The Biggest Expense You Have Quicken gives me a nice little breakdown, via a pie chart, of where my money goes each month. According to this chart, rent is typically our largest expense each month. That’s not too surprising, considering it is probably your biggest expense each month as well (except for the lucky few who either paid off their mortgage or live with their parents). Today, I’m gonna spend some time looking in to our housing expense. Punch Debt In The Face

How Hyperbolic Discounting in Behavioral Economics Explains Your Irrational Money Choices Would you prefer a nice crisp $50 dollar in your hot little hands today, or would you prefer to receive $55 in 10 months? Chances are, you chose the instant money, despite the fact that waiting would give you 10% more — a rate you’d kill for from your bank’s savings account. MoneyNing

5 Reasons You’re Unhappy With Your Career Progress There have been times in my life, while working for other people or companies, that I’ve thought to myself, I should have more job responsibility than this, or, I should be getting paid more than I am. Consumerism Commentary

How an Unpaid Traffic Ticket Can Wreck Your Credit Score/strong> So you have an unpaid traffic ticket. That’s not the crime of the century. But based on an article I read this week in the Washington Post, it could have significant ramifications for your credit score. And yes, it could cost you $65,738 or more in extra interest payments. Dough Roller

Deciding What to Buy What if instead of complaining about clutter, I actually tried to set up some ground rules to guide my spending? What would these guidelines look like? Off the top of my head, they might look something like this: Get Rich Slowly

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