Smart Money and CNN have both reported cases of employers trying to help out employees with the high cost of fuel.  My wife informed me of a very personal case where an employer is not only not helping, the employer is passing along the high cost of gasoline to its employees.
I think gasoline subsidies are a bad [...]

Although not specifically listed as one of my 2008 financial goals, I plan to keep a full budget and track expenses versus income. My cash or envelope budget covers part of the budget but not all of it. Many expenses are not worth controlling with a cash budget because some expenses remain relatively [...]

In my 2008 Financial Goals, my first item listed is creating a cash budget. Sometimes people call this envelope budgeting. Although cash budgeting is often considered budgeting for those without spending control or budgeting for people in debt. I disagree. My wife disagrees even stronger. We earn a reasonable income. We [...]