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May 2012
- Being Too Frugal Can End Up Costing You Money
- Check Fraud: Use a Shredder — and Hope Everyone Else Does, Too!
- HSA Contribution Limits for 2013
- How to Close an Ally CD Early
- Seven Ways to Make Big Bucks at Your Garage Sale
- What’s the Lowest Possible Credit Score?
- $250 Signup Bonus from Citi ThankYou Preferred
- How to Help Your Family Financially – and Stay Sane
- Average Price of a New Car?
- Lending Club Recovered Funds from Defaulted Loans
- Borrow Money to Invest?
- Treasury Confirms May 2012 Series I Savings Bond Rate
- Starting a Restaurant: Ingredients for Success
- Using BillGuard to Protect Your Credit and Debit Cards Against Fraudulent Charges
- Seven Years of FiveCentNickel
- Seven Graduation Presents That Won’t Clobber the College Fund
April 2012
- Filing Taxes After the Deadline
- Citi Forward Signup Bonus: 10k Points = $100 in Gift Cards
- Using ING Direct’s Smartphone App to Deposit Checks
- Should You Buy a Home Now?
- ING Direct Adds Remote Deposit – Finally!
- Is it Time to Switch to LED Lightbulbs?
- In-Store Health Care Savings
- How Long are Undeposited Checks Good?
- Social Security Payments Transitioning to Direct Deposit
- Six Ways to Save on Spring Cleaning
- Trade-In Your Old Car or Sell it Yourself?
- Can You File Your Taxes Late if You Don’t Owe?
- How to Find the Best Rental Property Manager
- Series I Savings Bond Rates – May 2012
- What Happens if You Contributed Too Much to an IRA?
- What a Threat Begets
- Filing an Income Tax Extension and Buying Paper I Bonds
- Filing an Income Tax Extension
- Childcare Cost-Benefit Analysis: Not Always (or Ever) Easy
- Quick, Fund an IRA for 2011
- Why I’ll Never Be a Landlord
- How High Will Gas Prices Go?
- Up to $200 Bonus from American Express Blue Sky
- Deprived of Deprivation
- Deducting Losses from a Theft, Fire, or Other Disaster
- Teaching Your Kids Financial Literacy Without Going Broke Yourself
- Discover More Cash Back Reward Categories for Spring 2012
- How Long Should it Take to Do My Taxes?
March 2012
- Are You Playing the Mega-Millions Lottery?
- Discover Card Birthday Month Bonus
- Why You Should Consider Becoming a Landlord
- Be Aware of Exchange Rates When Traveling
- Eight Tips for Raising Money-Dumb Kids
- Bank of America Turning Mortgage Holders into Renters
- Double-Check Your Bills on a Regular Basis
- Roll With the Retirement Punches
- How to Sell a Used Car
- Get a $10 Amazon Gift Card for Just $5
- Seven Times NOT to Use Coupons
- Maximizing Your Credit Card Rewards in a Rotating World
- Chase Freedom Bonus Categories for Spring 2012 – Plus a $200 Bonus
- States with the Highest Rates of Underwater Mortgages
- Underwater Mortgage Calculators: When and How Will You Get Back to Even?
- Co-Signing a Loan Can Ruin Your Credit and Your Life
- Thoughts on Buying a New Car
- Avoiding Cell Bill Meltdown With Your Tween or Teen
- Making the Most of Your Chase Freedom Rewards
- Intuit Patches Quicken 2007 for Mac
- Best Credit Cards for International Travel?
- Considering the Amex Blue Cash Preferred Reward Card
- Timing is Everything: Five Ways Timing Can Make a Difference in Your Bottom Line
- Lending Club Update – March 2012
- The Dangers of Chasing High Returns
- More Thoughts on Renting Your Fun
- FSA Deadline Looming – Time to Use-It-or-Lose-It
- Don’t Sell It Short
February 2012
- Your Car Insurance Company May Know When You Are Lying
- Discover More No-Fee, 0% Balance Transfer Expiring
- Who Pays for Credit Card Rewards?
- Payment Methods and Product Perception
- Six Ways to Save Money at Work
- Best Discount/Online Brokers for 2012
- Why Didn’t I Get My Tax Refund?
- Teens and Money
- Don’t Be Cheap
- Congress at Work: Insider Trading and Payroll Taxes
- Are Frequent Flyer Miles Taxable?
