Emily’s list: iPhone death grip edition

A few weeks ago, I blogged that I was dying to get an iPhone 4, but was doing everything in my power to resist. Despite the new features I so desired, I concluded that I just didn’t need one. Shortly after that, once the phones were in stock, I called AT&T to see if I qualified for an upgrade. I learned that even as a current AT&T customer, it would still cost a whopping $199. Ouch. I wavered back and forth, and ..read more

Emily’s list: Living off the land edition

I’m a city girl, born and raised in Houston. I have spent the past seven years in Austin, a smaller but still lively city where there is always some major event, festival or concert happening. Whenever I drive back home to Houston, I pass by dozens of itty bitty rural towns, and many homes along the highway clearly not part of any city. Some of the houses are many miles from a gas station or grocery store. To me, this ..read more

Emily’s list: It’s been a rewarding, taxing week

What a week. This Wednesday, the U.S. stock market surged and hit major milestones it hasn’t reached in nearly 19 months. Those of us with investments were finally able to do a happy dance! Very appropriately, the cover of this week’s “Newsweek” issue says, “America’s Back!” It seems that things are finally on the upswing.

Meanwhile, this Thursday was probably the most dreaded day of the year: tax day. Most of us were scrambling to make sure our returns were ..read more

Emily’s list: $1 billion debt edition

When most of us find ourselves so incredibly deep in debt — credit card or otherwise — there’s not much we can do. If we’re lucky, our creditors will work with us to make a deal and lower our interest rate or give us more time to pay off what we owe. Rarely is debt ever just forgotten or canceled — that is, unless you are an impoverished country.

It’s been announced that a group of countries are canceling about $1 ..read more

‘Banking headaches’ blog makes the Carnival of Personal Finance

In honor of Women’s History Month — which takes place each March — the latest Carnival of Personal Finance has been dubbed the Women in History edition and includes thoughts from Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Amelia Earhart — and myself.

For this edition, along with the wisdom of personal finance bloggers, you also get some great quotes from six important historical female figures.

Carnival host SimplyForties has rounded up some of the blogosphere’s best posts on personal finance, which are ..read more

Calling all great personal finance bloggers

Taking Charge, the group blog by the editorial staff at CreditCards.com, is pleased to be hosting next week’s Carnival of Personal Finance.

Each Monday for nearly five years, this carnival has been a traveling weekly showcase rounding up the best personal finance advice from around the blogosphere.

We’ve hosted it three times before and had fun with the themes: There was the baseball edition, the Super Bowl edition (why, yes we do have some sports fans on the staff — ..read more

Calling all great personal finance bloggers

Taking Charge, the group blog by the editorial staff at CreditCards.com, is pleased to be hosting next week’s Carnival of Personal Finance.

Each Monday for nearly five years, this carnival has been a traveling weekly showcase rounding up the best personal finance advice from around the blogosphere.

We’ve hosted it three times before and had fun with the themes: There was the baseball edition, the Super Bowl edition (why, yes we do have some sports fans on the staff — ..read more

Dough Roller measures Chris Dodd blog post

Last week’s blog about U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd’s decision to leave public office at the end of 2010 was featured in this week’s Carnival of Money Stories2.

Carnival host Dough Roller selected the Dodd blog as an Editor’s Pick and called it: “Some thoughtful analysis [of] Senator Dodd’s announcement that he won’t run for re-election.” The blog explores what Dodd’s departure might mean for credit card laws making it through the Senate Banking Committee, which he now chairs. 

Blog carnivals are weekly, themed roundups of the best ..read more

Emily’s list: Burger King edition

On this day in 1954, the first Burger King opened in Miami. Now, after 55 years of whopping growth, the fast food chain can be found in 71 countries with its array of tempting — and sometimes diet-busting — menu items.

A typical meal at Burger King

Soon, many of us will be making New Year’s resolutions to help us start the year off fresh. And every year, two of the most popular post-holiday resolutions will be shedding weight and ..read more

Emily’s list: Children’s Day edition

National Children’s Day is celebrated on different days in various countries across the world. International Children’s Day is on June 1, but today is something special — it’s Universal Children’s Day.

The holiday was first proclaimed in 1954 by the United Nations General Assembly. It was created in hopes that countries would create their own children’s day as a way to celebrate childhood and to encourage an understanding and mutual understanding between children.

One of the greatest things my ..read more