I’m a spreadsheet jockey, so I’ve always managed my finances with Excel. But I’m not typical. There’s an interesting new, free service called Tuition.io that helps student borrowers manage their debt. Graduates may end up with several different types of federal, private, and parent loans that have different terms and repayment schedules, and that’s hard to… [Read More]
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I’ll be on the Wealth DNA Radio Show today
If you are so inclined, you can listen to me on the Wealth DNA radio show today. It will be live at 9:00 am Arizona time and archived so that you can listen to it later. Find it at http://tiny.cc/Feb11Show, and enjoy!
Thoughts on The Tightwad Gazette, all these years later
I’ve been re-reading The Complete Tightwad Gazette, looking for inspiration for Chicago on the Cheap. It’s a compilation of newsletters on thrifty living that Amy Dacyczyn started in 1990. She and her husband wanted to raise a large family (six children) on a small farm in Maine, without sending the kids to day care. They… [Read More]
Donor-advised funds increase in 2012
Donor-advised funds are major players in the charity world. These are foundation funds managed by an outside organization (often a community foundation), but the person who donates the money chooses what charities will receive the money. The National Philanthropic Trust reported on the results of these funds last year, and the news was good. Assets… [Read More]
The Basics of Social Impact Bonds
There’s an interesting new development in the endless search for yield: the Social Impact Bond. The idea is that the bond will finance a charitable program, and the investors will be repaid if the program hits its goals. There’s a lot of talk about it, although very few of these bonds have actually been issued,… [Read More]
