Vanguard made another announcement that effective today (10/6), the minimum amount required to qualify for Admiral Shares has been reduced to $10,000 for most of their index funds and $50,000 for actively-managed funds, significantly reduced from the … [Read the rest]
Vanguard Lowers Minimum Balance Requirements For Mutual Fund Admiral Shares
Posted on October 6, 2010 // 23 Comments
Last updated: October 6, 2010
Rewards Credit Cards: Rotating Categories 2010 October-December Update
Posted on October 6, 2010 // 15 Comments
When you charge something on your credit card, the merchant usually pays about 2-3% in transaction fees for the convenience and benefit of accepting these cards. To get your business, issuers often rebate part of these fees in the form of % cashback … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 9, 2017
Vanguard Target Retirement Funds Changes: Increased International Exposure
Posted on October 4, 2010 // 13 Comments
A lot of people own Vanguard Target Retirement 20XX Funds, and I just noticed that Vanguard made an announcement that they will be making some changes: The international equity weighting will be increased to 30% of the overall stock portion … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 5, 2010
How To Be Clutch With Your Money – Book Review
Posted on October 4, 2010 // 2 Comments
Drive. Click. Choke. Empowered. Switch. Bounce. It seems that the short book with the one-word title is very popular these days. Here's another one: Clutch: Why Some People Excel Under Pressure and Other Don't, by Paul Sullivan. The book … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 25, 2019
Sprint SERO Premium Plan Details Available
Posted on October 3, 2010 // 78 Comments
Here's a quick update for the readers out there who joined the super-cheap Sprint SERO plan with me back in 2007. We got 500 minutes, 7pm nights, unlimited text, and unlimited data for $30 a month. But then Sprint started restricting the types of … [Read the rest]
Last updated: August 9, 2018
Restaurant.com Current Coupon Codes – Save on Dining Out
Posted on October 1, 2010 // 13 Comments
Restaurant.com is a website that offers promotional gift certificates to participating restaurants. The regular price is $10 for at $25 certificate, with certain restrictions. However, there are very often coupon codes that allow you to save even … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 11, 2018
9/30 Only: 4 Movie Tickets from Fandango For $20
Posted on September 30, 2010 // 5 Comments
(Alive again for 10/5) Today 9/30 only: Groupon is offering 4 movie tickets on Fandango.com or MovieTickets.com for $20. Valid for any movie up to $14, including iMax movies! Must redeem by 12/31/10. If you don't have a Groupon account … [Read the rest]
Last updated: August 9, 2018
American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card: 25,000 Point / $250 Sign-Up Bonus
Posted on September 29, 2010 // 7 Comments
American Express has temporarily brought back their 25,000 Membership Rewards point offer for their Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express®, which is one of their upscale-oriented charge cards where you must pay off the balance each month. … [Read the rest]
Last updated: November 1, 2016
Energy Savings: Investing In Energy Efficient Devices vs. Cutting Back
Posted on September 29, 2010 // 12 Comments
Environment Magazine has an detailed article about how the average household can conserve energy and thus reduce carbon emissions. An integral part of the discussion is about increasing efficiency (investing in equipment that lowers energy costs … [Read the rest]
Last updated: January 29, 2012
AT&T Wireless Class Action Settlement
Posted on September 29, 2010 // 2 Comments
I received a notice about a class action settlement for AT&T Wireless Customers after March 1, 1999. This is the AT&T Wireless was that was merged out of existence in 2004, before it became Cingular Wireless and then "Wireless from AT&T". To … [Read the rest]
Last updated: September 29, 2010
ChoiceTrade: Free Options Trades During Expiration Week
Posted on September 28, 2010 // Leave a Comment
Online broker ChoiceTrade recently announced that they are now offering equity and ETF options trades for zero commission during options expiration week. Expiration week is the week ending with expiration Friday -- the week before the third Saturday … [Read the rest]
Last updated: August 9, 2018
Blink: Don’t Think Without Thinking When It’s About Money
Posted on September 28, 2010 // 1 Comment
Thanks to the discovery of free eBook rentals at the library, I finally read Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell over the weekend. It's a short book and an easy read, which probably helped create its great … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 25, 2019
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