- Make the Most of Daily Deals
- Effect of a Short Sale on Your Credit Score
- Capital One Cleared to Buy ING Direct
- Six Cheap Ways to Keep the Kids Busy This Winter
- Why Do Cell Phone Companies Charge Activation Fees?
- Double-Check Your Ally CDs
- Stocks are Not Bonds, CDs, or Savings Accounts
- 2012 Best Value Colleges – Princeton Review’s list
- 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?
- Chase Freedom Experimenting With Quarterly Rewards Auto-Enrollment
- Income-Based Repayment Plans for Student Loans
- Will the IRS Disallow Backdoor Roth Contributions?
January 2012
- Four Hidden Dangers of Leasing a Car
- How to Save Money on Plane Tickets
- Does the IRS Accept Scanned Documents?
- E-Filing Saves the IRS $3.10/Return
- Home Economics
- High Deductible Health Plans and Major Medical Bills
- Should You Buy Travel Insurance?
- Thoughts on Kids and Gift Cards
- Thoughts on Kodak, Bankruptcy, and Investing
- Make the Most of Your Pay Raise
- 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) Contribution Limits for 2012
- Contribute to Your Roth IRA, Even if it Stretches Your Budget
- Far-Out Investment Strategies
- Roth IRA Withdrawal Rules: How to Get Your Money Out Early
- Contribute and Convert: Funding Our Roth IRAs Through the Backdoor
- The High Cost of Convenience
- Eight Ways to Save Money When Eating at a Restaurant
- Roth IRA Income Limits for 2012
- Restaurant Tricks That Make You Spend More
- Discover More Balance Transfer: No Fees, 0% APR for 12 Months
- When are 2011 Taxes Due? Hint: It’s Not April 15, 2012
- Citi Bonus Cash Back Reward Categories for Spring 2012 – Plus a $100 Bonus
- Five Fiscal New Years Resolutions for Families
- 2012’s Twelve for Twits
- Savings Bond Purchase Limit Increased to $10k in 2012
- S&P Dividend Aristocrats for 2012
- Accelerating Your Mortgage Payment
- 2012 Stock Market Predictions
December 2011
- What are the 2012 Traditional and Roth IRA Contribution Limits?
- Mobile Banking Security
- Chase Freedom Reward Categories for 2012 – Plus a $200 Bonus
- Tips for Returning Unwanted Gifts
- Quit Quashing the Quirky: Support Small Businesses
- Save Money by Asking for Discounts
- Intuit Promises to Add Lion Support for Quicken 2007
- Cash Gifts vs. Gift Cards: Pros and Cons
- Buying Long Term Care Insurance
- Discover More Card $150 Signup Bonus
- How to Give Your Budget a Tune-Up
- The High Cost of Elder Care
- The Massive Money Infographic
- Five Ways to Cut the Cost of Your Coffee Addiction
- Arizona to Audit Everyone Who Fails to Report Sales and Use Tax?
- How to Invest a Windfall
- The Ethics of Saving Money
- Shopping Local vs. Shopping Locally
- Paying Credit Cards Instead of Mortgages?
- Get to the Polaris Point
- US Postal Service Cutbacks – What They Mean to You
- The American Express Gift Chain
- Teaching Teens About Checking Accounts
- Cheaper to Eat at a Restaurant than at Home?
- Paying Sales Tax for Online Purchases
- Does the IRS Owe You Money?
- How Much are Your Vices Really Costing You?
November 2011
- Payday Loans are Still a Bad Idea
- You Can Only Spend Each Dollar Once
- Five Cool, Free Holiday Gifts for Your Spouse
- Sticking With Our High Deductible Health Plan (and HSA)
- Holiday Shopping Without Breaking the Bank
- MasterCard $20 Bonus for Online Shopping
- More Thoughts on Mail-In Rebates
- Small Business Saturday 2011
- One Sick Scam
- Addicted to Online Billpay?
- Credit Card Surcharges vs. Cash Discounts
- Four Ways to Include Your Spouse in Financial Planning
- Why I Hate Mail-In Rebates
- Creating and Using Strong Passwords
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Watching Out for Your Financial Well-Being
- Insider Trading: Don’t Do It – Unless You’re in Congress
- Ally Bank Offers Remote Check Deposit
- Skip a Bill Payment for the Holidays? No Thanks
- Lending Club Update – October 2011
- Three Urgent Home Repair Jobs, and Three You Can Skip (or at Least Delay)
- Net Worth as a Function of Age
- The Shift and the Shaft
- TreasuryDirect Changes Security Features – Easier Account Access?
