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Join Me on January 15th at 7 pm EST for a Live Finance Chat
Tweet On Tuesday the 15th, I’ll be hosting a personal finance chat with Lazy Man over at the 40s chat at Grab.com at 7 pm EST. It will be an open chat available to everyone, and we’ll try to answer as many questions as possible. While it is being hosted in the 40s chat room, [...]
The Best of Generation X Finance From 2007
Tweet As we close out the year I wanted to take the time to highlight some of the best posts from the past year. I’ve never really linked back to older articles before, in part because when I look back on some of the old articles, I realize how poorly some are written. Nevertheless, there [...]
Merry Christmas Everyone
Tweet For those of you who celebrate it, Merry Christmas! Hopefully you have some time set aside to spend with your loved ones and can share gifts, good food, and good times. Hopefully your holiday break starts off better than mine. On Saturday that nasty winter storm came through the midwest and we experienced winds [...]
The Next Set of Podcast / Audio Segments in the Charles Schwab “Planning Your Next Step” Series is Up
Tweet About a month ago I had posted an announcement regarding the first of six podcasts (actually just individual MP3 files) that I put together finally went live as part of the About.com and Charles Schwab special that addresses some financial concerns for Generation X. Today you can find three additional audio segments that I [...]
Top 5 Participants for November and a Reminder
Tweet I think I forgot to do this last month, but for November, I’d just like to thank the top participants in terms of leaving comments. Don’t forget, the clock resets today, so you have a whole month to make your mark. MoneyNing (7) Patrick (6) Webomatica (5) David (5) mjmcinto (3) RSS Reminder If [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! A Trip Through the Archives
Tweet If you celebrate Thanksgiving, then I hope you are able to enjoy some time with friends and family over the coming days. That is exactly the reason why I’m posting this a bit early, because I’ll be on the road starting Wednesday and traveling hundreds of miles while I make the rounds to visit [...]
Generation X Finance Review by Chance Favors
Tweet I was delighted to see that Chance Favors had taken the time to review this site, and the kind words are always encouraging. I signed up to his feed a few days ago, and I must say, there is some good stuff going on over there. We have very similar views and target the [...]
My First Podcast About Buying a Home and Presented by Charles Schwab is Finally Live
Tweet I mentioned this quite a few weeks ago, and we had hoped to get everything finalized then, but there were a few technical difficulties that delayed the launch. That’s fine, because it is better late than never. This first podcast is just one of many in a series that is being developed by About.com [...]
Generation X Finance is One Year Old
Tweet This actually comes a few weeks late, as this site was born on October 19th, 2006. It is hard to believe that a year has already gone by, and it is amazing to look back at all of the discussions we’ve had, and the wonderful people I’ve met through the process. In honor of [...]
October 1-7 is Financial Planning Week
Tweet The Financial Planning Association is proud to announce the sixth annual Financial Planning Week. Financial Planning Week brings together those who need, support and deliver financial planning. During this special week, FPA strives to increase public awareness of the financial planning process to help people make prudent financial decisions to achieve their goals and [...]
Thanks to the Top 5 Contributors for September and a Reminder
Tweet In September, the five readers with the most comments are highlighted below. Again, thanks for your continued support and insight, as it is the thoughtful discussion that makes the site great. Also, don’t forget that the clock started fresh again yesterday, so you have the entire month of October to climb the comment ranks. [...]
Brief Update On a New Site Feature
Tweet I generally don’t like to make frequent posts that highlight changes on the site, but there is a new item that would probably go unnoticed by the regular readers unless it was brought up. Thanks to Sara and Jelena, a few blogging friends, I have updated the “About” page and made it interactive. While [...]
Some Minor Changes On The Site To Take Note Of
Tweet Over the weekend I spent some time cleaning up the code on the site and adding a few enhancements. Overall the look of the site shouldn’t have changed other than some cosmetic details but it should load (at least the content) a bit faster and I have hopefully squashed any lingering bugs between Internet [...]
Don’t Forget to Read My Full Entrepreneurship Interview by Money Smart Life
Tweet Ben over at Money Smart Life is doing a series on entrepreneurship and I was lucky enough to be one of the first selected for an in-depth interview. It goes into great detail about some of my past business experiences as well as some thoughts on blogging. This is a great chance to learn [...]
The Spectacular 83rd Edition Of The Carnival Of Personal Finance Is Up
Tweet Be sure to check out the carnival that Amanda put together over at Young and Broke. With over 70 submissions you will be sure to have plenty of reading to keep you busy. There are too many great articles to point out so go check it out. My submission this week was the weekly [...]
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