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

• Weekly Round-Up: King's Dominion Photo Credit: FreaksAnon We're going to be at King's Dominion tomorrow and I'm excited! Some friends we've met from the move will come. Some of our dear friends from home are meeting us there. While I will definately grab some food and drinks at the park, I'll have a......
• Weekly Round Up: Support Your Friends Photo Credit:  angela7dreams Another week has flown by and I'm happy it's Saturday.The sun is out and warming up.  My friend isin town for a visit and we're having a good time. We invited some of our newer friends over to meet her and relax. Today we took her downtown......

• Why can't you save any money? There are a lot of reasons that people find themselves in difficult financial situations. Most often the reasons can be isolated to a single theme; lack of emergency fund. An emergency fund is crucial if you are serious about getting rid of debt. The truth is that everyone will experience......
• The Big List: 1,019 Different Ways To Save Money. OK, times are tough - We all know it. Right now, you might be worrying about how to pay for groceries or the gasoline in your car, and we can use all the help you can get to stretch each and every dollar. Luckily, I have a few friends that......