Financial Fellow

Written by J.P. Wicklein

     Periodically I surf other personal finance sites to find interesting and useful articles.  Here are the five best articles I’ve come across recently:

1. Pinyo at Moolanomy brings us 1,001 Money Saving Tips and Ideas. One of my favorite tips he provides is negotiating. An example of negotiating that I highly recommend is asking for 10% off the next time you take your car in for service. Pinyo highlights hundreds of other examples.

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Written by J.P. Wicklein

     Periodically I think about ways to make more money.  One idea I consider every now and again is getting a second job. Currently, I work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday at my primary job. If I took a second job I could reasonably work another 20 hours a week. My new, 60-hour work week would look something like this:

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Written by J.P. Wicklein

     Here’s another batch of five interesting and useful articles I’ve come across lately:

1. PT at Prime Time Money provides you with 52 Ways to Make Extra Money. Some of the more interesting ways he lists include selling yourself online, putting stuff on consignment, and renting out a room.

2. Staying on the theme of making extra money, Erik at MoneyCrashers talks about ways to Make Extra Money While You Are Looking For a Job. My favorite suggestion is working for a temp agency. I worked temp jobs during college summers and parlayed a temp job into a full time gig with the client.

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   Written by J.P. Wicklein
     The following summarizes each of the Financial Fellow articles for November 2008 in two sentences or less.
1)   How to Avoid a Big Tax Refund:  If you wish to increase your take home pay throughout the year, while decreasing your annual tax refund, you can do so by increasing the number of [...]

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Written by J.P. Wicklein

     In the spirit of Thanksgiving I thought it appropriate to make a list of financial things to be thankful for.  Although some of the items listed below are certainly negative they also present a silver lining.

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Written by J.P. Wicklein

     If money is tight and you are struggling to make ends meet you may be in a situation that requires drastic change.  Perhaps you’ve made small improvements such as eating out less, getting rid of cable television, or clipping coupons. In the end, though, if little steps aren’t enough you may want to consider taking more serious measures. Here are a few suggestions that may not be for the faint of heart:

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