- No Fee, 0% Balance Transfer From Chase Slate
- Get 1,000 Delta SkyMiles for Free
- Four Places Where You Can Save Water at Home
- Banks Back Off on Debit Card Fees
- Get a $60 Signup Bonus from Everbank
- The $30,000 Tune-Up
October 2011
- Are Personal Loans Taxable?
- Pay Off Your Mortgage With 401(k) Funds?
- States That Don’t Allow Credit Card Surcharges
- Why Reverse Mortgages Are Not a Retirement Option
- Series I Savings Bond Rates – November 2011
- Six Ways to Save on Transportation
- Changes Aim to Make Refinancing Underwater Mortgages Easier
- Shopping Online? Be Sure to Get Cash Back
- Credit Card Surcharges or Checkout Fees
- Social Security Benefits to Increase in 2012
- Ain’t-Trepreneurs
- Stamp Prices: The 2012 Increase
- Why I Love My Amex Delta Platinum Card
- Pet Insurance Pros and Cons
- Does Credit Card Car Rental Insurance Cover Priceline and Hotwire?
- Get 5% Off at Target With the REDcard
- Can Banks or Credit Unions Increase CD Early Withdrawal Penalties?
- Ideas for Earning Extra Money
- Year-End Tax Saving Moves
- Year-End Tax Savings
- Extended Warranties: Deal or No Deal?
- Kill “Zombie” Charges to Save Money
- Are You Switching Banks?
- Why You Should Join an Investment Club
- Money vs. Happiness: Which Would You Choose?
- Investing in Gold: Are you a Gold Bug?
- Ditching Your Debit Card
- How to Change Banks
September 2011
- New Debit Card Fees on the Horizon
- Do You Have a Plan?
- Citi Bonus Cash Back Categories for Fall 2011
- Assessing Your IRS Audit Risk
- 2012 Federal Income Tax Brackets (IRS Tax Rates)
- Six Ways to Save Money With Your New Dog
- Vanguard Adds Same-Day Trading for Bank Transfers
- Chase Freedom Reward Categories for Fall 2012 – Plus a $200 Bonus
- Operation Twist: Even Lower Rates Ahead?
- Gauging the Gouging
- Refinance and Overpay to Pay Off Your Mortgage Faster
- Think Twice Before Buying a Timeshare
- The Buffett Tax: Re-Defining the AMT?
- Allowances and Money Lessons
- How to Refinance Your Mortgage, Reduce Payments, and Avoid Increasing the Total Cost to Own Your Home
- Details on the Schwab Visa Cash Back Credit Card Replacement
- Sports on the Cheap: Five Fun Ways to See the Game Without Breaking the Bank
- Is the Home Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction a Good Deal?
- Chase Freedom $200 Signup Bonus
- Being Retired? That’s So Tired
- Tax Loss Harvesting, 31 Days Later
- Do You Have a Death Dossier?
- Chase Reward Categories for Summer 2012 – Plus a $100 Bonus
- The Paradox of Thrift
- The High Cost of Raising Kids
- Money Market or CDs?
- The Future of the Schwab Visa Cash Back Credit Card, Revisited
- An Extreme Early Mortgage Payoff Story
- Safeguarding Your Online Banking Experience
August 2011
- Lump Sum Investing vs. Dollar Cost Averaging
- Does Homeowners Insurance Pay for Removal of Fallen Trees?
- Back-to-School Shopping on a Budget
- Investing a Windfall (and Making Up for a Late Start)
- What Do You Do With Your Spare Change?
- Seven Clever Ways to Pay for Your Kids’ College
- Payroll Tax Holiday on the Way Out?
- Beware the Effects of Price Anchoring
- Finding a Job When You’re Unemployed
- Stupid Money
- Ordering Checks Online
- Saving Money With My Amex Delta Platinum SkyMiles Credit Card
- How to Save Money on Gas
- Financial Advisors, Asset Management Fees, and You
- Seven Ways to Slash Your Electric Bill
- Time to Refinance Your Mortgage?
- Navigating a Turbulent Market
- ING Direct Now Offering Paper Checks
- Dealing With a Collection Agency (Again)
- Syncing Your Savings
- Are You Credit Rich?
- Time for Tax Loss Harvesting?
- Three Ways to Avoid Wasting Money With Groupon
- US Credit Downgrade: What Does it Mean? And Why Does it Matter?
