From the Archives (January 27th – February 9th)
Here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel posts from a year ago the past two weeks:
» Keeping Your Business and Home Life Separate
» 12 Simple Ways to Save Money on Utilities (and the Planet)
» Expensive Hotels and Costly Internet Access
» How to Become a Millionaire
» Ten Simple Ways to Cover Your Ass(ets)
» Use ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Frequent Flyer Programs Accelerate Expirations
And here’s what was going on two years ago:
» Using Retirement Funds to Pay for College
» Life’s Too Short to Drink Cheap Beer
» Identity Theft Tops FTC Complaints
» FTC Cracks Down on ‘Credit Repair’ Scams
» Creative Use of Your Flexible Spending Account
» Super Bowl Ad Prices
» The Economics of Super Bowl Ads
» How Much Does a Million Dollars Weigh?
» Top Tax Scams, Part 1
» Top Tax Scams, Part 2
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Published on February 10th, 2008 - One Comment
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About the author: Nickel is the founder and editor-in-chief of this site. He's a thirty-something family man who has been writing about personal finance since 2005, and guess what? He's on Twitter!
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