A couple weeks ago, I ran across a post over at MyTwoDollars that clued me in to the possibility that our frequent flyer might be expiring at the end of the year. I pointed to this in one of my Weekly Roundups, but have since decided that it’s worth a post of its own…
When David [...]
Have you ever wondered why credit cards have an expiration date? According to industry experts, there are two main reasons… The first is that expiration dates help protect customers against identity theft and fraud by giving vendors an additional point of verification when accepting a credit card transaction online or over the phone.
The results of the online Christmas shopping poll are in, and it seems that nearly half of all respondents (47%) have done most or all of their Christmas shopping online this year. In contrast, only a tiny fraction of you (6%) haven’t done any online shopping this year. As one of the online-only shoppers, I’m [...]
FiveCentNickel participated in three carnivals this week. Here they are along with my posts that were included in each.
The Carnival of Personal Finance included “How to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft.” Also included was “Roll Your Own Discount on Disney Tickets” from raising4boys.com.
The Best of Me Symphony included “Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for a [...]
While putting together a post about gifts that teach kids about money, I was struck by the vast number of different versions of Monopoly that are available. Don’t get me wrong, Monopoly is a great game, but… Wow! Here’s just a taste of the many versions…
If you’ll look over in the right sidebar, you’ll see that I keep a running list of the most talked about posts on this site. This list ranks all of the posts that I’ve ever written by the number of comments that they’ve received — the current (and forevermore?) leader is: Dave Ramsey is [...]
I’ve written in the past about the Amazon.com price drop policy, and I just wanted to remind everyone about and also provide some simple instructions on how to use it…
As you may or may not Amazon guarantees their prices for 30 days. If they reduce the price on something that you’ve purchased within the [...]
Here’s a quick look at my favorite posts from a year ago this past week:
• Credit Card Payback (Literally) - How to get even with a credit card issuer that you don’t see eye to eye with.
• E-mail Santa - A fun suggestion for getting in touch with Santa Claus.
• IRS Tax Refund Phishing Scheme [...]
With Christmas almost upon us, I thought it would be interesting to get a feel for how much shopping people have been doing online vs. in the real world… Yes, I realize that we still have a week left, and many people still haven’t finished (started?) their shopping, but still… Speaking for myself, I’ve done [...]
Here’s a quick look at some of the personal finance articles that caught my eye over the past week.
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