This Week in Your Wallet: December 18, 2012
Before we start this week, I just want to express that my thoughts and condolences continue to be with the people of Newtown, CT. Like the rest of the country, I am horrified by this tragedy and I can’t seem to take my mind off the suffering of this town, the parents and the family members of [...]
This Week in Your Wallet: December 11, 2012
Over the past year, I’ve used this space to talk about airfare a lot: when to buy it, how to maximize yourpoints and miles, the best ways to save a little money on what is one of our biggest travel expenses. Today, I want to talk about something we often overlook: how to save money at [...]
This Week in Your Wallet: December 4, 2012
Quick, see if you can answer me this: in the past two weeks, how many Salvation Army bell ringers have you seen? I’ve already lost track; here in New York, they seem to be on almost every street corner. Despite the loud, often bracing sound of the bells, I’ve found that some ringers are quite amusing: [...]
This Week in Your Wallet: November 27, 2012
I know that for the past couple weeks, I’ve used this space to tell you about deals and smart shopping strategies as you begin to tackle your holiday shopping list. This week, I want to shift gears slightly and talk about something even more important than nabbing the best holiday deals: avoiding holiday debt. If you’ve been reading or [...]
This Week in Your Wallet: November 20, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Or should I say, “Happy-Early-Black-Friday-Sales-Day”? After all, the trend we saw last year will be in full force this year: stores that previously waited to open their doors until 5am on Friday will be revving up their cash registers at midnight or even 9pm on Thursday. As this Marketwatch piece points out, [...]
This Week in Your Wallet: November 13, 2012
With just nine days until Thanksgiving and ten days until the official start of the holiday season, my question to you today is: are you ready for some shopping? (Pretend I just said that in a deep, Monday-night-football voice.) If your first instinct was to say, “ugh, no!” I don’t blame you. Macy’s may be decorating its [...]
This Week in Your Wallet: November 6, 2012
Running a marathon has been on my list – bucket list, if you will, though I’ve never called it that – for about 20 years. I’m not exactly sure why, except to say that running is the only exercise that has worked long term for me. And for me, it’s more than exercise. A run is where I [...]
This Week in Your Wallet: October 30, 2012
Frankenstorm. The Perfect Storm. The Sn’oreaster. Whatever you’re choosing to call it, I hope that you’re safe and dry in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. We lost power in my town, as did many in the tri-state area, but we are safe and thankful for that. I’m hoping for a quick and speedy recovery for [...]
This Week in Your Wallet: October 23, 2012
I often use this space to tell you why and how you should be saving for retirement. This week, I still want to talk about retirement savings, but with a bit of a twist. Surely, you’ve looked into opening Roth IRAs to house your retirement savings, but have you considered introducing your teenage children to the Roth, too? In a [...]
This Week In Your Wallet: October 16, 2012
My daughter has been invited to the Sweet 16 of a friend from camp. It’s over the Christmas holiday – and it’s in Florida. While we haven’t made the final go-no go decision yet, I started looking at flights only to find that, yes, prices are already on the rise. I bet I’m hardly the [...]