Articles in the General Category
Personal Finance “Dashboard” Spreadsheet
August 2nd, 2008
If you liked my post on personal finance spreadsheets hosted on Google Docs from a few weeks ago, then you’ll probably be interested in this personal finance dashboard spreadsheet from PTMoney.com.
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Frugal Fun: Saving Money On Toilet Paper
July 9th, 2008
Here’s a frugal tip for saving money on toilet paper: make sure you hang it the right way.
According to this article, the way you hang toilet paper off the roll has a big effect on the amount of paper wasted.
Apparently, the best method …
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Fun Links For Friday
July 4th, 2008
I thought I’d share a couple of fun personal finance links this fine Friday afternoon:
- 10 Strangest Will Bequests Ever - ok, wills aren’t generally funny, but they can be very important. This article looks at some of the most eccentric wills to have been written.
- 20 of the World’s
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The Economic Naturalist: Book Review
July 3rd, 2008
I mentioned yesterday about my summer holiday reading, and that I’d picked up this book along with Tim Hardford’s The Undercover Economist.
The Economic Naturalist by Robert H Frank aims to show how economics can be used to explain almost …
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Holiday Reading Book Reviews
July 2nd, 2008
You may remember that a few weeks ago I asked for you recommendations for some holiday reading with a personal or general finance theme.
I only got one suggestion (”The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need” by Andrew Tobias), so I decided to see what the book stores at …
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Smoking Ban One Year On
July 1st, 2008
July 1st 2007 saw the ban on smoking in public places come into force, and by several accounts, the results have been pretty impressive, with an estimated 400,000 people giving up smoking since then.
And as far as the personal finances of those …
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Football Club Chooses Charity Over Money-Making Shirt Sponsor
June 3rd, 2008
Slightly off topic post here, but I’ve just read that Aston Villa Football Club have decided to promote a local charity on the front of their shirt rather than selling the space to a corporate sponsor.
For the next season, they’ve given the Birmingham children’s charity Acorns the …
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Recommend Me Some Holiday Reading
May 10th, 2008
It’s not too long until I’ll be jetting off on holiday for a couple of weeks, so I’ve begun to start thinking about my holiday reading.
I don’t normally get much chance to read, but holidays are an exception, and with two weeks of sitting …
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Best Financial Move At University
April 24th, 2008
Plonkee recently replied to a meme on her best financial move in college - I chimed in in her comments, but I thought it was something worth expanding on here.
I was pretty fortunate that I was in one of the last university years who …
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Money Links For 9th Apr 2008
April 10th, 2008
Links to other interesting money articles on 9th APR 2008.
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