- 2011 Sales Tax Holidays (Map)
- Buying and Selling Gift Cards
- Robbery in the First Degree
- Should You Write Your Own Will?
- Get a $100 Bonus From TradeKing
- Seven Frugal Ways to Keep Your Kids Busy This Summer
- Where to Find Better Interest Rates for Your Savings
July 2011
- How to Complain About Your Credit Card
- Wealth Building Techniques That I Learned From the Garbage Man
- USPS Plans to Close Over 3600 Post Office Locations
- Credit Card Bonus Offers: $1600+ Worth of Deals!
- Five Tips for Thrift Shopping Success
- State and Local Sales Tax Rates (Map)
- 2011 Sales Tax Holidays for Back-to-School Shopping
- Why You Should Invest Like a Girl
- Will Municipal Bonds Lose Their Tax Advantage?
- Big Banks vs. Small Banks: Which is Right for Me?
- Why I Like Savings Bonds
- Dollars and Cents, Pesos and Sense
- Buying Paper Savings Bonds in a Paperless Era
- Three Reasons to Build a Financial Database
- Paper Savings Bonds Going Away?
- Religious Schools – Good or Bad Idea?
- Chase Freedom $100 Cash Back Signup Bonus
- Moneydance as a Quicken Replacement?
- Requiem for a Rip-Off
- iBank as a Quicken Replacement?
- Quicken Mac (or PC) Alternatives
- Financing a Business With Credit Cards
- How to Run Quicken 2007 After Upgrading to Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)
- Life Expectancy, Retirement, and Your Investment Time Horizon
- Six Ways to Save Money on Your Garden
- PSA: Export Your Quicken 2007 Data Before Upgrading to Mac OS X Lion
- Why Does Everybody Hate Dollar Coins?
June 2011
- Sharing Bad Financial News With Kids
- College as an Investment
- Are You a Stay-at-Home Parent? Good Luck Getting a Credit Card
- Capital One Venture Card 25k Mile Signup Bonus
- Working Longer to Afford Retirement?
- Use a Reverse CD Ladder to Save for Future Expenses
- Should You Pay Off Debt or Invest?
- ING Direct to Add Remote Deposit?
- The Cost of Living in a Paid-Off House
- Time is Money: Get Started Now
- Lending Club Update – May 2011 Performance
- Capital One is Buying ING Direct
- Intuit to Update Quicken 2007 to Run on Mac OS X Lion?
- Get a $300+ Bonus from the Citi Premier Card
- Rage Against the Marketing Machine
- Does Early Retirement Make You Live Longer? (Updated)
- Considering a Small Business Credit Card?
- The Very Best Travel Savings Tip
- More Tips for Saving Money on Vacation Travel
- Citi Credit Cards Hacked: What It Means for Cardholders
- Time and Again: Serial Mortgage Refinancing
- Avoiding the Baby Boomer Retirement Bust
- Multi-Level Marketing Scams: Should You Ever Consider MLM as a Business Opportunity?
- Get the TaxACT 2011 Ultimate Bundle for $13.95
- Keeping Up With the Buffetts
- Do You Use Upromise?
- What’s Your College Degree Worth?
- Eight Ways to Stretch Your Vacation Dollar
- ING Direct Adds Read-Only Access for Online Aggregators
- The Ten Best Ways to Save Money on Gas
May 2011
- Six Ways Kids Can Earn Extra Money
- How to Negotiate Your Salary
- Five Home Insurance Red Flags and How to Avoid Them
- Inflation and the Billion Prices Project
- Important 2011 Tax Filing Deadlines
- Protecting the Older Generation Against Financial Fraud
- Get 25k Bonus Points ($250) from the Chase Sapphire Card (No Annual Fee)
- Sell Your Stuff to Amazon
- Personal Endowments, Revisited
- Get 50k Bonus Points ($500 or More!) from the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
- Is Your Retirement Plan DOA?
- Building a Personal Endowment
- Credit Reports: Are You on the VIP List?
- Store Credit Cards: Good or Bad Idea?
- Why People Spend Too Much
- Vanguard Reduces Minimum Investment on Target Retirement Funds
- Six Steps to Fix Your Business
- Emergency Savings: When it Rains, it Pours
- Ally Bank to Buy ING Direct?
- When is a Reverse Mortgage a Good Idea?
- How to Deposit a Foreign Check
- How to Predict Savings Bond Rates
- How Much are Moms Worth?
