Why you should stop complaining about Obama and the budget — and fix yourself first

Why people love to complain about taxes, macro-policy questions, and Obama, but fail to spend even 1 hour managing their own money.

5 myths of personal finance (plus: stupid advice)

What are the most common mistakes in personal finance — especially among blog readers? I did a 30-minute interview with the Consumerism Commentary guys and covered common mistakes we make. This post includes extensive notes.

My new book is out today — I’m giving away 1 Kindle per hour and $5,000!

[Edit]: Congratulations to everyone — we did it. Check out the details of getting I Will Teach You To Be Rich to #1 on Amazon.
I’m delighted to announce the winners of the giveaways here:
Winners:

9:00 AM Beth Mathiason of Cottage Grove, MN – Kindle
10:00 AM Paul Colvin of Happy Valley, OR – Kindle
10:00 AM Jan [...]

20 questions that your financially unprepared friends are afraid of

Note: In many cultures, you would be considered a huge jackass for asking these questions out loud.

1. How much money do you spend each month?
2. Where does it go?
3. Where do you want it to go?
4. Are you rich?
5. What does rich mean to you?
6. Hey, how’d you pay for that iPhone?
7. How much do [...]

The first post of 2009 — How to dominate your personal finances

This year is going to be awesome. I can tell you this for sure, because this year we’re going to:

Learn how to automate your money — one of the most important parts of making sure you hit your money goals consistently
Have crystal-clear answers for the most common personal-finance questions: “Should I buy or rent?” [...]

10 links to walk you through today’s financial crisis — and make you smarter than 99% of other people

All right, guys. I’ve gotten lots of emails about what’s going on with the economy and bailout, so I thought I’d put together a list of the articles I’ve been reading over the last two weeks. I added my own commentary to them below, plus links to stuff I’ve written that agrees/disagrees with each of [...]