Personal Finance News & Book Reviews

The Millionaire Next Door: Are You all Hat and No Cattle?

August 16, 2010
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“All hat and no cattle” Or to decipher this verbal riddle for those of you still scratching your head, this phrase is the somewhat more subtle equivalent of an individual that is not able to “walk the talk”. In The Millionaire Next Door, by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Dankoit’s, “all hat and no...
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The Total Money Makeover – The Fundamentals

August 13, 2010
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The Total Money Makeover – The Fundamentals

I would venture to guess that you won’t find a personal finance focused website out there that doesn’t include a post (or twenty) referencing Dave Ramsey – financial guru extraordinaire.   Mr. Ramsey’s personal finance empire includes a radio show, numerous books, a website, Financial Peace University, cds, DVDs, software, and countless other products and...
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TDS Salutes: Ms Strobel & Mr Smith

August 11, 2010
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Here’s a salute to two prodigious dollar stretchers living in Portland, Oregon. The New York Times recently profiled the effort of Tammy Strobel and her husband, Logan Smith, to worker smarter, not harder, when it came to their financial fitness. Tammy and Logan seem to have embraced an enthusiastic “less is more” attitude that...
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