“The Mole” is a certified financial planner and public accountant who, in his spare time, provides a behind-the-scenes view of the financial planning industry for Money magazine. In his most recent column, The Mole explains how to deal with a bad 401(k) plan.
I've heard some Firefox users that they're seeing weird images. My beloved Typepad tech support has asked if I cold find out what version of the browser these folks are using -- to them, it looks fine in the latest Firefox 2.0. So if you're seeing the problem, if you could take a second to let me know your version, it would be a huge help.
Thanks!
Written on 7/28/2008 by Alex Shalman, creator of the Practical Personal Development blog.Superman is undoubtedly a legend, but what makes the story of Superman so intriguing is not the super-human capabilities such as laser eyes, x-ray vision, super strength or even flying.
The Little Girl’s nursery school and summer “camp” is in a school on the sixth floor of a large, busy building. There’s a gym and coffee shop on the third floor, and I often drop her off on the sixth floor, drink coffee and work on my laptop until she’s done for the day, then bring her home.
Selling your home is nerve wrecking. I’ve done it twice in the last five years, and I hope I’m finished with real estate transactions for the foreseeable future. With the real estate market in decline, it is more important than ever to prepare your home before you put it on the market.
I received toy kitchen set hacks that are absolutely adorable.
Jenny's play oven
Jenny and husband, Per, turned an item from the as-is department into a play oven for her 2-year old daughter.
Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance topics and many other things. Got a question? Ask it in the comments. You might also enjoy the archive of earlier reader mailbags.
Written on 7/28/2008 by Melanie K. of Relish for Women.I recently discovered a self evaluation form that allows you to determine which entrepreneurial skills or aptitudes you have or need to improve upon.
If you’re someone who regularly reads comments to our posts, you’ll notice that occasionally comments will disappear. More specifically, you’ll notice that nasty grams disappear.
I could spend my time working to pay for and watching things like this:
Or I could take that same time--as I did this weekend--and spend it with my three-year-old Isabella doing stuff instead of watching stuff:
Women often complain that the men in their lives are not romantic enough. But men sometimes have trouble expressing their feelings, often resorting to cheesy Hallmark cards or pricey bejeweled baubles to do the job for them. But there is a far better way to be romantic and it doesn’t involve spending a fortune or even opening your mouth.
By Linsey KnerlThere has been much discussion about whether certain money-saving strategies are worth your time. Our own Philip Brewer recently gave his two-cents on how much his time may be worth in relation to some of the more popular “free money” offers out there (great article).