- Technical Update: Comments Now Functional
- Six Ways to Teach Your Kids To Be Money Savvy
- Technical Glitch: Comments Not Working
- Lending Club Limits Investor Questions
- Four Types of Life Insurance That Are a Complete Waste of Money
- Treasury Confirms May 2011 Series I Savings Bond Rate
- Credit vs. Debit: Your Cards Don’t Have to Be Costly
April 2011
- How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
- Using British Airways Bonus Miles for Domestic Travel
- How to Get a Loan from Your Friends or Family
- Make Yourself Indispensable
- The Goof’s Guide to Money Management
- Banks With the Highest Interest Rates
- Struggling to Survive on $250,000 Per Year?
- When Do You Stop Being a Beginner?
- Fidelity to Rename Bond Index Fund
- Travel Reimbursement Tips
- Credit Card Companies are Wooing the Wealthy
- Series I Savings Bonds Rates – May 2011
- Have You Checked Your Tax Receipt?
- What if You Owe Income Taxes and Can’t Afford to Pay?
- What Happens if You File Your Taxes Late?
- How Much Money Should I Save?
- How to Request a State Income Tax Filing Extension
- Five Ways to Blow Your Tax Refund
- Get 100k Bonus Miles from the Chase British Airways Visa Card
- What If You’re Not Going to Get Your Taxes Done in Time?
- What Effect Will a Federal Government Shutdown Have on Tax Refunds?
- Performance Reviews and Career Advancement
- When Will I Get My Tax Refund?
- Ten Ways to Pay for College Without Going Into Debt
- Thoughts on Tipping – Pardon the Rant
- You Deducted WHAT? Five Off-the-Wall Tax Deductions
- Can Banks or Credit Unions Change the Terms of Existing CDs?
- Reviewing Your Credit Report: Five Potential Problems
- How to Win the Lottery: Grab a Snickers!
March 2011
- Capital One Venture Card Matching Miles Being Credited
- How Debt Can Be Good for You
- Lending Club Update – March 2011
- PayPal vs. AmEx Serve
- Adjusting Our Life Insurance Coverage
- Time to Start Paying Back the $7500 First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
- What Happens if I Forget to Sign My Tax Return?
- How to Budget if You Hate Budgeting
- Credit Card Signup Bonus: 50k Points from Chase Sapphire Preferred
- Divorce and Life Insurance: How to Secure Your Settlement
- Thoughts on Wealth and Reaching the Crossover Point
- Living in a Small Space Can Pay Big Dividends
- States With No Income Tax
- Capital One Venture Matching Miles – Followup
- A Tale of Foreclosure and Financial Ruin
- Three Free Tools for Perfect Time Management
- Investing vs. Consuming: Paving the Pathway to Wealth
- How Much Money Do You Need To Be Wealthy?
- Can You Eat Healthier and Save Money at the Same Time?
- Do Daily Deals Really Save You Money?
- Capital One Venture Card is Matching Your Airline Miles
- Citi Dividend Platinum Select Card
- Should You Change Your Investment Strategy?
- The Stock Market Then and Now: What a Difference Two Years Makes
- Does Raising Your Car Insurance Deductible Save You Money?
- Putting Your Spare Change to Good Use
- How Are You Filing Your Income Taxes?
- Six Tips for Creating an Affordable Home Office
- Will Mac OS X Lion Kill Quicken 2007?
- Adjusting to an Increase in Income
- The Home Office Tax Deduction
- Paying Your Income Taxes? There’s an App for That!
- Bankruptcy and Marriage – Should You Marry Someone Who Went Bankrupt?
February 2011
- How Are You Preparing Your Taxes?
- Get Five Free iTunes Songs From American Express
- Credit Card Usage Statistics – Do People Still Love Plastic?
- Approaching Retirement With No Savings?
- Discover More Cash Back Reward Categories for 2011
- How Will You Use Your Tax Refund?
- Save for Retirement Before You Save for College
- Four Financial Lessons to Learn From the Donner Party
- Get a Free Flight With the All-New Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card from Chase
- Why I Bought More Life Insurance
- Lending Club Increases Maximum Loan Amount
- How Much are Frequent Flyer Miles Worth?
- When are 2010 Taxes Due? Hint: It’s Not April 15, 2011
- Alternatives to Lending Money to Family or Friends
- How to Handle Missing Tax Forms
- Valentine’s Day Plans?
