Holiday gift guides abound this time of year, letting you know the best gifts under $x amount that you can give. Well, sometimes the best gift you can give to your family and yourself can’t be found in a store. (And no, I’m not talking about homemade cookies, although those are good too.)

I’m talking about the gift of financial security. (more…)

The following is a guest post from PKamp3, who works as a Software Engineer and lives and works in the world-famous Silicon Valley. Check out the info at the end to learn more about his site, Don’t Quit Your Day Job.

Do you want to improve your financial situation the easy way? (more…)

A couple of years ago we went to Cozumel, which is a jungle-covered island with amazing scuba diving just off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. We were staying at a resort there, with the goal of just diving and relaxing. But I often get a little antsy, so I went to see if we could go horseback riding somewhere. (more…)

This guest post is by Andrea Woroch, a consumer & money-saving expert for Kinoli Inc.

Be it a wallet, purse or a “satchel” (the male version), our carry-alls can get more cluttered than a teenager’s closet. As a result, wallets and handbags are amped up on hormones that could qualify as carry-on luggage. (more…)

Financial freedom means slightly different things to different people, but one thing most of us agree on is that financial freedom means having enough. Enough money to pay the bills, enough money to be free from worry about how you’re going to make ends meet, and enough money to do some fun things with your life. (more…)

Part of the tag line for MoneyCrush is “learn to love your financial life” — and it’s there for good reason.

I don’t necessarily mean learning to enjoy managing your money either. I suspect some people enjoy that more than others — I always have — but enjoying money management isn’t the important part. (more…)