Kathleen O'Malley

LATEST ARTICLES ( 437 )

• How to Buy a New Car (and Why You Shouldn’t Lease)

  

  This is Part III of the Frugal Portland Car Buying Guide. Click Here for Part I and Here for Part II. Car buyers might not have all the information, but we do... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• How to Not Get Ripped Off When Buying a New Car

  

  Part II of the Frugal Portland Car Buying Guide Click Here for Part I This sounds patently obvious, but you should know what car you want before you go to a... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• How Financing a New Car Can Be Cheaper Than Paying Cash

  

  What comes to your mind when you think of a car salesperson? If you’re like most Americans, you probably picture a slick-talking con artist looking to bilk you... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• On Celebrity in Personal Finance

  

  I went out to breakfast a couple months ago, and sat right next to Rufus Wainwright. I like his music, but I didn’t recognize him immediately. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Debt Repayment = Fancy Italian Cruise?

  

  I met a new friend on Facebook. Her name is Kristin, and she’s blogging her way out of debt. I’ve been there, so I wanted to get her perspective. I loved how sh... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• March is Portland Dining Month: Good Deal?

  

  On the surface, Portland Dining Month seems like a great deal. Participating restaurants pick some combination of appetizer/salad/entree/dessert and they agree... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• The Essential Items in a Minimalist Closet

  

  Last month, we talked about getting started with minimalism. That was a surprisingly popular post. Turns out, there’s much to be said about owning less. It’s th... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Mike O’Malley’s Retirement Letter

  

  My amazing, wonderful, inspiring dad just celebrated his retirement. He’s been retired for several months now (the timing of his retirement coincided with the... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• My 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Just Went Up: Now What?

  

  You guys. Just when I thought I had this finance stuff on lockdown (wait, did I ever think that?), the universe went and threw a monkey wrench into my plans!... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014

• Personal Finance Rap Video. Because, Awesome.

  Below is a safe-for-work, appropriately awesome rap video about being debt free and saving money. I don’t know these bloggers yet, but I already think they’re... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014

• The Save Half Movement Goes International

  

  Coolest thing happened a while back. Someone read the save half idea and made it her own. Only she is in Mexico. Knowing full well that I don’t speak or read... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014

• My Recent Babble Posts

  

  Question: do you prefer these monthly or more often? I’m happy to accommodate either! I’d love for you to check out the articles I’ve written over there as well... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014

• How to NOT Save Half Your Income

  

  The following is Anne’s response to the Save Half Movement. If the idea of saving half your income elicits a response from you (either positive OR negative), le... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014

• Operation Save Half: January Check-In

  

  In order to save half our income, we need to be saving big chunks every month, otherwise we’ll get to the end of the year and we’ll have missed our goal. So... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014

• Big Dreams Plus Challenges Equals Starting a Blog

  

  Editor’s note: I’m Dee’s mentor in Bloggers Helping Bloggers, and one of the ways she can help grow her audience is by posting guest posts on other sites. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014

• 30 Day No-Restaurant Challenge: How’d We Do?

  

  I’ve committed to doing 12 monthly challenges, and the first month was to stay away from restaurants all of January. I wrote down our meals (mostly dinners —... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014

• January Babble Posts

  

  Hi, friends! Below are my recent posts from Babble. I’d love it if you clicked through! Thanks! Hitting Reset – 7 Tips to Recover from a Holiday Spending... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2014