Update: The below promotion is now expired. The New Business Gold Rewards Card® from American Express OPEN now offers 3X points on airfare, 2X points on advertising, gas, and shipping and 1X point on everything else. The annual fee for this card is … [Read the rest]
When tracking one's net worth, whether publicly or privately, I don't think there is any one "correct" way to do it. People should measure it however they like in order to achieve useful information out of it. Accordingly, as we get closer to … [Read the rest]
Everybody has a high-yield savings or checking account paying 4% or more, right? Here are a few other ways to maximize your bank balances and therefore your interest earned. Stop withholding too much of your taxes Did you get your tax refund? … [Read the rest]
I don't mean to be a downer on this holiday, but I still want to point out the results from CareerBuilder.com's 2007 annual Father's Day survey of full-time working fathers: 27% of working dads say they spend more than 50 hours a week on work … [Read the rest]
We ended up getting a huge Macy's gift card for our wedding three years ago, and were dismayed when we realized that after 2 years it had died with about $100 still on it. The problem was that for a long time the closest Macy's was an hour's drive … [Read the rest]
Even though we're still trying to avoid "lifestyle inflation", we find that there are certain things that once you achieve, they are very, very hard to give up. Here's just a few: Living in a house, as opposed to an apartment We started renting … [Read the rest]
The hot real estate news this week is that interest rates on mortgage loans rose abruptly, thanks to some international happenings influencing Treasury rates here. According to this NY Times article, the national average for the 30-year fixed-rate … [Read the rest]
As hundreds of high school kids run out this month and get their first summer job, they will also be greeted with their first wonderful paycheck... that and the phrase "What's FICA and where did all my money go?" Ah, payroll taxes. First, some … [Read the rest]
I've been toying again recently with the core and explore idea of putting a few thousand dollars into my Zecco account and testing out some active trading theories like options, swing-trading, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, whatever. I … [Read the rest]
If you run a business, even if only on the side, you still want to maximize the interest earned on your idle cash. Technically, if you're a sole proprietor you can simply use a consumer high-interest savings account as there is no legal distinction … [Read the rest]
Recently, my friend Yogin told me about a website called Farecast.com. It's actually been around for a while now but somehow I've missed it... so maybe you have as well. There's basically two parts to the website that are unique. Let's say I'm … [Read the rest]
First, I just want to say thanks for all the great and helpful comments on my post on trying to find a new mattress. I read every single comment, used many of them, and have purchased a new mattress! But before going into that I wanted to do a … [Read the rest]
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