Archive for March 2007

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Rentometer
Check out how much you’re paying relative to everyone else (via Flexo).
(tags: rent housing)

Fidelity Investments
Calculate how much you can contribute to your SEP-IRA (via Flexo).
(tags: taxes calculator)

Published on March 26th, 2007 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Spare Change
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Thanks for Your Support (March 2007)

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As I started doing last month, I thought I’d give a shout out to the sites that have referred the most visitors to FiveCentNickel over the past four weeks. Note that Iâ€™ve trimmed this down to just weblogs. What follows is a list of the top 10 weblog referrers over the past four weeks:
1. The [...]

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Published on March 25th, 2007
Modified on March 27th, 2007 - 5 Comments
Filed under: Link Love
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Money Madness: Final Four Time!

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The Elite Eight is now history, and the FreeMoneyFinance tournament has entered the Final Four. I’m pleased to report that FiveCentNickel and Raising4Boys both fared well in the last round, posting a 2-1 record with Raising4Boys beating FiveCentNickel for the single loss.
Here are the full results:
Ten Simple Ways to Cover Your Ass(ets)
defeated
Getting Rid Of Your [...]

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Published on March 24th, 2007 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Miscellany
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Weekly Roundup – 03/23/07

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Hereâ€™s a quick look at some of the articles that caught my eye over the past weekâ€¦

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Published on March 24th, 2007 - One Comment
Filed under: Best of...
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Stamp Price Increase (Again)

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Update: Here we go again… Yet another stamp price increase.
It’s that time of year again… Stamp prices are on the rise. This time, stamps will climb from $0.39 to $0.41 on May 14th. Along with the price hike, they’re also going to be introducing the so-called ‘forever’ stamp, which I first wrote about nearly a [...]

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Published on March 23rd, 2007
Modified on July 23rd, 2008 - 10 Comments
Filed under: Miscellany
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More Thoughts About Refinancing Our Mortgage

Written by Nickel - 21 Comments

Yesterday I noted that we need to decide whether or not to refinance our mortgage, and I outlined our thought process. It’s not like we’re having any sort of mortgage problems, we really just want to ratchet down our rate. In short, we’ve been presented with an opportunity to do a no-cost refinance of our [...]

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Published on March 22nd, 2007
Modified on January 14th, 2008 - 21 Comments
Filed under: Mortgages
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How to Decide When to Refinance Your Mortgage

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I just got an e-mail for our mortgage broker saying that rates have dropped a bit since we closed on our house about a year ago, and offering to refinance our mortgage (i.e., remortgage) with no cost to us. Here’s how it would work…
The 30-year fixed par rate (i.e., the rate without paying points) is [...]

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Published on March 21st, 2007
Modified on July 10th, 2010 - 20 Comments
Filed under: Mortgages
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How I Dodged a Speeding Ticket

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Yesterday morning I had a brush with the law. I was late for a meeting, and was driving like a bat out of hell when I crested a hill and crossed paths with a local deputy who was headed in the other direction. If you’ve ever looked in your rear-view mirror and seen the long [...]

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Published on March 20th, 2007 - 18 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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Money Madness: The Elite Eight

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The Sweet Sixteen in is now in the books, and the Elite Eight has now been posted over at FreeMoneyFinance. I’m pleased to report than FiveCentNickel and Raising4Boys went a combined 3-0. Thanks to all who voted, especially those that helped tipped the scales in my epic battle with NCN.
Here are our results in the [...]

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Published on March 20th, 2007 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Miscellany
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My Favorite Reward Credit Card

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Over the weekend, Henry from BinaryDollar asked me for a reward credit card recommendation. Without hesitation, I suggested that he check out the Citi Driver’s Edge Platinum Select MasterCard. This is our primary reward credit card, and Citi is running a great promo right now. This card normally give 3% cash back on “everyday” purchases [...]

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Published on March 19th, 2007
Modified on March 16th, 2010 - 12 Comments
Filed under: Credit Cards
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