A couple of weeks ago I was at a party and a friend was telling me about the goings on of a mutual acquaintance of ours. I haven't seen this acquaintance in a pretty long time, so I didn't know anything at all about what she'd been up to. My friend off-handedly mentioned that ... Read more...
“You’re Out Of Credit Card Debt? Well, Just Wait…”
About a week ago, I was having lunch with a friend when we got to talking about finances. I mean, every so often it happens in real life, right? It actually started with her making an off-hand remark about her credit card debt. She was talking about a recent, large purchase she'd ... Read more...
Just HOW Financially Responsible Do You Expect Your Partner To Be?
There are a lot of things that are really, really great about being a personal finance blogger. I get to set and achieve financial goals, jibber jabber constantly about the latest financial news, and have cool debates about money - all while a great community of people are ... Read more...
Breaking Up – It Hurts The Heart…And The Wallet
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that about a month and a half ago I went through a breakup. I don't write about my personal life very much on my blog, so I've kept it sort of quiet here but to say that I've been struggling over the past few weeks is an understatement; the ... Read more...
When Do You Let Your PF “Freak Flag” Fly?
About a year ago, a friend of mine who was newly married told me about how she and her husband were in the process of shopping for life insurance. She complained that life insurance is a complicated product and that they were having a hard time choosing between whole-life and ... Read more...
My Parents Can Afford to Bankroll Me Every Month. But They Don’t.
A topic that pops up from time to time in the personal finance world is the habit that a lot of twenty-somethings have of accepting monthly financial support from their parents. I'm not talking about a once-in-a-while emergency loan. I'm talking about an ongoing allowance. Maybe ... Read more...
Friends and Money
I just read this article over at MSN Money, and, for the first time, I really started thinking about money and friendships. Well, specifically, money and my friendships. Before I go on, I should probably reveal something pretty shocking, given my age and profession:I make ... Read more...
Til Debt Do Us Part
When I'm home on Saturday nights, I usually make a point to watch the Suze Orman Show. I don't know why, but I really like it. I think it's Suze's approach to discussing peoples' financial situations with them - she doesn't mince words, and she calls people out when they're ... Read more...
The End of the Drama
As it turns out, A chose not to bring up money at all in her email back to me, so now I feel like sort of a b*tch for assuming that she would stoop so low. I ran the whole exchange by another friend (the A that I usually write about, actually) and she pointed out that A is not ... Read more...
This is Related to PF in an Obtuse Way…
Over the past week, I've been in an argument with a friend, A. (Not the A that I usually write about, a different A.) A and I became very good friends in graduate school, and, until recently, maintained close ties despite living in different states. The argument centers around ... Read more...