id's classic shooter has finally been (officially) ported to the iPhone. And thanks to oversight from John Carmack himself, there are a number of improvements that make it worth a purchase even for Jailbreakers. In a blog post from May, Carmack says he loves that players port Doom to every

Many newer readers of The Simple Dollar haven’t been exposed to the hundreds of great articles in the archives of the site, so this is a weekly series that highlights the five best posts from one year ago this week, as well as the five best posts from two years

“Shane” writes in: I’m twenty three years old. I just got a really great job with a 401k that’s matched 100% by my employer up to 10%, which I’ve heard from others is a really great deal that I need to take advantage of. So I started investing 10% of

The great personal finance book Grow Your Money!: 101 Easy Tips to Plan, Save, and Invest ends with a list of what financial steps we should take each month. They list the November steps as follows: Make sure enough money has been withheld to pay taxes. Plan your holiday spending

Over the past three years, I’ve had countless opportunities to reflect not only on my own personal finance and life journey, but that of thousands of readers who have contacted me over the years with questions and stories. Along the way, quite a few principles for personal and financial success

I wrote this article as a “master guide” to productivity. Well OK, I don't know about a "master guide" but one thing is for sure: implementing these steps will help you increase your output if you implement them towards the tasks that you’re passionate about.The process I’ve documented below is

The following is an excerpt from America, Welcome to the Poorhouse: What You Must Do to Protect Your Financial Future and the Reform We Need, courtesy of FT Press, imprint of Pearson. Originally published in "America, Welcome to the Poorhouse." I don't agree with everything that's written in this book

Three years ago today, I officially launched The Simple Dollar. It’s been a crazy ride. Each year, on the anniversary of the launch, I’ve highlighted my 25 favorite articles from the previous twelve months of entries. These aren’t necessarily the best articles, just the ones I enjoyed writing the most.

Salem Lutheran School in Stillwater, MN was closed due to H1N1. Image: KSAX TV Although the H1N1 flu season is just heating up, it doesn’t look like there will be the kind of long-term shut-downs of schools we were warned about when governments started planning for bird flu a few

This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman. When you have a need or a problem, there’s usually a solution that can be bought. Buying a solution is often the easiest and fastest way to solve a problem — but it also can be the most expensive. When my

We have never owned a new car. We never purchased new appliances until after we'd been married 20 years (and I kind of miss my used appliances). We buy nearly all our clothes, books, and toys second hand. From time to time some acquaintance or some consumer guru writing an

Here's an article by MSN Money that says you can save a ton of money on a wedding by having it in the winter. Some of the savings you can expect: The largest wedding-related expense is the banquet reception, which can cost more than $10,000, depending on the number of

The following is an excerpt from America, Welcome to the Poorhouse: What You Must Do to Protect Your Financial Future and the Reform We Need, courtesy of FT Press, imprint of Pearson. Originally published in "America, Welcome to the Poorhouse." Like the author, I've also suggested guidelines for buying a

Three recent emails from readers have made me focus lately on how much preparation for disasters we should be doing. First, from “Adam”: Do you think it’s reasonable to take some of the money I use to invest each month and buy gold bullion coins to keep in my safe?

Atten-shun! The new Apple TV 3.0 is out. As rumored, it includes iTunes Extras, iTunes LP, and Genius Mixes, but also a surprise: A new user interface. Question: Is Steve Jobs too busy overseeing the tablet development? This looks uggghsome: Conceptually, it reminds me of the PS3. More straightforward than

For those missing my usual Thursday roundup, I want to share a bit of news. Instead of working up a weekly roundup post, I spent the last couple days working with the folks at Parenting.com to help a special project. This morning I submitted a guest post in support of

The past three days I've talked about the book The Difference: How Anyone Can Prosper in Even The Toughest Times by Jean Chatzky. We reviewed the 20 factors that separate the wealthy from the not-so-wealthy, have detailed who the wealthy actually are and how that got that way, and have

