Welcome to the Budget Guy Archive

If you're like us, you remember what the article was about, not when you read it. So here's a stack of Budget Guy articles, sorted by topic. (If you're not like us, and actually remember the month and year, we have a chronological index, too. ) Want to talk to the Budget Guy? Email him at BudgetGuy@shpc.org.

Topical Index

Avoiding Debt

Warning! Danger! Step Away From Your Wallet!! (December 2003)
Owed to Christmas (January 2004)
Wanna Buy a Toilet Seat? (February 2004)
Yes, I Confess… I’m a Deadbeat!! (April 2004)
Mortgages, Leases and Loans (oh, my!) (May 2004)
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow… (June 2004)
Just A Couple of Questions… (February 2005)
Do You Speak "Gotcha"? (March 2005)
The Noose Is Tightening…Is Your Neck In It? (April 2005)
Cheeseburger Loans (September 2005)
It's Flu Season (February 2006)
Q & A for College (May 2006)
It Can't Really Happen, Can It? (October 2006)
Enough is Enough Already! (June 2007)
Ahhh... That New Car Smell (Oct 2007)
Are You Smarter Than a Moth? (Nov 2007)

Credit Reports and Scores

Getting Credit Where Credit is Due (May 2005)
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night… (June 2005)

Financial Skills for Children

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, It’s Off to School We Go!! (August 2004)
Teach Your Kids to Fish (September 2004)
Want Some Help With Your Kids? (February 2007)

Guess The Topic

What Would You Do? (March 2007)
Needs vs. Wants: Three Tests for Telling the Difference (April 2007)
It's Not Easy Being Green (May 2007)
I'm Just Trying to Get Ahead (July 2007)
Happy New Year! (Aug/Sept 2007)
Monopoly and the Mortgage Mess (April 2008)

Getting Out of Debt

I Admit it, I’m a Penny Picker! (November 2003)
Here’s My Wallet – Help Yourself! (October 2004)
It’s Really All About the Tree... (November 2004)
Set 'Em Up and Knock 'Em Down (December 2004)
Swapping Interest Rates (January 2005)
Balance and Rotate (October 2005)
Memories of Christmas Past (Due?) (January 2006)
Had Enough Yet? (March 2006)
How About a Game of Freeze Tag? (November 2006)
Whose Job Is It Anyway? (January 2008)
Got Debt? Try Milk! (May 2008)

What the Bible Says About Money

Some Excerpts From the All-Time Best-Selling Personal Finance Book (July 2005)
The Heart of Any Good Financial Plan – The Bible (August 2005)
Passing the Buck (November 2005)
The Forgotten Servant (April 2006)
It Can't Really Happen, Can It? (October 2006)

Saving & Investing

Eat Your Spinach! (March 2004)
Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! corrected version (June 2006)
Two, Four, Six, Eight...Show Me How to Allocate (July 2006)
One, Two, Three, Four ... Tell Me Just a Little More (August 2006)
Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten — We Are Finally At the End (September 2006)
Time Doesn't Heal ALL Wounds (February 2008)

Chronological Index

2008

January | February | no issue in March | April | May |

2007

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | Aug/Sept | October | November | no issue in December

2006

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | no issue in December

2005

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | no issue in December

2004

January | February | March | April | May | June | (No NL in July) | August | September | October | November | December

2003

November | December

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