http://www.pfblog.com/select/ Excellent personal finance blog posts submitted to PFBlog. en-us webmaster@pfblog.com 2005-10-17T10:55:43-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.pfblog.com/select/4011_thoughts_on_frugality_diet_health_and_wealth.shtml <p>I've said in the past that being poor is the best diet. You don't eat as much because you can’t afford as much. This actually has some basis in fact, if you believe the writings of Luigi Cornaro, author of Discourses on the Sober Life. I've been thinking more about ...</p><p><p>Read more news like this from <a href="http://news.pfblog.com/" target="_blank">PFBlog Network, the personal finance bloggers' network.</a>. 4011@http://www.pfblog.com/select/ 2005-10-17T10:55:43-08:00 http://www.pfblog.com/select/3955_book_review_a_penny_saved.shtml <p>If you’re reading a personal finance blog, you’re probably either pretty savvy with your money already, or on your way there. But you had to start your financial education somewhere, right? Did you learn about money from your parents, or did you just learn as you went? And now, if ...</p><p><p>Read more news like this from <a href="http://news.pfblog.com/" target="_blank">PFBlog Network, the personal finance bloggers' network.</a>. 3955@http://www.pfblog.com/select/ 2005-10-08T05:25:25-08:00 http://www.pfblog.com/select/3923_advantages_of_being_financially_responsible_in_a_debtridden_world.shtml <p>I'm assuming everyone has heard the old adage, “In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” I have had the off-and-on thought about this as it relates to personal finance. Say that the blind men are those who are filing for bankruptcy in staggering numbers, as commented ...</p><p><p>Read more news like this from <a href="http://news.pfblog.com/" target="_blank">PFBlog Network, the personal finance bloggers' network.</a>. 3923@http://www.pfblog.com/select/ 2005-10-04T12:06:50-08:00 http://www.pfblog.com/select/3773_how_many_years_of_work_does_it_take_to_support_a_retirement.shtml <p>"Can You Afford to Retire?" That's the title of an article in the September 5, 2005, issue of Barron's that makes a number of compelling points about the mathematics of planning retirements. The article was written by Alex J. Pollock, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Bismark's retirement ...</p><p><p>Read more news like this from <a href="http://news.pfblog.com/" target="_blank">PFBlog Network, the personal finance bloggers' network.</a>. 3773@http://www.pfblog.com/select/ 2005-09-16T15:00:04-08:00 http://www.pfblog.com/select/3739_saving_well_gives_you_an_edge_in_pay_negotiations.shtml <p>You've been told the amount of your salary increase for the coming year, and you are not happy. What to do? Get out your budget, look it over carefully, and find some places where you can trim spending. The purpose of saving isn't just to provide for an old-age retirement ...</p><p><p>Read more news like this from <a href="http://news.pfblog.com/" target="_blank">PFBlog Network, the personal finance bloggers' network.</a>. 3739@http://www.pfblog.com/select/ 2005-09-12T16:14:33-08:00 http://www.pfblog.com/select/3627_keepin_it_simple.shtml <p>I love to make my life easier. I am constantly looking for ways to reduce the clutter in my life, and to be honest, not do something unless I really need to. My life is crazy as it is, with kids, a house, new dog, etc. Luckily, my wife is ...</p><p><p>Read more news like this from <a href="http://news.pfblog.com/" target="_blank">PFBlog Network, the personal finance bloggers' network.</a>. 3627@http://www.pfblog.com/select/ 2005-08-29T14:34:01-08:00