(photo: while rice balls have nothing to do with personal finance, they are indeed delicious and contribute to a great quality of life!  Thanks A. Williams for sharing her Crispy coated Pesto Sausage Arancini with Mozzarella, served with Basil Pesto photo!) Welcome to the 52nd Best of Money Carnival! If you’re not familiar with the concept of a “blog carnival”, it’s simply a […]

Negotiating With Contractors is in my blood and, like many first generation college grads, I come from a long line of blue collar workers (though I don’t like the “blue color” phrase as, in my experience, many old world “blue collar workers” are as capable and technical as the average college grad here in the US).  My father, for example, was […]

Hello Scordo.com readers and welcome to the first Best of Money Carnival for 2010!  I’m excited and honored to be hosting this week’s carnival (thanks to Free Money Finance). There was no shortage of quality content submitted (70 articles in total) from eliminating credit card debt and marital tips on dealing with money to how board games teach valuable life […]

Photo of some master elder savers. A recent newspaper article stated: The savings rate of Americans, meanwhile, jumped to 5.2 percent in the period April to June, the highest since 1998. A higher savings rate, however, could slow economic recovery because consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of economic activity. I read about the above implication over and over again […]

In honor of President’s Day, I’m rolling out some slightly used blog entries which are in fantastic condition.  The entries all come with standard savings and get great bang for your buck, how-to, value!  Hurry down to Scordo.com before the Presidents’ Day savings expire! Here’s a preview of the hot deals on our lot: 1. Do you buy bottled salad […]

The Wall Street Journal’s Karen Blumenthal has a highly relevant article on “Bill Creep” that is a must read.  Bill Creep is associated with auto renewing services that are purchased ala carte, such as adding cell phones to a plan, moving to a data plan for a Smartphone, premium channel upgrade to a cable subscription, increasing your Netflix subscription from […]

Lynnae at BeingFrugal.net posted on 12 steps to a prosperous New Year. Via BeingFrugal.net 4 Things we are duped into thinking we need.  Via BluePrint For Financial Prosperity. Arguments for paying off your mortgage early.  Via The Greenest Dollar Paul from CrackerJack Greenback has a series on how to deal with being laid off.  Via CrackerJackGreenBack 36 ways to earn […]

Do you know those people who need to spend money in order to have a good time?  You know, the folks who inevitably see a movie, go out for dinner, buy a new pair of pants, and buy a few books at Barnes and Noble every weekend.  Well, it’s easy to fall into the trap of spending to put a […]

The Wall Street Journal recently ran a short article entitled, “Making of a Miser: Nature versus Nurture”  The article highlights a few important points in terms of what makes people cheap: If you have two thrifty parents, you’re likely to be thrifty as well. People who lived through the Great Depression were thrifty their entire lives. People have innate tendencies […]