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Please feel free to add AskMefi questions that relate to your country or culture. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_Finance_Resources">Personal Finance Resources</span></h3> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/25794/Personal-Finance-101#">Personal Finance 101</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/142985/What-finance-software-should-we-be-using-for-personal-and-business-finances#2046528">Which Personal Finance software should I use?</a></li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Resources_from_Mefites">Resources from Mefites</span></h4> <dl><dd><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://getrichslowly.org">Get Rich Slowly</a> by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/14928">jdroth</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pearbudget.com">PearBudget</a> by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/19563">Alt F4</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/14861">Information on Markets and Finance from Mutant</a>. (While this isn't technically personal finance <i>per se</i>, Mutant's list of resources is in-depth, and very useful.)</li></ul></dd></dl> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Debt_and_Credit">Debt and Credit</span></h3> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/135606/Best-way-to-pay-debt-collectors#1937978">How to approach paying off multiple creditors</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/47815/Crazy-or-genious-I-am-not-sure-which#727171">Getting out of debt: "Be smart. Don't play games."</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/132981/After-all-bills-are-paid-when-is-it-ok-to-finace-toys#1901554">A no credit lifestyle</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/96488/How-much-is-too-much#1407643">A method for determining how much credit card debt you should allow yourself</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/84915/Today-is-the-first-payday-of-the-rest-of-my-life">"Today is the first payday of the rest of my life": strategies for complete money reform</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/127687/How-can-I-dig-out-of-this-hole-fastest#1824796">Why the fastest way to get out of debt isn't the best way to get out of debt</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/139938/Help-Credit-card-elimination-or-consolidation#">When bankruptcy is the way to go</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/123262/Best-Credit-Card-Deals-in-US">What credit cards are best?</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Saving_and_Investing">Saving and Investing</span></h3> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/75009/What-should-I-do-with-my-money#1114826">How do I determine where to put my money?</a> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/12108/#210829">2004 thread on the same topic</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/60603/I-have-100000-What-should-I-do-with-it">2007 thread on the same topic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/122126/Better-than-a-CD">What are the best methods for saving over the short term (3-5 years)?</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/107297/How-can-I-afford-to-build-an-emergency-fund">How can I afford to build an emergency fund?</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Major_Money_Events">Major Money Events</span></h3> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/150947/Unexpected-expenses-of-property-purchase-and-ownership">As a first time home buyer, what am I forgetting to budget for?</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Household_Money_Management_and_Keeping_Financial_Records">Household Money Management and Keeping Financial Records</span></h3> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/141952/How-to-get-my-personal-budget-on-track">Tracking expenses and budgeting 101</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/129381/Help-me-avoid-spending-like-a-sailor-on-shore-leave">How to handle an increase in income wisely</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/119562/How-to-track-two-debit-cards-on-one-account-effectively">How to keep track of multiple people spending from one account</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/122147/How-do-people-afford-kids-and-also-have-time-for-them#1746810">The work/life/money balance</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/121809/How-much-headroom">How much money should I budget for unexpected expenses?</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/137590/">"Stabbing myself in the eye with a letter opener": What records do we need to keep, and how do we do it?</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/145556/Its-Only-Paper">The emotional aspects of money</a>.</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Managing_Money_in_Relationships">Managing Money in Relationships</span></h3> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/151036/Whats-yours-is-ours">Deciding whether you're a "our money" couple or a "your money/my money" couple</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/34008/How-to-talk-about-money-with-my-spouse#532692">Advice on tracking expenses with your spouse/significant other</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/152405/Hes-got-a-lot-Ive-got-a-little">Balancing finances when one person in a relationship makes more than the other</a>.</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Macroeconomics_and_Me">Macroeconomics and Me</span></h3> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ask.metafilter.com/101718/Sorecession-Thats-bad-right">I'm doing okay financially, but the economy isn't. 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