2009 is upon us and with it we ponder some new year resolutions.  Although important goals ought to be a part of your daily life no matter what day it is, new year resolutions do offer an established marker for reminding ourselves of financial goals and ways to actually adhere to them.
Deciding on the resolutions [...]

In this recession, with the price of fine metals such as gold going up to $830 an ounce, some may consider selling their unused jewlery to make extra money. For example, the website www.newyorkgoldsilver.com belongs to a business that offers to provide cash for gold, silver, and platinum goods extracted from such items as: old [...]

In the last couple of days, the world has received yet another painful reminder of why it is important not to blindly believe “sophisticated investment” offers that you may “luckily” come across. Bernard Madoff, the head of Madoff Funds, was turned in by his own sons for securities fraud. Madoff has admitted to defrauding numerous [...]

Many of us would like to contribute some money towards charities during the holidays, or any other time of the year. However, due to how the tough financial times affect us personally, we often postpone this action continuously. Since many charities are themselves going through the recession, it is important to know that we [...]

The current economic turmoil is in no small part a crisis of confidence. Banks and other financial institutions do not have enough confidence to lend to each other, let alone the customers. The result is that for regular folks, the remaining options are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.
Reliance on credit card debt has become a [...]