Reader Mailbag: Long Book Series

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Investing for retirement while overseas 2. Avoiding product placement 3. Managing digital photos 4. Frugality and striving for excellence 5. Finding a financial advisor 6. Political

Reader Mailbag: Personal Project List

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Razorpit 2. Sore throat solutions 3. Credit card reward worries 4. Leaving a loyal employer 5. Investing big inheritance 6. Re-reading old books 7. Self-publishing an

Reader Mailbag: Getting in the Zone

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Debts versus inheritance 2. Narrowing down your side businesses 3. Mid-term investment 4. Does neat office help productivity? 5. Where do I start? 6. Paring down

Reader Mailbag: Writing in Silence

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Investing for a down payment 2. Finding the right investment option 3. Saving too much for retirement? 4. Bank or credit union? 5. ACN 6. Helping

Reader Mailbag: Children and Productivity

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Baby, job change, and move 2. Voting for financial best interest 3. Exiting a mutual fund 4. Biweekly paycheck 5. Selling sports cards 6. Husband’s disastrous

Reader Mailbag: Hostage Chess

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Thoughts on Betterment 2. Swimming pool 3. Free puzzles 4. Evicting a child 5. HSA or FSA? 6. Charitable giving receipts 7. Credit limit increase? 8.

Reader Mailbag: The Calm Before the Storm

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Using a blog for sales 2. Emergency document contents 3. No 401(k) at work 4. Local bookswap 5. Whole life insurance 6. Handling windfall 7. Pen-and-paper

Reader Mailbag: The Time Spent

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Overseas travel with kids 2. Bitcoins 3. Life or disability insurance? 4. Prepaying funeral expenses 5. Reaching a financially clueless student 6. Self-publishing a book 7.

Reader Mailbag: Reading Lists

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. What’s our next step? Handling professional disappointment Listerine alternative? Bonding with teenage son Short light bulb life span Student loan repayment worries Debit card worries Investing in

Reader Mailbag: The Innocent Man

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. Worried about student loan debt Accepting lifetime debt Community service suggestions Charity while in debt Cost of second child Starting a financially equal marriage “Freemium” Emergency fund

Reader Mailbag: Old Albums

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. Starting with digital video Running for office A “rent or sell” dilemma Buying individual shares Borrowing from 401(k) Cooperative board games Starting a book club Cash or

Reader Mailbag: The Neverending To-Do List

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 401(k) question Channeling political dreams Elder relative scammed Rampant gambling Remembering things Using Roth for home purchase Data backup Career reboot Food buying conflicts Hamburger or steak?

Reader Mailbag: Reader Emails

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. When bills exceed income 2. Super Bowl party planning 3. Lessons from piano 4. Thoughts on 2012 5. Handling a pay raise 6. Shipping a package

Reader Mailbag: Ice Storm

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Finding my 401(k) 2. Giving to church or charity? 3. Mortgage schedule 4. Leftover standby 5. To mortgage or not? 6. Frugal solitaire activities 7. Monthly

Reader Mailbag: Coffee Can Savings

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Combining finances with risky partner 2. Brother exploiting sister 3. Using digital images from phones 4. Containing political rage 5. Extra money in the budget 6.

Reader Mailbag: Ingress

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Board game suggestions 2. Starting a babysitting exchange 3. Retirement savings questions 4. Online dating worries 5. Dutch oven versus crock pot 6. Starting out with

Reader Mailbag: Child Names

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Dictation software 2. Private school worth it? 3. Switching houses to avoid mortgage 4. Home exercise routine? 5. Weather compromise in Iowa? 6. Angry about money

Reader Mailbag: Child’s Play

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Reverse mortgages 2. Storytelling and profit 3. Refinancing and PMI 4. Short term investing options 5. Children and television 6. Handling old wine 7. Getting a

Reader Mailbag: Ongoing Site Redesign

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Frugal gifts for adult children 2. Eliminating a collection 3. Maximizing income in graduate school 4. Inexpensive learning games for kids 5. House savings in early