I want to thank those of you who have been with me in 2008. I’m enjoying my time writing and I love getting in contact with you through email and Twitter. I look forward to getting to know you better in 2009. 

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I wanted to put up some of the most popular posts on this site this past year.  I was surpised to seewhat made the tops of the list as some of them were off topic (sausage dip..).  Let me know if you have any topic ideas, I want to make this site as useful as I can. 

January

• His, Mine, and Ours: How We Pay Our Bills and Budget 
• Eat Healthier & Save Money: Brownbag Your Lunch
• Rich College Student: 10 Tips to Save You Hundreds of Dollars
• What’s the Difference Between Loaded and No Load Funds?
• Build a Doable Budget in 2 Weeks

February

• Reduce and Eliminate ATM Fees
•  Rich College Student: Emergency Fund 101
• How We Eat: A Look at Our Groceries 
•  Extra Car Loan Payments 
• How to Remove Your Phone Number Off of Google

March

• Removing Clutter Before The Big Move
• Rolling Over 401(k)s
• Writing a Good Job Recommendation
• Gas Buddy: Help yourself, Help Others
• My Husband Saved Us Money on Car Insurance

April

• Easy Recipe: Sausage Dip 
• Frugal Pet Care 
• Lending Money Can Make You Lose Friends and Family 
• How to Use Credit Cards Wisely 
• Cutting the Cable Bill

May 

• Our Game Plan for the Economic Stimulus Check
• Random Rant Abount My Checking Account
• How To Rent in a Nice Neighborhood
• Walking/Jogging Instead of Eating Out
• How to Successfully Find a Job

June

• My Job Now Has People Asking If We Want to Do Some MLM
• Apartment Compex Says We Didn’t Pay Rent
• College or Technical Certification? Why not both?
• 3 Genuine and Inexpensive Ways to Show You Love Someone
• We Got Our Economic Stimulus Check!

July

• The Best Job Hunt Post: Top 40 Links From The Web 
•  I Resigned From My Job
•  How to Enjoy Eating Out Without Hurting Your Wallet
• How To Control Unconcious Spending
• Anitcipate Your Needs in Your Budget

August

• Conversations in Personal Finance
• Put Tuition Refund in a High Yield Savings Account as an Emergency Fund
• Maximizing Your Financial Aid
•  Find Cheap Transportation for School and Work 
• Money (and Time) Talks

September

• Joint Accounts: How We Budget Deposits and Withdrawls
• I Can’t Pay All My Bills!
• The Stigma of Debt Is Gone, But Not The Sting
•  Comparing Auto Insurance Rates
• Practical Steps in This Economic Mess

October

•  5 Things to Do to Build Wealth in Your 20s
• Gas Prices Are Down, But I’m Being Careful 
•  Saving on Your Grocery Bill
• How My Retirement is Currently Doing?
• Wells Fargo Now Has Wachovia 

November

• How We Saved Money By Creating Our Own Cable, Phone, & Internet Bundle
  
• How to Fix Your Credit Report and Raise Your Score
• Alternatives to Payday Loans
•  How Am I Doing With Ramit’s Save $1,000 Challenge?
•  Involve Your Friends with Saving

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• Weekly Round Up: Beginning of the Week Photo Credit: crowt59 I had some fun this weekend. I went up to Virginia to enjoy Lake Fest in Clarksville. It was a bit of fun. As for my job hunt, I'm being careful this time around and I updated and tweaked my resume. I sent my resume o......
• Weekly Round-Up: Paperwork Edition Photo Credit: crowt59 It's a real shame when you get something accomplished and the only thing not done is mailing in the paperwork. My husband and I finally signed up with Vanguard to rollover his previous job's 401(k). We got the account information, filled out the application online, and......

• Weekly Thoughts: I'm on MSN! Have you ever found yourself winning a prize you hadn't even entered to win?  Like, at a drawing at the local fair, you find out that your friends put your name into the raffle, and suddenly you've won a big prize, like a car, without any effort or real work......
• Personal Finance Equations You Should Know: the Cash Flow Equation Paying bills is a fact of life. We all have them, and we're required to pay them. Otherwise, after a few months of not paying them, you'll probably find yourself sitting in a cold, dark house with no electricity, no water, and probably not have a house/apartment to sit in......