Michael Rubin

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Kids & Family, Credit Cards, Student Loans, Insurance, Saving, Budgeting, Taxes, Credit Cards & Debt, Debt Management, Budgeting & Saving

Location

Portsmouth , New Hampshire

Education

Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan (BBA), Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (MBA)

Bio

Hello! I'm the author of the bestselling Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck - the number one customer-rated book on Amazon.com's Money Management for Young People's list! My passion is a relentless focus on the simplifying of money matters for real people. How? In addition to numerous speaking engagements, I also write the popular Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck blog and have appeared in various media, including Fox News Chicago, radio stations across the country, and national media such as CNN Money.com, latimes.com, The Wall Street Journal, SmartMoney.com, Chicago Tribune, Financial Advisor Magazine, and Investment News. Finally, I'm the President of Total Candor, a financial education company and I live in New Hampshire with my wife and two very young, very hungry daughters.

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Poll: Your Dad's Best Advice

By jswesey | June 09 2010 | Kids & family, Saving | 785 Views | 1 Comment | 0

Father's Day is coming up, which makes us think about our good old dads and the way they raised us. My father unfortunately isn't around anymore to celebrate this holiday, but I often reflect on all the things I was able to...

Share your affordable summer vacation ideas

By julieda | May 13 2010 | Smart spending, Kids & family | 1159 Views | 4 Comments | 0

My favorite affordable summer vacations have been: Staycation: Be a tourist locally. See the sites and have some meals outs. Day Trips: Do a trip close by for a day. Local hotel stay: 1 or 2 nights at a local hotel can be a...

In the News: 10% of Under 35 Crowd Back with Parents

By jswesey | February 23 2010 | Debt management, Student loans | 1042 Views | 3 Comments | 0

I read the most interesting (and depressing) article in The Atlantic the other day. The article, " How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America " contained a whole slew of interesting statistics. But this one stood out:...

Debt Motivation

By Keith Morris | February 09 2010 | Debt management, Bankruptcy | 1730 Views | 4 Comments | 0

J. Money writes today about how Matt Jabs calculates his daily interest payments as a way to motivate himself to pay down his debt. Sounds like a great exercise, so I'm going to give it a go. This is what I pay each day...

Best way to make a will?

By jswesey | July 14 2009 | Kids & family | 848 Views | 3 Comments | 0

I'm catching up on a few financial tasks and creating a will is one of them. It's true that I'm still young, but I am married and have a child on the way so now seems like a good time. I'm familiar with Nolo press and know...

Help Me Keep My New Year Resolution

By Keith Morris | December 28 2009 | Budgeting | 1022 Views | 10 Comments | 1

Everyone is talking about New Year resolutions. One of the best ways to keep them is to announce your goals publicly. This way, there is an audience to encourage you and hold you accountable. Even if your audience has no...

Save or Pay Off Debt?

By operasinger | November 03 2009 | Saving, Debt management, Bankruptcy | 1691 Views | 7 Comments | 1

I'm a young opera singer and I live in New York City. I do not need a car here, so no debt there, about $20,000 in student loans that I pay over the minimum on every month, about $600 credit card at 17% and $600 credit card...

Disability Insurance and Lay-offs

By madmen | October 27 2009 | Insurance, Health insurance, Health insurance | 930 Views | 4 Comments | 0

If you are laid-off, does it make sense to keep your disability insurance?

I need community and expert advice about health insurance!

By Barefoot1 | July 18 2009 | Insurance, Health insurance, Health insurance | 982 Views | 5 Comments | 0

I am asking the community's advice since more viewpoints are always welcome.  My brother-in-law is approaching 62 and while his job is very secure for as long as he wants it, his body is giving out rapidly and he...

Avoiding the baby retail trap

By lynn2008 | June 08 2009 | Kids & family | 581 Views | 3 Comments | 0

I'm just about to have my first child and have been busy getting things ready for her arrival. One thing that has become very apparent is the push for baby stuff! The retail world is salivating over new and excited...

 
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