Guitar Hero has always displayed a certain reverence toward music. Players can fail if they don’t re-create guitar gods’ every hammer-on and power chord with complete accuracy. See also: Jay-Z, Eminem Go Renegade for DJ Hero Premium Edition DJ Hero, the new music game from Activision for the Xbox

Cats and dogs are the latest animals to fall under the microscope of green living with a new book called “Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living.” Written by two New Zealand architects specializing in sustainable living, this provocative book is bound to stir people

The year's best horror movies on Blu-ray and DVD, straight from the digital dungeons deep beneath L.A. This being DVD Spin Doctor, artistic merit counts: Every decapitation a thing of beauty; every zombie lost in thoughts of Dante and Bosch... Please read the full post at dvdspindoctor.com

I was a full time, professional blogger for four years, and in that time, I had my fair share of information overload. Each day, I was dealing with around fifty to one hundred e-mails that needed my attention, scanning through over a thousand blog posts in my RSS reader, managing

Say you’re about to go in for a health-care procedure — elective surgery, or something like that — and you want to know how much it’ll cost you. It won’t be easy to figure out, but a new generation of Web sites can help you ballpark it. A quick guide

The following guest post was contributed by Christine Howell who frequently writes about Online Degree Programs and college related topics for Online College Guru, an online college directory and comparison website. With the holidays quickly approaching, parents are starting to feel the pressure rise. The kids still expect to see

Got an old radio from the '20s, and want to bring it back to life? Well, the quickest way is probably be to remove all those dusty components and use the cabinet to hide a new stereo. That's not what radio hacker Greg Charvat had in mind for his,

On today’s episode of The Personal Finance Hour, I’ll join Jim from Bargaineering to discuss personal budgets. What works and what doesn’t? And why are so many people scared of them? (Personal finance writers especially seem afraid to talk about budgets.) This show will air live at 3pm Pacific

This is clever: a coin bank that will randomly place your change into one of two compartments, spend or save. That way, you'll have only the bank to blame when you don't have enough money for rent. [TaylorGifts via BoJ]

Before DTV, before cable even, another transmission standard transistion rocked boob tubes across America - the groundbreaking introduction of UHF signals! For further reading, the Dec. 1962 Popular Mechanics article, "Here Comes UHF-TV" explains the hows whys and costs of UHF-TV transition. The technology may be new, but but the

I'm a big fan of non-stop, direct flights. Scratch that, I'm a HUGE fan. But sometimes you are going to get stuck with a layover. Whether you're looking to save a few dollars or just get a little further afield, layovers happen.

You might not think “geek” is a lifestyle, but it really is. Being a geek seeps into every aspect of your daily life. You can’t switch it off, it is part of your DNA. Being a “geek” is much more than just a fondness for Science Fiction and gadgets, so

Here is a piece I originally wrote for Get Rich Slowly. It's only slightly different than the version there (this version has no comments or editting from JD -- though his additions probably made the piece better.) ;-) Historically, "making six figures" has been to income earners what "becoming a millionaire" has been

Life coaches aren't just for celebrities nowadays: lots of regular Joes like you and me have worked with, or are thinking about hiring, a coach. It's true that a good, experienced life coach can help you turn your life around – whether you want to improve your health, switch career

I am always looking for offbeat educational places to visit on my travels. The Geek Atlas has rounded up 128 great candidates from around the world. The Atlas calls them "places where science and technology come alive." I think of these destinations as places that make you think. The

With fall in full force, Thanksgiving is just around the corner and will be here before we know it. While the holiday season is kicking off, it can be a great time of warmth, compassion, family memories, and reconnecting with loved ones. Unfortunately; however, it can also be a very

As a business owner, sales person, or marketer, you should always be trying to find ways to drum up more business – especially with the current economic climate. Each dollar that you spend on marketing and advertising should show a return on your investment and produce results that can help