Financial Eyes & Ears

This post is by guest writer Carl Richards. Carl is a financial planner, contributor for The New York Times and Morning Star, and author of Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things With Money. With 2012 still fresh and new, it’s a great time to make a plan to have a better year [...]

This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes a personal finance column for MSN Money, and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriving. Have trouble saving money? Time for some mind games. Hide cash via direct withdrawals. Get free money from banks. Name an account for a goal. Make [...]

This post is by staff writer Sarah Gilbert. Suze Orman is famous for her personal, easy-to-digest, and friendly personal finance advice. Many of us less famous (far less famous, in the case of this writer) finance writers admire her general approach, which boils down to “spend less than you earn.” Who can argue with that? [...]

Two months ago today, I asked my wife for a divorce. I won’t be writing about the personal aspects of the divorce at Get Rich Slowly. In fact, other than some brief background at my personal site, I don’t intend to write it about it on the web at all. Kris and I are both [...]

This guest post from Crystal is part of the “reader stories” feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or failure. These stories feature folks from all levels of financial maturity and with all sorts of incomes. Crystal writes about finding the [...]

You know that Uncle Sam is expecting your tax payment shortly. If you want to make that payment by using your credit card you can actually do so free of charge and avoid IRS trouble.  If you’re lucky, you might even be able to scoop up some airline miles for your too. Have I captured [...]

“If I won the lottery I would…” How many times have you completed that sentence (if not out loud, at least to yourself)? Several years ago I met 12 bus mechanics who actually did win the lottery. In fact, they won $12 million – $1 million apiece. Within two or three years most of them [...]

If you are wondering if you should graduate from college early, I have to start off by congratulating you for even considering the question. Just thinking about this issue proves that you are a forward-thinking person. Believe me, for most of your friends, long-term thinking doesn’t extend beyond the weekend and deciding which party to [...]