My last electric bill from Con Edison was $97.34, the highest ever for a single month period. Since I have my electric bill payments automatically deducted from my checking account, I usually don’t look at the statements. But this time, I wanted to take a look at why the bill was so high.
There are two [...]

Mrs. Micah is channeling Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the 158th Carnival of Personal Finance. Here’s are the editor’s picks for best of bleed… er… breed:
My Incredibly Skrinking Savings Account – Are Savers Financial Losers?
Make Bi-Weekly Pay Work in a Bi-Monthly World
The Price of Your Favorite Color
The Vending Machine 2 for 1: Frugality or Stealing?
Is [...]

I recently saw the movie, Mad Money and in the movie, the main characters accumulate large bags of money in their homes. They had so much cash they had to fill every drawer and cabinet in their house.
If you have a significantly amount of cash to put away, where would you hide them? There are [...]

The Carnival of Personal Finance is celebrating three years today with the latest edition hosted at the origin, Consumerism Commentary. Here are picks for Editor’s Choice:
What’s Your Financial IQ? Here’s a Test.
Politics and Your Money
My Top 5 Personal Finance Blunders
Too Much Debt Can Ruin Your Health
Become Rich By Helping Others
Financial Super Powers Series: Time [...]

The latest edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance is hosted by Prime Time Money.
Here are PT Money’s selections for “Editor’s Choice:”
The ABCs of Keeping Cool
13 Fun (Free) Things to Do This Summer
6 Ways to Save Money on Vacation
Spreadsheet: New Car Cost vs. Old Car Cost
13 Free or Cheap Ways to Keep Your Home Cool [...]

Last month, I served on jury duty service and was not compensated for the time I did not work. Recently, I received a check from the State of New York for $80, for the two days for the two days I served.
Career
I received a nice increase in my annual income this month and I have [...]

If you haven’t picked a stock yet, remember to submit your entry by the end of Sunday June 8th, 2008 for the June Stocks Challenge.

Carnival of Personal Finance #155 on posted at Moolanomy, and it includes my post, Rental Property Status May 2008.
Here are the editor’s picks:
29 Free Or Low Cost Ways To Save Energy & Money
Stop Complaining about Gas Prices
Invest in What You Know
Five things Indiana Jones Can Teach Us About Personal Finance
Taxes… Now or later?
26 Ways To [...]

The May 2008 Stocks Challenge ended with only one participant, myself. I pick Nvidia (NVDA) and it netted a gain of 20.19% for the month. But since I was the only participant, I win by default anyway. I took the $20 cash and bought myself a lot of ice cream.
I will give the Stocks Challenge [...]

I am the winner of the May 2008 PF Bloggers stock picking contest. My pick was Nvidia (NVDA) and it netted a gain of 20.19% for the month. Here are the final results for the May 2008 stock contest.
Nvidia (NVDA) was also my pick for my Stock Challenge May 2008. Since I was the only [...]