For my family, there seems to be an obsession with Sony when it comes to certain types of electronics. Ever since I was a kid, I can’t remember a day when the TV didn’t carry the Sony brand. From what I can recall, there were televisions, a VHS player, a DVD player, a home theater system, a digital camera, the PSP, the PS3 and probably more…. Does this mean that Sony would have been a good investment? People often want to know how to begin investing with little money and are confused with ...

Written by the founder of IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com, Ramit Sethi’s book “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” is a personal-finance resource catered to the youthful yet typically irresponsible spenders known as the twentysomethings. Since I was a twentysomething myself, I was anxious to see what kind of tips I could take out of Ramit’s book. Upon flipping through the book at first glance, I could see that the content consisted of information that formed somewhat of guide towards the gen...

Over my many years of dealing with shipping services from purchases and selling on ebay, Amazon, and etc., I’ve had a flawless history of everything going smoothly. This week was the first time that I find that USPS.com indicated a package has been successfully delivered while my mailbox was empty. Even the many times before that no one was home to accept and sign for a package, it eventually ended in my hands without too much of a hassle. Despite this package worth only about $15, it is still...

It’s always enlightening to see how our brains work – especially when the instinctive nature of the mind can be detrimental to the way we handle money. One such thought process is our propensity draw comparisons. Many people blame credit cards, loans, and mortgages, which is (again) another form of human behavior – the tendency to find fault in others but not ourselves. Credit card companies may provide us with the tools to fall deep into consumer debt but credit cards are tools neverthele...

The PineCone Research panel has just opened up again and they are looking for new members! I’ve been with them for over two years already and they are by far the best paid survey group out there. From the referring links that I check through SiteMeter, I see that many of them arrive at my blog in search of this highly rare chance to be a part of such a great research panel. PineCone Research typically has ads on certain websites and clicking these ads are the only way one can apply to bec...

“The Automatic Millionaire” bestseller by author David Bach was quite an inspiration. Although it came out in 2004, I’ve recently found it hanging out in the library and I’ve finally gotten around to reading a personal finance book that actually provided sound money management principles. David Bach writes with a convincing voice but it all came about through the story of the McIntyres. In fact, the financial advice in this whole book was drawn from the financial success ...

A brewing desire to enter the world of photography has finally been fulfilled as I bought a new DSLR camera (the Canon Rebel XS). The first thing that hit me was – photography is an expensive hobby. An all-out photographer could have a camera hanging on his neck that is costs as much as a nice used car – with his gear bag worth even more. I’ve got to admit that I’ve got the upgrade bug, where I’m constantly looking for new lenses and accessories. It is something is would devastate my b...

This is a guest post from Mr Credit Card from www.askmrcreditcard.com. Mr Credit Card was a student a “long” while ago, but today, he is going to be writing about some mistakes to avoid when you graduate and enter the working world. If you are looking for a credit card, please check out his best credit card deals and offers section. So you’ve finished your work, you’ve passed your classes and earned a degree that’ll make you rich, right? For a lot of students who’ve recently ...

We love the word “free”. To us, “free” implies something that doesn’t come at a cost. Free stuff is great. Who doesn’t like free stuff? We are a society that thrives on capitalism: there is always something to gain in exchange for something else – which should probably hint that “free” comes with a catch because it wouldn’t exist otherwise. Someone giving stuff away could gain as little as the proud feeling of doing something good. Any less of gain would render that “stuff

The PineCone Research panel has just opened up again and they are looking for new members! I’ve been with them for over two years already and they are by far the best paid survey group out there. From the referring links that I check through SiteMeter, I see that many of them arrive at my blog in search of this highly rare chance to be a part of such a great research panel. PineCone Research typically has ads on certain websites and clicking these ads are the only way one can apply to bec...