The Sun's Financial Diary

Matt at Binary Dollar talks about what gap insurance is (yes, it’s new to me) and explains under what circumstance you may need it.
SVB at The Digerati Life sounds off how much a Mom’s job should pay with an earning statement that shows how a Mom can make 6-figure salary.
Jeremy at Generation X Finance answers [...]

Ben at Money Smart Life discusses what you should know before buying a travel insurance. What I found particularly helpful is “check with your credit card company.” That’s often the case, the same as rental car insurance: most cards have the coverage already.
Lazy Man at Lazy Man and Money suggests that if you are going [...]

If you are looking to start your own personal fiance blog, then head to Lazy Man and Money where you can find 10 ways how blogging has helped Lazy Man financially.
Matt at Binary Dollar enters the debate of whether renting is a better option than owning. The argument whether over the long-term the appreciation [...]

Articles on this Diary are sometimes mentioned by other bloggers when they wrote related contents or have a blog roundup. To express my appreciation of the links, I am starting a new Links to Links here every Sunday to bring up what have been mentioned by others in the past week.
Here are some mentions of [...]

As the earning season shifts to high gear, it won’t be a bad idea to take a look at how the economy and the markets have done in general in the first quarter in addition to individual companies. If that’s what you are looking for, then Jeremy at Generation X Finance has two posts that [...]

Henry at Binary Dollar says you should at least invest the amount to get your company’s match in your 401(K) account if not more. After all , that’s some free money you can get even without lifting a finger. Why refuse to take it?
SVB at The Digerati Life enters the debate of which would [...]

Henry at Binary Dollar says people should get a pre-approval letter before buying a home and the reason is quite clear: it shows “you’re serious about buying.”
SVB at The Digerati Life offers five ways to survive a volatile stock market. Among them I especially like the last item: Sit tight and do nothing. If you [...]

In addition to my daily observations on what happened around the personal fiance blogosphere, I also found the following articles worth some reading times:
Henry and Matt at Binary Dollar had a little chat on online savings account the other day. Though the conversation didn’t exactly end up telling us which online bank offers best rates, [...]

Forget about saving for your retirement. You can get rich easily and quickly, IF somebody in your company cheats to fat their own wallets first. An interesting story by Silicon Vally Blogger at The Digerati Life reveals a dilemma that while the practice may be tainted, but what can you if ordinary folks also benefit?
Jeremy [...]

Henry at Binary Dollar has some ideas on investing in The Sun (not me ) and the wind. The idea makes me think should we go green? Not far away at The Digerati Life, Silicon Valley Blogger also has some ideas on investing, some more fundamental ones: How to create a solid investment plan. [...]