It’s time for another look back into the archives. For all you newcomers out there, here are some of my favorite posts from the month of April…
04/04/06 — The Lengths to Which Mortgage Lenders Will Go
04/05/06 — How to Write a Mortgage Gift Letter
04/12/06 — Bought and Sold in Under Six Days
04/14/06 — Max That [...]

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Here’s a quick look back at my favorite posts from this week last year…
• Driver’s Edge: Driving for Dollars – A quick look at a new way to take advantage of the Citi Driver’s Edge reward MasterCard. To be honest, I have this card, and I still haven’t enrolled in the mileage program.
• The World’s [...]

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This article is a guest blogger submission written by Chris and first published at YoungFinanceGuy. If you like what you see, why not subscribe to his RSS feed?
Lately, adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) have continued to receive a lot of bad press. In 2006, there will be approximately $2 billion worth of ARMs coming up for [...]

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Here’s a quick look at some interesting articles from the past week…

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FiveCentNickel participated in five carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to my posts that were included in each.
The Carnival of Personal Finance, which is up at ConsumerismCommentary, included “Cut Costs (and Buy a Plasma TV)” as well as my compendium of Worst. Jobs. Ever. Also included were my pieces on teaching [...]

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This article is a guest blogger submission written by ‘frugal’ and first published at 1stMillionAt33. If you like what you see, why not subscribe to his RSS feed?
I am not sure how many people pay attention to the physical location of their workplace, but in the long run, the geographic location often exerts an effect [...]

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Just a quick not to let y’all know that I’ll be away for the next twelve days… It’s roadtrip time! But worry not… I’ve lined up a series of guest bloggers to keep you guys entertained and informed in my absence. To all who contributed — thanks again, and be sure to watch this space… [...]

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I just received the final check from our 2006 Flexible Spending Account (FSA). We cashed in early and often (including a shiny new set of braces for our eight year old son), and we’re officially tapped out for the year — in fact, this happened even earlier in the year than when we tapped out [...]

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While I say this somewhat tongue-in-cheek, I have a killer (and easy) money saving tip for you… Live next to someone who’s moving. Our best friends and next door neighbors in our old neighborhood made a killing when we moved out. First off, we gave them priority when it came to picking through the stuff [...]

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HSBC Direct has just announced that, as of June 20th, their online savings account is paying 4.80% APY. Not a bad rate at all — certainly amongst the highest available. If you’re interested, you might want to read about my HSBC Direct account opening experience. And if HSBC isn’t your style, keep in mind that [...]

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