Speaking of internal frugality, I'd say one of the most basic ways to save on rent or mortgage payments is to... live in a smaller place. No, wait, really. Let's think about it. Even though it's now easy to make fun of 10,000 square feet … [Read the rest]
Where are the best places to consider relocating to? I knew that almost every major financial media outlet had their own "best places to live" list, and my plan was to see which cities popped up most amongst them. Well, that was a bust as every … [Read the rest]
Have you moved for financial reasons? Where did you move to? Where did you move from? How did you decide? Larger income? Better job for similar income? Lower housing costs? Something else? Share your story in the comments … [Read the rest]
This post has been revised with new info and added to my Expense Reduction Guide: Housing. Although it takes considerable effort, nearly 40 million Americans move every year. Now, the reasons for all these moves are not all financial, but you can … [Read the rest]
It looks like TDA is following the trend of combining checking account features with their traditional brokerage accounts. If you have a TD Ameritrade account, this looks like a pretty easy $200 bonus score. Visit this promotion page to sign … [Read the rest]
One of my overall goals for 2012 is to make this site more of a permanent resource for information. As part of this, I want to create an "Expense Reduction Guide" that will provide an organized way to find ways to maximize personal value and make … [Read the rest]
January 31st was the deadline for companies to mail out W-2 forms and 1099 forms involving other income and interest. Coming up is February 15th, the deadline for brokerages to send out 1099-B forms listing stock sale proceeds. That means you … [Read the rest]
When a mutual fund or hedge fund lists their historical returns, the industry standard is to use time-weighted returns that assume you buy at the beginning of the time period and hold until the end. However, what often happens is that a fund will … [Read the rest]
I love Dropbox. I like that it's a real folder on my computer that is also invisibly synchronized and backed up in the cloud. The best part is that usually I forget it's even there. Other online storage apps like Box.net or SkyDrive don't work … [Read the rest]
While perusing this early retirement reading list for more books to read, I ran across an interesting fellow named Harry S. Dent, Jr. His primary theory is that age demographics are strongly correlated with the economy and thus stock market prices. … [Read the rest]
I enjoy reading older books about early retirement; I seek to learn from their experiences, but I also look for ways in that their perspective is colored by their own time period. For instance, a book written in the 80s1 - an era of high inflation … [Read the rest]
Recently, I came across an investment tip called the Overnight Rule from Carl Richards via the NYT Bucks Blog: Imagine that all your investment holdings were sold overnight by accident. You can't undo the trades, and now all you have is … [Read the rest]
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