Last week the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate had crept its way back up to 8.3 percent. It seems like no job is secure anymore, so being able to have multiple sources of income has never been more important. Whether you are fully employed and looking for a side job, unemployed…
Last week I found out that with your help I made it to the finals of the GoBankingRates.com Personal Finance Olympics. Now I need your help win the gold medal. My final article is live and I need as many votes as I can get. You can come back EACH day through August 12 and…
I will have to admit that I haven’t been watching very much of the olympics over the past week. I’m going to be heading up in the mountains for a long weekend tomorrow so I will probably end up missing a few more days. My hometown is sure holding strong over the last two Olympics…
Most people understand that a mortgage is a loan from a bank (or other lending institution) in exchange for property. The actual processes of the home loan are quite a bit more complex than that. In fact, even paying back the loan is a little more complex than when paying off other types of loans. …
The idea of retirement is one that we hear quite a bit. However, the concept is still strange to many people. They think it is always a long ways off. However, for many it is closer than they may think, in fact retirement for baby boomers is happening now as the oldest of that generation…
Hi One Smart Dollar readers! My name is Erika from the website From Shopping to Saving where I share my journey as a recovering shopaholic. I share my experiences with saving, shopping (resisting it), self-improvement, and more. Feel free to ask me questions or follow me on Twitter. I’m sure everyone has heard of how our country is…
If you are anything like me, your days are packed full of everything from work to fixing dinner and everything in between. Sometimes this doesn’t leave us a whole lot of time to take care of the tasks in our life that are really important. One of those important items is to review your bank…