This week I am running a contest here on Yielding Wealth. In conjunction with the release of We Need to Talk: Money & Kids After Divorce by Linda Leitz, CFP next month, there will be a special Q&A series with your questions answered by a personal finances professional. You can win a copy of the book by emailing me your personal finance questions all this week. Deadline is Feb. 29 at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time. Three winners will be randomly chosen to receive a free copy of the book.
I am very excited about this book, since it is aimed …read more

One of my best sources for inspiration comes from other people’s questions. So, I’ve started an “Ask the Piggy Bank.” You can drop me an email with personal finance questions, and every so often I’ll answer them on Yielding Wealth.
Today I’ll start with a great question from an associate of mine in the blogging world:
“I have a couple of thousand dollars that I would like to put away.
Currently, I’ve been using CDs, but are there any other good, low-risk
areas I can put the money? I don’t need it for at least a year or so.
Oooh. Good question. Especially in the …read more