Maybe it’s just because of the impending spring-like weather.  But, it seems like I’ve seen a large number of fitness related posts on many of the personal finance sites that I read.  Which made me pose the question.  Do fitness and frugality go together? I think the answer is yes.  By it’s very definition, frugality [...]

I’m not an expert on health care, health insurance, and certainly not on the way that government works.  But, I like to think that I have some modicum of common sense.  So, it’s with great trepidation that I see this health care bill. My biggest concern is the cost of health insurance.  My company covers [...]

I just noticed that the 2 year anniversary of Beating Broke is coming up in a few months.  My how the time flies! I’d like to celebrate in some way.  What does everybody think?  What should we do to celebrate?  Maybe a nice pizza party?  I know who we could get to deliver.  Or maybe [...]

Another week has passed us by, and if you’re anything like my friends, you’re likely not reading this until Monday.  Take a few more aspirin, and then dig in for a super duper wrap-up! First and Foremost, there’s the weekly Yakezie Carnival hosted by Sweat the Big Stuff. Something tells me that Financial Samurai likes [...]

I have to admit a bit of ignorance here folks.  For years, I associated the word Prodigal with the word Prodigious.  They have the exact same root structure, only different suffixes.  Prodig -al -ious.  Whoops.  The story of the Prodigal Son should have tipped me off, but never did.  It wasn’t until I was reading [...]

Almost a year ago, I released the Beating Broke Guide to your Credit Score.  Since then, a lot has happened and it seems to me that your credit score could become more important than ever as we recover from this economic disaster.  Previously, I had it set up such that you had to sign up [...]

Here’s some great articles from around the personal finance blogosphere this last week. Money Beagle talks about When Saving Money on Groceries Isn’t Necessarily a Good Thing.  I’ve made a similar argument many times.  Saving Money does not always equal less spending. I think Free From Broke likes Health Savings Accounts.  What do you think?  [...]

Let me begin by saying that I don’t see any real value in buying a car new.  You’d be better off waiting a year or two and buying the same model after the initial devaluation happens.  If you insist, however, and you have to choose between a cash back rebate and 0% financing, here’s how [...]

LifeLock will pay $12,000,000 in a settlement with the FTC and 35 states.  The states and the FTC claim that LifeLock’s Identity theft and data security claims were not true. In one of the largest FTC-state coordinated settlements on record, LifeLock and its principals will be barred from making deceptive claims and required to take [...]

Isn’t that a funny title.  Even I had to double take to make sure that it wasn’t typed wrong.  But, yes, unautomate it is.  And the man with the plan is Adam Baker.  You likely know him from ManVsDebt.  Maybe not, but if not, you should.  And he’s got a plan to help you unautomate [...]