Financial Eyes & Ears

This summer hasn’t been very kind to investors. After starting the year on the upswing, the stock market has slumped and is basically back where it started. Stock market – Business – 401(k) – Investing – Stocks and Bonds

A backlash is building against the growing crowd of college rankings. According to critics, the lists are misleading and unhelpful – and some fail to focus on a pressing issue: value. College and university rankings – United States – Education – U.S. News & World Report – Colleges and Universities

Don’t let tax season catch you off guard. United States – Tennessee – American football positions – National Football League – American football

Until recently, it had never occurred to me that dreams could offer insights into financial and career dilemmas. Then I had a dream that revealed a financial fear, and finally discerned that a recurring dream had been sending me a message about my career. Finding Possible Meanings of Dreams Here is my approach to discovering [...]

I love to get free stuff. Don’t you? The problem with free is that it doesn’t mean something is really free. It just means that someone else has paid for the product or service instead of you. Recently, I was surfing around the Wise Bread archives, and I came across a post on how to [...]

Saving money is all the rage.  People from all walks of life are talking about how to cut pennies and dollars from their total cost of living, but some ideas are…. not so effective.  In fact, many are down right silly!  Have you heard of a money-saving strategy that is more ridiculous than budget-changing?  We [...]

"Eventually, you can afford to better your life." You’ve worked hard all your life, saving up while making sensible decisions about your finances. You built a sizable nest egg and is currently in a stable job, earning doodles of money. Now what? If you’ve been reading personal finance literature for a while, you might have [...]

This is my introductory post as a WiseBread staff writer. And I must admit, coming up with a topic was somewhat of a daunting task. I’ve been blogging for over two and a half years over at 20somethingfinance.com, but I’m not running out of ideas. I just wanted my first Wise Bread post to be [...]