Oh, how quickly things change… We had planned on spending a quiet Christmas and New Year’s at home, but today I checked airfares on a whim and discovered a (relatively) hot deal that will allow us to go visit family without breaking the bank. Don’t get me wrong… It’s far from free at a bit [...]

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A while ago I asked readers to name their favorite credit cards. That request spawned numerous comments, so I thought I’d distill down the results for you guys. What follows is a breakdown of the cards that received the most love. This post will be updated regularly as offers change, so check back to get [...]

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Interesting… I just ran across a list of the most expensive items purchased at Amazon.com during 2006. To be honest, the items on this list aren’t nearly as expensive as I would’ve expected…
Indeed, it seems that nobody is buying things like the $204,000 IWC watch or the Antique Russian Floral Bouquet Paperweight even though they’re [...]

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Not quite two weeks ago, I put together an article on year end money moves. As a followup, I thought I’d spend a bit of time expanding on my favorite — clearing out your house and donating your extras to charity.

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Here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel (subscribe) posts from a year ago this past week:
» How to Protect Your Privacy in Three Easy Steps
» More on Reducing Your Junk Mail
» How to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
And here’s what was going on two years ago:
» Credit Card Payback (Literally)
» E-mail Santa
» IRS Tax Refund [...]

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It’s starting to feel like winter around here. After experiencing 80 degree temperatures last week, we’re headed for an overnight low of 24 tonight. The good news in all of this is that: (1) it finally rained yesterday, and (2) the rain was gone before the temperatures took a nosedive. I’m sure it’ll be a [...]

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I’ve written previously about what I think are the three best 529 plans, so I listened with great interest when Brian Preston covered college savings during a recent episode of the Money Guy podcast. During this episode, Brian talked about his favorite 529 plans and also listed seven of the worst plans according to Morningstar.
For [...]

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It’s been awhile since I provided an update on our home renovation, so I thought I’d take a minute to fill everyone in with what’s been going on… They actually finished the job late last week, and we’re very happy with the results. In total, we spent a bit under $50k, which covered:
(1) a 320 [...]

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Update: We’re back. Click through for a review of our cruise on the Disney Magic.
How’s this for exciting? We’re going on a seven day cruise on the Disney Magic in late February! While this might not be everyone’s cup of tea, we’re thrilled… We’ve been looking for a relaxing, family-friendly vacation that will not only [...]

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Here’s a quick tip for those of you that are intent on giving gifts cards this holiday season… Check your local grocery store to see if they sell gift cards for major retailers and restaurants. Ours does, and that means we can actually save a decent chunk of money on them by using a reward [...]

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