Just wanted to take a moment to welcome the newest addition to the 2 Minute Finance family, Christina Huh. She will be posting about her finances and other musings in the “C-Note” area of blurb section on a weekly basis. I had chance to interview Christina over e-mail about her new C-Note series. Here’s what [...]

Learn about a few great web resources to guide you on your personal budgeting journey. (Part 4 of 4 in our budgeting series).

When it comes to budgeting, falling off the bandwagon is common. Here are some tips for sticking to your budget to ensure this doesn’t happen to you. (Part 3 of 4 in our budgeting series).

Creating your first budget can be a daunting task. Learn how to do it easily by watching the second of our four-part video series on budgeting your money.

Welcome to the first video in a four-part series about budgeting. In this episode, we’ll discuss the four main methods of budgeting to consider when setting up your personal monthly budget.

(Image courtesy of TheApprovedCard.com) MEMORANDUM To: Personal Finance Bloggers From: Bobby Lee – Host, 2 Minute Finance Date: January 12, 2012 Re: #OrmanGate2012 & Disclosing Profits (Call to Action) What a week it’s been so far in the Personal Finance (PF) blogsophere! Suze Orman vs. our #FinFam…what an interesting series of tweets. (If you missed [...]

Every year, it seems like Lexus buys up every available ad space on television to run its holiday spots. You remember these ads, right? They try to get you to buy a car and gift it with a pretty red bow on top. Like this one: (Courtesy Lexus on YouTube) While buying a car may [...]

Trying to figure out if diesel or hybrid cars could actually save you money has been a source of argument for years. We use the VW Jetta TDI (diesel) as an example to see how long it would take you to breakeven on that car and also show you how to calculate a green car’s [...]

(Courtesy rinkjustice on Flickr) On a cold October morning at a suburban hotel ballroom in Chicago, a representative from payday lender ACE Cash Express took to the stage to give a carefully worded presentation about payday loans and how they could be used responsibly as part of a customer’s financial toolkit. As a sponsor of [...]

Starting January 1, 2012, San Francisco will have the highest minimum wage in the nation, increasing to $10.24. It’s all thanks to a 2003 voter approved initiative that ties the city’s minimum wage to the rate of inflation. Although crossing the $10 threshold has been headline grabbing, it’s actually still not enough for some residents [...]