Apparently my post on the million dollar account balances at Zecco Trading got picked up by The Consumerist over the weekend, but the tone was changed with the inflammatory title "Worst April Fools' Day Joke Ever: Zecco Pretends To Give Away … [Read the rest]
Free Experian PLUS Credit Score From American Express
April 6, 2009 By 14 Comments
American Express is temporarily offering a peek at your Experian PLUS credit score. This is Experian's own proprietary credit score, but is the best you can get from Experian since you can no longer get your FICO Score based on your Experian credit … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 6, 2009
Gift Code for Free Insurance Kit + Will & Trust Kit From SuzeOrman.com
April 6, 2009 By 5 Comments
Suze Orman is giving away her stuff again! Insurance Kit I'm not 100% sure of what all this kit provides you, but it appears to be some sort of questionnaire which helps determine your insurance needs. I'll try it out myself shortly. From the … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 10, 2012
RecycleBank: A Rewards Program For Recycling
April 3, 2009 By 12 Comments
We are surrounded by rewards programs. I have a club card to shop at the Safeway grocery store, where I can buy some soda with "Coke Rewards" points, and I can also earn United frequent flier miles based on my total purchase amount. Finally, I pay … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 3, 2009
Frugal Recession Links: Food, Travel, and Healthcare
April 3, 2009 By 7 Comments
Here are some more potentially money-saving links: Walgreens Offers Free Limited Healthcare For Unemployed The Take Care Recovery Plan is an offer for free healthcare services at Walgreens Take Care Clinics throughout the remainder of 2009 for … [Read the rest]
Last updated: December 29, 2014
Zecco April Fools’ Day: Million Dollar Account Balances
April 2, 2009 By 43 Comments
I didn't hear of any exceptional April Fools' Day jokes this year, but this one caught my eye. Many customers of Zecco Trading logged into their brokerage account yesterday to be greeted with a slightly higher buying power than before... on the order … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 24, 2012
New PineCone Research Sign-up Link (Paid Surveys)
April 2, 2009 By 9 Comments
PineCone Research remains one of the better paying and reliable survey companies, with a payout of $3 for each 15-20 minute survey. The hardest part is getting accepted, as they only accept applications intermittently. Here is an updated … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 16, 2011
Places To Open A Foreign Bank Account To Store Gold
April 1, 2009 By 24 Comments
After my post about the Permanent Portfolio which included physical gold, a reader asked me where he could open up a foreign bank account to store gold. Well, in the Appendix of the book Fail-Safe Investing, the author did list specific banks that … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 5, 2011
Internal vs. External Frugality: Different Ways of Saving
March 29, 2009 By 19 Comments
So I am trying to kick off one of my planned 2009 projects, which is to methodically go through each major expense area and explore ways to save money there. I started out last week with on housing costs (here and here), and still have a few ideas … [Read the rest]
Last updated: July 10, 2013
SEC Says Millennium Bank Was Indeed a Ponzi Scheme
March 27, 2009 By 34 Comments
Well, it was about time. The SEC released a press release yesterday stating that they have frozen the assets of the offshore Millennium Bank and its parent, United Trust of Switzerland S.A. If you don't recall, Millennium Bank offered … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 5, 2011
Save Money on Housing: Move To a Lower Cost-of-Living Location… Like Austin, Texas?
March 25, 2009 By 49 Comments
As you may know, I own a house in an expensive area of the country. I love my house, and I love where I live, but I also admit that I occasionally daydream about moving somewhere with a lower cost of living. In my experience, many people … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 5, 2011
Save on Housing Costs: Renegotiate Your Rent With Landlord
March 23, 2009 By 35 Comments
If you are are a renter in this market, you may be able to lower your monthly housing costs with a little research and courage. Mary Pilon of the WSJ Wallet Blog recently showed how she reduced her rent by 11% by writing a convincing letter to her … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 23, 2012
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