My Strategy For Managing My Investments
21: Facing My Financial Fears: Roth IRAs
21: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #7: Stock Portfolio
21: Nickel and Dimed: Serving in Florida
21: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Infant Fever Edition
20: Making A Simple Budget – A First Timer’s Guide
20: The Simple Dollar’s Favorite Charity: The Child Abuse Prevention Center
20: Facing My Financial Fears: Buying A Car
20: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #6: Long-Term Investments
20: Nickel and Dimed: Overview
20: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: New Laptop Edition
19: Saving on Home Decor: Self-Matted Photography
19: Know Someone In Financial Armageddon? Seven Pieces of Advice
19: What’s Wrong – And What’s Right – With Wesabe
18: The True Cost of Generic Diapers
18: Minimizing the Personal Cost of Business Travel
18: Credit Cards As Small Purchase Tools: Pros and Cons
18: Review: The 9 Steps To Financial Freedom
17: Living on Half Your Monthly Income: Could You Do It?
17: Building A Better Blog: An Addendum
17: Using Blogs (and Other Internet Resources) to Buy Cool Christmas Gifts and Save Money
17: The 9 Steps To Financial Freedom: Buy or Don’t Buy?
17: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #5: Hiring Help
17: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: No Creative Ideas Edition
16: When the Fridge and the Wallet Are Both Empty
16: A Guide To Using Froogle
16: The Value of Personal Appearance
16: The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom: Steps 7-9
16: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #4: Paying for a Home
16: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: I Miss Lost Edition
15: Walt
15: A Christmas List: Before and After Financial Armageddon
15: Video Game Addict? Here’s A Plan For Saving A Lot Of Money
15: The 9 Steps To Financial Freedom: Steps 4-6
15: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By #3: Buying a Home
15: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Breakfast of Champions Edition
14: If I Could Do It All Over Again: Advising Myself At Age Eighteen
14: 100 Questions To Ask Yourself About Your Financial Mindset
14: The Wrong People Are Reading Personal Finance Sites
14: The 9 Steps To Financial Freedom: Steps 1-3
14: 25 Rules To Grow Rich By #2: Home Refinancing
14: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Nancy Sinatra Edition
13: Evaluating and Minimizing Hobby Expenses
13: 25 Rules To Grow Rich By #1: Home Renovation
13: Money Magazine’s 25 Rules to Grow Rich By – Reevaluated
13: The 9 Steps To Financial Freedom: Overview
13: The Simple Dollar Giveaway #1
13: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Long Weekend Letdown Edition
12: Is There Something Wrong With Me If Suze Orman Appears In My Dreams?
12: Handling Small Cash Gifts
12: Setting and Meeting Daily Personal Financial Goals
11: Getting Started With Credit By Buying Textbooks
11: Return to Thunderdome: Calculating the Value of the ING “Signing Bonus” Versus HSBC’s Higher Interest Rate
11: Dreams and Wishes – and Reality
11: Review: The Millionaire Next Door
10: Defining My Long-Term Financial Goals … What Are Yours?
10: Applying the Peak-End Rule to Personal Finance
10: Building a Financial (and Personal) Idea Diary
10: The Road to Financial Armageddon #10: What I Learned
10: The Millionaire Next Door: Buy or Don’t Buy?
10: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Veteran’s Day Edition
09: Saving Money on Road Trips
09: Investing A Young Child’s Allowance
09: The Road to Financial Armageddon #9: The Road to Recovery
09: The Inspiration For The Simple Dollar
09: The Millionaire Next Door: On Living
09: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Lost Season Finale Edition
08: Jim Cramer’s Cult of Personality
08: Remembering A Painful Childhood Experience – And Trying To Apply What It Means
08: Introductory Credit Card Offers As Profit: Risks and Rewards
08: The Road to Financial Armageddon #8: Meltdown
08: The Millionaire Next Door: On Learning
08: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Republican Apocalypse Edition
07: Rules For Handling Financial Issues With Extended Family
07: Two Banks Enter, One Bank Leaves: ING vs. HSBC in … Direct Thunderdome
07: 10 Firefox Plugins That Save You Money
07: The Road to Financial Armageddon #7: Here Comes Baby
07: The Millionaire Next Door: On Spending
07: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Midterm Election Day Edition
06: The Author of The Simple Dollar Admits to Being an Idiot
06: The Road To Financial Armageddon #6: The Yuppie Years
06: 52 Personal Finance Books in 52 Weeks
06: Defining eBay “Best Practices” For Dollar-Conscious Non-Professional Sellers
06: The Millionaire Next Door: Overview
06: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Post-Borat Edition
05: Saving Big Money on a Computer Upgrade
05: Get Rid Of Your Old Stuff!
05: How Being a Nielsen Family Saved Us Hundreds of Dollars
05: How I Saved $300 On Software This Year
05: A Gas Station Trick That Puts Money In Your Pocket
05: October 2006 Review – Net Worth +79%, Debt -1%
04: The Road To Financial Armageddon #5: Love and Marriage
04: Saving On A Child’s First Birthday Party
04: Bought A Flawed Product? Here’s The Best Way To Handle It
04: Preparing Your Financial Information For The Inevitable
04: How Your Local “Alternative” Newspapers Can Save You Money
04: Free Toys For Your Infant Or Toddler
03: The Road to Financial Armageddon #4: The First Taste of Real Money
03: The Art of Buying in Bulk
03: Saving For Large Purchases Without Killing Your Budget
03: Liquid Laptop Accident? 9 Steps To Save Your Laptop
03: Setting Intermediate-Term Financial Goals
03: The One Month Challenge
02: The Road to Financial Armageddon #3: Cash & College
02: Why Freakonomics Is The Worst Book I’ve Ever Read
02: 14 Ways Your Computer Can Put Money In Your Pocket
02: The Secret Art of EBay Sales
02: Six Surprising Ways To Save Money With A Baby
02: Zen and the Art of the Grocery List
01: The Road To Financial Armageddon #2: Early Profits … Lost
01: A One Day Commitment
01: Turning Off The Financially Irresponsible Mindset
01: CFLs Can Save $100 A Year?
01: Eating Breakfast To Save Money?
01: The Power of the Pocket Change Jar

31: The Road To Financial Armageddon #1: The Earliest Mistakes
31: What’s In My Wallet? And What Should Be In Yours?
31: Seven Ways To Help Your Blogging Friends
31: Educating Children on Fiscal Responsibility
31: Mastering Coupons (Without Being a Coupon Nut)
31: I’m In Big Financial Trouble – Where Do I Start?
30: The Simple Dollar Relaunched!