Did you read my February balance sheet? This article contains my personal income statement, which goes hand-in-hand with the balance sheet. These two reports provide a relatively complete accounting of my financial standing and progress. February was short, but good for a number of reasons. Setting ...

This week, Quicken Online (reviewed here), a free service, has added a few new features to help you more accurately and efficiently track your spending and manage your finances. As credit card offer increasingly unfavorable terms and abandon rewards, and as fewer people qualify for credit cards, mor...

Ewwwwwww.  Bed bugs bites all over their bodies. Cockroaches in the bathroom and in the bed. Dirty sheets and smelly rooms. Like I said, eeeewwwwwwwwwww. These are the reviews of the hotels TripAdvisor has named the 10 Dirtiest in the U.S. And based on the reviews I read, these places ar...

The economy is hitting everyone hard. And while we all fight for money, often chasing the same dollars, there’s one thing we can all collaborate on, and that’s saving money. Here are a few recommended sites, tools, and tips for saving money. Be a gourmet for a budget - While the top site...

This post contains my monthly income and expense report. If you haven’t viewed my January balance sheet, read that first. I review these reports on a monthly basis, though I may soon move to quarterly, to ensure my finances are staying on track and I’m making sound decisions with my mone...

The bar for green business practices is being rasied by companies like Nike, Target and Procter & Gamble. Not to be outdone, Quicken Loans has been hard at work keeping green. Being an online company, we already offer the paperless mortgage. We make it as easy as possible to recycle. And our employe...

On Saturday I posted my final balance sheet for 2008 and wrote about my progress this past year. Each month, I take a look at my income and expenses as well to get a fuller picture of my finances. This post contains my income and expense report. December continues to be one of the most expensive mon...

The stock market found a way to trash my net worth goal last year. Had the S&P index and my company stock increased in 2008 like they did in 2007, I would have surpassed my net worth goal for the year. Investments have a way of being volatile over short periods of time, and that was the case in ...

I'm one of those people that pretty much dislikes HUMMERs. I don't really like how they look, how big they are, how they consume resources, or how their owners usually drive them -  with that "I will roll over you like the Terminator and keep going as though I didn't notice" attitude....

I am not a native Detroiter, but I find myself downtown quite a bit. I only live about 20mins from the city. In the past, one of the bright spots in my frequent visits was driving by the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. During the day, it looks like another aging building in Detroit. There is top...