Average Joe’s Money Blog
-Our resident blogger, AverageJoe, writes what he thinks are informative and interesting posts on four days a week.
On Monday, for people who can’t be bothered to read, he hosts the Two Guys and Your Money podcast along with theOtherGuy. The show includes a roundtable of financial bloggers from all around the interwebs so you actually might glean a piece of financial advice or two. Bonus! Listen to the show on iTunes or your smartphone Stitcher app.
Tuesday he shares informative articles on personal financial investing topics such as debt management, investing and insurances. Unfortunately, these are fairly serious.
Thursday the Other Guy takes over blogging duties and puts his unique spin on financial planning topics.
On alternating Fridays Joe shares either another financial story (usually a current events piece to use as conversation starter material at your next party), or the Blog Post of the Fortnight!, where he crowns a blog writer as the winner in his soon-to-be-esteemed competition.
5 Surprising Tips to Supersize Your Family Vacation
Memorial Day is right around the corner. Have you started planning your summer vacations yet? Do you take a family vacation every year? Where do you typically go and how much does it cost you? What if I told you that you that for the same amount of money (or less), I could teach you how to go somewhere nicer or do more at that vacation spot you love. Yes, it is possible. Let’s check out the list! My 5 “Not So Obvious” Family Vacation Tips 1) Stop Planning – I know, it almost sounds counterintuitive to what you...
read more5 Reasons Your Cash Reserve Isn’t Working
All of us know that we’re supposed to have a cash reserve right? There are always going to be emergencies that come along that we didn’t expect, and that’s when our cash reserve is the most important. So, why is it that many of us struggle to even have a comma in our cash reserve? We’ve gone through our whole lives attempting to save, but we don’t even have a thousand bucks in cash. Here are five reasons why your cash reserve might not be working. 1) It’s Too Accessible – Many of us are just trying to beef up our checking...
read moreSystems for Better Money Management – 2 Guys & Your Money #40
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Have shows come automatically to your iPod! Use the 2 Guys iTunes page here. Listen to shows on your smartphone! Try the Stitcher app here Want to listen at your computer later? Right click the podcast and save the file to your desktop. Wondering WHY your budget, money and investments aren’t performing as well as they should? We have the answers on this week’s show. Also, we welcome the Makin’SenseBabe to the show, as she joins Dominique Brown and Len Penzo to discuss...
read moreSurprising Mother’s Day Facts
Mother’s Day is almost here. Did you buy flowers? Plan something special? Remember that Mother’s Day doesn’t have to be expensive to be fun…it needs to be personal and warm. If you think that expensive equals expensive and warm, I’d say that….yes…..you’ve drank the consumerism Kool-Aid. This was too good to pass up. Here are some surprising Mother’s Day facts that you can share with the family (I recommend the ones about sex….follow up that conversation with religion and...
read moreI Forgot To File My Taxes
Every year I meet a couple people who tell me “I forgot to file my taxes.” How do you forget to file???? Here’s the steps to make it all right with the government. Did you file your taxes this year? Did you know that nearly 10 million U.S. citizens fail to file by April 15th each year? Some avoid filing on purpose, but many just plain forget. So don’t worry. If it slipped your mind, you’re not alone. If you still have yet to calculate your refund/payment, do this immediately. Even though you’re late, the process is...
read moreThe Most Overrated Investments – 2 Guys & Your Money #39
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Only one episode left! Man, are we excited for the launch of Stacking Benjamins on May 20th. On this episode we kick guests to the curb to gift you with another of our famous Top 5 lists: The Top 5 Most Overrated Investments. PK discusses inflation. We give a lucky listener a copy of Jean Chatzky’s Money 911. Of course, we top it all off by talking about the movies we saw this week. As always, more detailed show notes will appear here during the day on Monday. Show...
read moreMy Plan to Save $1,200 by Streamlining Subscriptions AND a Giveaway!
Before working from home, I spent a ton of time in the car and could justify XM Radio. After a long day on the road, I wanted good television or a movie available on a whim. That led me to investigate Netflix and finally sign up. At that point, I had two subscriptions monthly: XM and Netflix. That was just the beginning. I love the Tour de France, so when changing my cable over to dish, I signed up for a premium package. At the time I felt lucky. The total number of channels I was about to receive dwarved the cable lineup and the price stayed...
read moreDress For Success Without Breaking the Bank
What type of job do you have? Are you trying to climb the ladder in Corporate America, but don’t have the money to drive around in flashy cars and brand new designer clothing? Well, let me tell you a secret. You don’t need to spend a lot of money to fit into the corporate world. Sure, it helps to look the part, but rather than rack up your credit cards with mountains of debt, it’s much wiser to pay for your clothing with cash. “But clothes are expensive!” you might be thinking, “…and to get quality pieces, you’ve got to pay top...
read moreHow Much Can You Actually Save with Cheap Van Insurance?
Own a business? Insurance can be such a pain. Here’s one way to take the pain out of insuring your company auto. We are all aware of how important it is for a company to possess the correct insurance for its vehicles. This is particularly true if the majority of an organization’s operations center around the transport of goods and services. In this respect, van insurance is all but essential for the security of ongoing operations and it is even becoming more common for customers to decline the services of a company whose vans are...
read moreAround The World In Less Than $20k – 2 Guys and Your Money #38
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Have shows come automatically to your iPod! Use the 2 Guys iTunes page here. Listen to shows on your smartphone! Try the Stitcher app here Want to listen at your computer later? Right click the podcast and save the file to your desktop. Monday, Monday. It’s the perfect day to peer out the window and dream about…..well, how about traveling around the world on less than it would cost to sit at home? It sounds good to us, too, which is why this week on the show we interview...
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