While we were out of town this past weekend, we had an opportunity to play a bit of Guitar Hero III for the Wii. Having never played it before, all I can say is… Wow! It was a ton of fun. So much fun, in fact, that we just picked up a copy for ourselves [...]
Archive for March 2008
Late Monday Roundup – Guitar Hero Edition
Written by Nickel - 5 Comments
Published on March 31st, 2008 - 5 Comments
Filed under: Link Love
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Filed under: Link Love
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Dealing With the (Possible) Theft of Your Personal Data
Written by Nickel - 7 Comments
Not long ago, I received a letter stating that my personal data, including at least one old address and my social security number, may have been compromised. Needless to say, this was a bit unnerving. While I have no way of knowing whether or not this information was truly stolen, I have to assume that [...]
Published on March 31st, 2008 - 7 Comments
Filed under: Identity Theft
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Filed under: Identity Theft
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
From the Archives – (March 23rd – March 30th)
Written by Nickel - One Comment
Here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel posts from a year ago this past week:
» Minimizing Our Taxes with a SEP-IRA, 403(b) and 457(b)
» Avoid Check Washing With Special Ink?
» Georgia Upholds Ban on Payday Loans
» Blockbuster Total Access vs. NetFlix
And here’s what was going on two years ago:
» Staging Your Home for Sale
» Reverse [...]
Published on March 30th, 2008 - One Comment
Filed under: Best of...
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Filed under: Best of...
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Carnivals – Week of 03/24/07
Written by Nickel - One Comment
FiveCentNickel participated in three carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to my articles that were included in each.
The Carnival of Personal Finance included “Reconsidering Our Asset Allocation.”
The Best of Me Symphony included “Saving for Retirement at the Last Minute.” Also included was “Are Credit Card Rewards Taxable?” from creditaddict.com.
The Festival of Frugality [...]
Published on March 30th, 2008 - One Comment
Filed under: Carnivals
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Filed under: Carnivals
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Investment Insights: Staying the Course
Written by Nickel - 3 Comments
As a followup to my collection of quotes on stock market timing, here’s another set of quote on the importance of developing an investing plan and staying the course. Once again these quotes are brought to you courtesy of The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing…
Published on March 28th, 2008 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Saving & Investing
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Filed under: Saving & Investing
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
How to Manage Your Asset Allocation With Multiple Accounts
Written by Nickel - 7 Comments
As I noted the other day, we’ve been reconsidering our asset allocation. Setting aside the finer details of how much we want in which type of investment, we also need to get a handle on how to structure our holdings across accounts.
The problem
Our situation is perhaps more complex than that of the average family, in [...]
Published on March 27th, 2008 - 7 Comments
Filed under: Saving & Investing, Taxes
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Filed under: Saving & Investing, Taxes
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Middle-Class Millionaires: Your Questions Answered
Written by Nickel - 10 Comments
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a new book called The Middle-Class Millionaire. That post generated a good bit of discussion and, not long after publishing it, I was contacted by Lewis Schiff, who is one of the authors of the book.
Lewis graciously offered to field questions from readers, and a good number [...]
Published on March 26th, 2008 - 10 Comments
Filed under: Miscellany, Saving & Investing
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Filed under: Miscellany, Saving & Investing
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Investment Insights: Timing the Stock Market
Written by Nickel - 20 Comments
With all the stock market turmoil, I thought I’d share some investing quotes that I ran across when reading The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing. The general topic is “market timing” – i.e., the practice of jumping in and out of the market, trying to buy in at the low points and sell out at the [...]
Published on March 25th, 2008 - 20 Comments
Filed under: Saving & Investing
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Filed under: Saving & Investing
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Ten Tips for Avoiding an Income Tax Audit
Written by Nickel - 5 Comments
Having just finished preparing our taxes, my attention has now turned to minimizing our risk of being audited. While we haven’t done anything sketchy, and I also know that the odds of getting audited are quite low overall, I still don’t relish the idea of having to fight an audit. To that end, I thought [...]
Home Sales UP in February
Written by Nickel - Leave a Comment
Finally, some positive news on the economic front… According to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales rose in February for the first time in six months. The downside is that the 2.9% increase in sales was accompanied by a continued fall in prices. In fact, the median price tumbled by the largest amount [...]
Published on March 24th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Economy, Real Estate
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Filed under: Economy, Real Estate
add to tip'd - stumble it - digg it
Top Cards by Category
Earn $200 Bonus Cash Back after you make $500 in purchases in your first 3 months. 5% Cash Back on up to $1,500 spent in bonus categories each quarter.
Earn up to 20,000 bonus miles with your first purchase 10,000 of which count as Medallion(R) Qualification Miles. Earn up to 5,000 bonus miles when you add two additional cards to your account with initial application.
Earn 25,000 Membership Rewards(R) bonus points when you spend $1,000 in your first three months of Card membership.
Earn up to 5% cash back* in categories that change and enjoy a 0% introductory rate for 15 months on Balance Transfers and 15 months on Purchases.
Enjoy no balance transfer fee for a limited time. 0% introductory rate on Balance Transfers and Purchases. Earn up to 5% Cashback Bonus in categories that change like gas, restaurants, department stores and more. Limitations apply*
Enjoy no balance transfer fee for a limited time. 0% introductory rate on Balance Transfers and Purchases. Earn up to 5% Cashback Bonus in categories that change like gas, restaurants, department stores and more. Limitations apply*
Enjoy amenities for you and your business, like: complimentary airport club access, including American Airlines Admirals Club(R) lounges.
5% Cashback Bonus in categories that change like gas, restaurants, department stores and more. Limitations apply*. Up to 1% unlimited Cashback Bonus on everything else. No annual fee
Earn 3X points on airfare, 2X points on gas and groceries, and 1X points on everything else.
Reports to 3 major credit bureaus monthly and acceptance at millions of locations worldwide, including website purchases and reservations.
Great deals...
Best of FCN
- How to Become a Millionaire
- How to Get Out of Debt
- The Best Dollars I've Ever Spent
- How Our Estate Plan is Structured
- How We Paid Our Mortgage In Less than 10 Years
- Money Making Ideas
- How to Manage Your Asset Allocation with Multiple Accounts
- Consumption Smoothing - Save While the Saving's Good
- How to Save on Groceries
- How Much Life Insurance Do You Need?
- Eleven Great Books About Money
Most talked about...
- Dave Ramsey is Bad at Math
- Dish Network Customer Service SUCKS
- $8,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit
- Pay Off Mortgage Early or Invest?
- How to Claim the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
- Reduced Credit Limits? Share Your Experience
- $15,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit
- Ethanol Blended Gas = Lower Mileage?
- Termite Control: Sentricon vs. Termidor
- How Much Should You Pay a Babysitter?
- Federal Income Tax Rates Went Down but Your Federal Tax Withholding Increased. Here's Why...
- Would the "Fair Tax" Gut the Economy?
How to save money on insurance
Recent articles...
- Double-Check Your Ally CDs
- Stocks are Not Bonds, CDs, or Savings Accounts
- The Best Values in Colleges - 2012 Edition
- Five Myths About Renter's Insurance
- Own Your Investments, Rent Your Fun
- Citibank to Issue Credit Cards in China
- Heartstrings and Pursestrings
- Saving Money at the Grocery Store: Store Brand Pricing on the Rise
- Missing Tax Paperwork?
- Is Your Investment Allocation Right?
