Generation X Finance
Investing
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Reader Question: I’ve Lost a Lot of Money in the Market. Should I Get Out?
I receive a number of emails each week from readers and I try to answer all of them the best I can, but occasionally I get questions from multiple people that ask the same thing. In those situations I like to address the question as a post which can hopefully help others who probably have [...]
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Should You Be Investing in Gold?
The Downsides of Investing in Gold May Outweigh the Benefits Early May has shown the price of gold reach record levels, mostly due to continued reports regarding Greece’s financial situation. In capricious times of change economists have always recommended investing in gold due to its reputation for being able to weather the storm and come [...]
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Saving Money
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How to Throw a Fun and Inexpensive Tailgate Party
Host a Tailgate Party and Save Money Doing It Its football season again! You know what that means, right? It is time for tailgate parties. You are famous for having the best tailgate parties around and everybody looks to you in the fall for the best tailgate around. You don’t want to let them down [...]
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7 Great Coupon Resources
Saving Money With Coupons is Easy if You Know Where to Look Let’s face it. We could all stand to have a little more money in the bank. Grocery shopping, although necessary, can be a big budget buster. Without careful planning, a trip to pick up “essentials” can wind up costing a small fortune. Rather [...]
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Retirement
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How Much Money Do I Need to Save For Retirement?
Calculating How Much Money You Need for Retirement Every so often I receive questions from readers. I try to answer them all directly, but occasionally a question comes up that is very broad and is one that more people are thinking about but not asking. Everybody wants to know how much they should be saving [...]
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Don’t Treat Your 401(k) Like a Savings Account
As a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor and someone who deals specifically with retirement issues I spend a lot of time helping participants with their retirement plans. One of the most common reasons participants would meet with me is because they say need money and they are looking to take it out of their retirement plan. [...]
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Frugal Living
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Book Review of Leah Ingram’s Suddenly Frugal
I consider myself a lifetime learner. Maybe that is one of the reasons why I feel compelled to read anything I can get my hands on. My past experience as a book reviewer for an arts and entertainment magazine put me into contact with nearly every publishing house in the United States. I will be [...]
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5 Frugal Ways For You and Your Kids to Spend Summer Vacation
Who says you can’t have fun unless you spend money? Here at Generation X Finance, we are full of suggestions on how to stretch your dollars further. Summer vacations are no exception. If you can’t afford to take the kids to Disney World this year, why not opt to find a more frugal type of [...]
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Other Recent Articles
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Bundle Rolls Out New Features: Now You Can Track Your Own Spending and Create a Budget
New Update Puts Bundle On Par, or Even Ahead of Mint Bundle.com launched way back in January of this year and for a long time you couldn’t do much other than compare a wealth of spending data across virtually every location in the county. While very cool and interesting to see how you compare to [...]
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Friday Finance Findings for September 3rd
It’s been a while since posting a roundup of great finance links, but things have been pretty busy around here. Between trying to get the new website design launched, a funeral, having guests over, and preparing for a new baby in just 24 days it’s been a little hectic. By the way, if you are [...]
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Flexible Spending Accounts: Is a FSA Right for You?
Flexible Spending Accounts Provide an Easy Way to Save Money and Pay for Health Care Expenses One unfortunate result of rising costs associated with health care and health insurance is that employers are now looking for ways to trim employee health benefits. This usually includes increasing co-pays, out-pocket-costs, and deductibles. The good news is that [...]
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