This is a follow-up to my series on How To Make Money From 0% APR Balance Transfers, where I discuss borrowing from credit cards for over a $1,000 in profit last year. (If you're curious about this, I highly recommend reading it first - It's all … [Read the rest]
Making Money From Balance Transfers – What Happens After The First Year?
February 20, 2007 By 56 Comments
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Americans Assess Their Saving Habits: Unexpected Expenses
February 20, 2007 By 19 Comments
Here is an interesting survey from the Pew Research Center - Americans Assess Their Saving Habits. A lot of the results are what you would guess: Most people (77%) say they are always trying to save money. Most people (63%) also say they … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 20, 2007
Free Digital Camera Offer From KeyBank
February 19, 2007 By 13 Comments
KeyBank is offering a Canon Powershot A460 camera (5.0 MP, 4x Optical Zoom) for opening a checking account. Specifically, you must 1) Open a new KeyBank personal checking account between February 17, 2007 and March 30, 2007, and 2) Set up … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 19, 2007
Do You Have a 403(b) Plan? Don’t Miss 403bWise.com
February 19, 2007 By 3 Comments
I've always thought of 403(b)s as identical to 401(k)s, just for non-profit and educational institutions. But upon discussing this with a teacher, I found out that they can have their own unique problems: primarily high-priced annuities. Did you … [Read the rest]
Last updated: January 5, 2016
Free AirTran Ticket With $10k Deposit at SunTrust Bank
February 18, 2007 By Leave a Comment
SunTrust Bank is offering a free roundtrip ticket on AirTran (16 bonus A+ Rewards credits) for depositing $10,000 of new money into a Premium Money Market Performance Account by March 9, 2007. You must keep it there for 90 days, and the account … [Read the rest]
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Tracking My Expenses: Mid-Month Update
February 18, 2007 By 11 Comments
I've been dutifully recording my expenses for two weeks now. Here are a couple of observations so far. It really is simple and flexible. Just as I had hoped, this method is much less stressful that when I had to worry about synchronizing … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 18, 2007
Make-A-Goal Experiment Follow Up
February 17, 2007 By 37 Comments
Three months ago on November 16th, I started a Make-A-Goal Experiment. I wanted to encourage people to set a six-month goal for themselves, and follow through with tracking it for six months. I even promised a prize for those that checked in … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 17, 2007
Prevent Cell Phone Overages With WatchMyCell
February 17, 2007 By 6 Comments
Constantly checking up on how many cell phone minutes you have left? The Windows application WatchMyCell logs into your online account page for you and tracks how many minutes you have left. It will even send you an text message or e-mail whenever … [Read the rest]
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Weekend Project: Start Your Own Side Business Selling T-Shirts Online
February 16, 2007 By 24 Comments
Here's something to talk about while you're out and about tonight - What would be a clever and new T-shirt idea? CafePress lets people sell their own art and design work without any of the hassle. They handle the printing, shipping, webhosting, … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 25, 2019
Tax Efficient Mutual Fund Placement For Maximum Return
February 15, 2007 By 35 Comments
After choosing your asset allocation, it is still important to think carefully about where to place each type of investment. After all, what you actually keep is your return after taxes. For example, a stock index fund that tracks the S&P 500 will … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 15, 2007
SaveDay: One Day A Week Of No Spending?
February 14, 2007 By 14 Comments
Key Bank is encouraging people to designate a SaveDay, where "you take what you would have spent.. and don't." The idea is to cut out optional purchases on one day of the week, and instead save it. It's a nice idea. Here's the commercial: I … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 14, 2007
Wells Fargo Lowers Requirements for Free Stock Trades
February 13, 2007 By 43 Comments
Wells Fargo is now offering 100 free online trades per year if you have $25,000 in brokerage equity, loan balances, or deposits with them (down from $250,000). This seems to be in direct response to Bank of America's Free Trade program, which … [Read the rest]
Last updated: January 5, 2016
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