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Fiscal Zen provides tips and insight on investing, personal finance and smart spending to help individuals make the most of their money. You won't find us touting penny stocks, get-rich-quick or multi-level marketing schemes here. Instead, we firml
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Best of Fiscal Zen
With tomorrow being the one year anniversary of Fiscal Zen, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the articles that have been most popular with readers. These include: 25 Savvy Tips for Car Buyers and Owners 12 Free and...
Best of Fiscal Zen
With tomorrow being the one year anniversary of Fiscal Zen, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the articles that have been most popular with readers. These include: 25 Savvy Tips for Car Buyers and Owners 12 Free and ...
Best of 2008
Happy New Year! Here are the articles that were most popular with Fiscal Zen readers in 2008: Avoiding Value Traps in Today's Market 12 Free and Fantastic Windows Applications Stocks That Perform Well During an Economic Recovery 25 Savvy...
Interesting Bits Around The Web - Dec 21st
NPR discusses the states that are suffering most during the current downturn. Economist Gary Shilling argues that consumers are likely to scrimp and save over the next few years; and that we shouldn’t expect a quick return to a consumer-dri...
Deal Linker: Substantial Update to Search Functionality
Just a quick announcement to let everyone know that the ‘search’ feature at Deal Linker has been overhauled with some substantial code changes. Some of the new ‘featurettes' included with this release include: Robust search code - the co...
Deal Linker: RSS Feeds for Bargain Hunters
Deal Linker, the deal site that aggregates and rates deals from leading sites like Slick Deals, Fat Wallet, and Amazon, now makes their top-rated deals available through RSS. Feeds are available for a number of popular categories, including: ...
Interesting Bits Around the Web - Dec 8th
Wise Bread offers up some tips on how to entertain on a budget this holiday season In the “I guess cheap gas will do that to ya” department, AutoblogGreen notes that sales of electric cars have slowed to a trickle Angry Bear talks about t...
Interesting Bits - Automotive Bailout Edition
Thinking about hitting the bargains hard this season and playing the rebate game? Think twice. As Smartmoney magazine points out, rebates always have some element of risk; but with it’s even more risky at the moment, given the s...
Most Popular Articles - November 2008
Here are the articles that received the most blog traffic during the month of November: Avoiding Value Traps in Today's Market Stocks That Perform Well During an Economic Recovery 25 Savvy Tips for Car Buyers and Owners 12 Fun and Free Entertainment...
Interesting Bits Around The Web - November 28th
Alpha Consumer suggests three ways to give thanks through charity Jamie Dlugosch argues that you should buy Lennar before it's too late Even though most retailers are taking it on the chin, Huffington Post points out that there's str...
Interesting Bits Around The Web - November 26th
mental_floss talks about the history behind the foods we eat at Thanksgiving Opera Phantom explains how Professor Max Bazerman convinces his MBA students to buy a $20 bill at well above face value. It’s a really interesting example of...
Wednesday Quickies - November 19th
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been a bit absent from the blog, recently. I’ve been working some heroic hours in order to wrap up a project before Thanksgiving; and am hoping to resume a more regular posting schedule in the near-futu...
Wednesday Quickies - November 19th
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been a bit absent from the blog, recently. I’ve been working some heroic hours in order to wrap up a project before Thanksgiving; and am hoping to resume a more regular posting schedule in the near-futu...
This Week's Carnival of Personal Finance
Money Ning hosted this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance, which included my recent posting on 12 Fun and Free Entertainment Websites. Among the more interesting articles were: Chief Family Officer’s holiday shopping tips for t...
This Week's Carnival of Personal Finance
Money Ning hosted this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance, which included my recent posting on 12 Fun and Free Entertainment Websites. Among the more interesting articles were: Chief Family Officer’s holiday shopping tips for the com...
Interesting Bits Around The Web - November 14th
The Motley Fool wonders if we’re failing like Japan Zen Habits offers up the lazy man's guide to getting things done. Kevin Geary cautions that credit card companies are tightening their standards. Don’t get caught off-guard. Practi...
Interesting Bits Around The Web - November 14th
The Motley Fool wonders if we’re failing like Japan Zen Habits offers up the lazy man's guide to getting things done. Kevin Geary cautions that credit card companies are tightening their standards. Don’t get caught off-guard. Practical Ha...
Carnival of Personal Finance - November 10th
My recent article on 10 Tips for Saving Money During The Holiday Season was included in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance, which was hosted by The Digerati Life. Some of the more interesting articles included were: Uncommon Cents exp...
Fiscal Zen is now on a new server
If you see this message, it’s because you have been redirected to the new server for Fiscal Zen. On Friday, my previous hosting provider, zone.net, took the system down for routine maintenance. But since then, they have continued to experienc...
This Week's Carnival of Personal Finance
This week, The Sun’s Financial Diary hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance and included my stock analysis on Intel (INTC). There were some good article this week, including: 10 Tips for Choosing Healthcare, by Andy over at Saving t...
This Week's Carnival of Personal Finance
This week, The Sun’s Financial Diary hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance and included my stock analysis on Intel (INTC). There were some good article this week, including: 10 Tips for Choosing Healthcare, by Andy over at Saving t...
November 7th - Server Downtime
Earlier this week, the company that hosts FZ sent out a notification that they were taking the physical server down to perform an upgrade. The upgrade was scheduled for 45 minutes, but ended up taking 15 hours due to some unexpected hard drive ...
November 7th - Server Downtime
Earlier this week, the company that hosts FZ sent out a notification that they were taking the physical server down to perform an upgrade. The upgrade was scheduled for 45 minutes, but ended up taking 15 hours due to some unexpected hard drive ...
Interesting Bits Around The Web - November 5th
JLP over at AllFinancialMatters points out one potential upside to Dollar-Cost Averaging in this crazy market. Wise Bread issues a warning about checking your monthly statements. Zack over at Mainstreet points out that the recent strength in the do...
Interesting Bits Around The Web - November 5th
JLP over at AllFinancialMatters points out one potential upside to Dollar-Cost Averaging in this crazy market. Wise Bread issues a warning about checking your monthly statements. Zack over at Mainstreet points out that the recent strength in ...
A Roundup of Election Day Freebies
If you vote, Starbucks will buy you coffee Krispy Kreme is offering voters a free STAR shaped donut with patriotic sprinkles Ben & Jerry’s will be giving away free ice cream ...
A Roundup of Election Day Freebies
If you vote, Starbucks will buy you coffee Krispy Kreme is offering voters a free STAR shaped donut with patriotic sprinkles Ben & Jerry’s will be giving away free ice cream ...
Most Popular Articles - October 2008
Here are the articles that were most popular with Fiscal Zen readers during the month of October: Stocks That Perform Well During an Economic Recovery 20 Smart, Money Saving Tips for Shoppers Avoiding Value Traps in Today's Market 25 Savvy Tips for ...
Interesting Bits Around The Web - November 1st
GE Miller over at mint.edu analyzes how each presidential candidate may impact your bottom line. Cap offers up 10 suggestions on simple ways to feel rich without being materialistic. The Motley Fool explains why now is the safest time to buy ...
Interesting Bits Around The Web - October
Kiplinger’s magazine talks about 10 things that are going right with today’s economy. The NY Times points out that college costs are continuing to rise, in spite of the economy. The Clutter Control Freak offers up suggestions on simple way...
