I have a rental property located in Philadelphia, PA. It is a rowhouse, 2 stories high, and has a basement. My previous tenants were really good and hardly bothered me. Unfortunately, they moved out during the summer of 2007.
I had new tenants in September 2007, after going through much trouble. I had to hire a [...]

Carnival of Personal Finance #154 on posted at Canadian Dream: Free at 45, and it includes my post, Salary Review: Year Over Year Comparison 2008.

This year, I have reached my goal of achieving a $100,000 income for the fiscal year of 2008.
Since I am a contractor, I am get paid on an hourly rate, but I will list all the numbers here as annaulized amounts, so that it’s easy to read and compare. This year, I negotiated aggressively to [...]

I recently accepted an offer to receive the American Express Business Gold Card and was told that I can link the points to my existing personal American Express Blue Card. I thought it would be a great idea to have two credit cards linked to one rewards point system.
It turns out that American Express (silently) [...]

Money Under 30 is hosting the latest Carnival of Personal Finance, the 152nd edition. This week’s Carnival is full of excellent articles from all over the web. Here are the host’s Editor’s Picks:
You Don’t Need That! 8 Tricks for Impule Control
10 Steps to Avoid Becoming a Millionaire
From a Yield of -99.79% to +9.99% This Year [...]

With the economy in the state that it is these days, money has been tight all over the place. More and more people are finding themselves with money troubles. When times get tough, people turn to alternative methods to be able to make ends meet. One of the most popular of these is the cash [...]

I had jury duty service on May 1st and May 2nd. As a contractor, the company I work for would not compensate me for the time I spent on jury duty service. However, the government would pay me $40 for each day I served for jury duty service, for a total of $80. Unfortunately, the [...]

The 151st edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance is now online at Alpha Consumer, a blog authored by Kimberly Palmer for US News & World Report. Kimberly selected these articles for “Editor’s Choice:”
Money Management in Marriage
Real Life Example of Why You Need an Emergency Fund
Gen Xers, Ys: Are We a Bunch of Spendthrifts?
Ten Things [...]

The results for the Stock Challenge April 2008 are post below. There were four stocks that were picked: AMD, C, SGP, and RIMM. SGP had the highest percentage gains in April however, the contestant did not fulfill the requirements and link back to the blog.

Therefore, the official winner is The Dividend Guy. His pick Citigroup [...]