- Lending Club and Your Income Taxes
- How to Increase Your DropBox Space for Free
- Develop a Small Business Continuity Plan
- Securing Financial Documents on Your Computer
- Citi Replacing Driver’s Edge With ThankYou Rewards Card
- Saving Money When Buying a Washer and Dryer
- Are Scholarships Taxable?
- Secure Your Sensitive Data
- Lifecycle Funds are a Terrible Investment Idea
- Turbo Tax Discount for Amex Customers (and Others?)
- Top Ten Web-Based Money Management Tools
- How Much Does Your Credit Score Matter?
January 2011
- Financial Books for Kids
- Use Long Term CDs to Improve Your Short Term Savings Yields
- How to Close a DollarSavingsDirect Savings Account
- How to Track Savings Bonds in Quicken
- Dealing With Investment Stress
- Why You Shouldn’t Automatically Reinvest Dividends
- Looking Into 529 Plans for College Savings
- How to Close an FNBO Direct Savings Account
- Do You Need Renter’s Insurance?
- PenFed Eliminating Bonus Cash Back on Groceries
- Five Surprise Bonuses in 2011 – Make the Most of Them!
- Personal Finance Books are Keeping You Poor
- New 0% Balance Transfers from Discover
- Paying Estimated Taxes Late, Take Two
- Preparing for a Baby
- Lending Club 2010 Performance
- This is Not a Payday Loan
- Approach Your Finances With a Beginner’s Mindset
- Dealing With Comment Spam
- Tips for Buying a Short Sale Property
- Learning to Live on One Income (By Choice)
- Investing in the Dividend Champions
- Federal Income Tax Rates Went Down but Your Federal Tax Withholding Increased. Here’s Why…
- Free Copy of David Bach’s “Debt Free for Life”
- Five Ways to Maximize Your Retirement Accounts
- Citi Bonus Reward Categories for Winter ‘12
- Official IRS Tax Brackets 2011 (IRS Tax Rates)
- Financial Tips for Couples in 2011
- Chase Reward Categories for Winter ‘12 – Plus a $100 Bonus
- Investing for Future Income: Start Early, Save Often
December 2010
- Happy New Year!
- Don’t Get Out of Debt Fast
- Free Retirement Planning Book
- Bunching Your Income Tax Deductions to Maximize Their Impact and Minimize Your Taxes
- S&P Dividend Aristocrats for 2011
- Escaping an Upside Down Car Loan
- Donating Appreciated Stock or Mutual Fund Shares
- Merry Christmas!
- Ten Year-End Tax Moves for 2010
- Is Now the Time to Launch Your New Business?
- The 2011 Payroll Tax Holiday
- Finding a Charity to Support in 2011
- Credit Card Foreign Transaction Fees
- Are You Willing to Shred Your Credit Card?
- The Cheapest 529 Plans
- Organizing Your Financial Documents
- What’s Your Favorite Credit Card?
- Roth IRA Conversion: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been
- Conducting a Year-End Financial Review
- Free Holiday Wi-Fi From Google Chrome
- The Bogleheads’ Favorite Books
- Do-It-Yourself Christmas Gifts
- Track Your Portfolio With Google Docs
- What My Recent Tooth Extraction Taught Me About Money
- Budgeting Mistakes That Everyone Has Made
- Fixing the Estate Tax Situation
- Our Year End Financial Checklist
- SEP-IRA to Solo 401(k) Rollover Nearly Complete
- Will the Bush Era Tax Cuts Be Extended?
- Buying Coins From the Mint
- Life Lessons From E.T.
- Always Read the Fine Print
November 2010
- Amex Extends $25 Small Business Promo
- Dollar Cost Averaging vs. Value Averaging
- Online Shopping Gone Horribly Wrong
- Small Business Saturday
- How to Get Your Spouse Involved in Managing Your Finances
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Chase Freedom Black Friday Bonus Rewards
- The Price of Happiness
- Do You Need Mortgage Protection Insurance?
- Making Your Initial Mutual Fund Investment
- Strategies for Breaking Through Credit Reward Tiers
- Financial Forgiveness
- Ally Bank 0.25% CD Renewal Bonus
- What is Price Targeting and How Does it Affect You?
- 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) Contribution Limits for 2011
- Opening a Solo 401(k) at Fidelity and Rolling Over My SEP-IRA
- Extreme Couponing: What’s Your View?
- Over 50 and Need a Job?
- Dave Ramsey’s Electric Bill
- Debt and Obesity – What’s the Connection?
- Do You Need Umbrella Insurance?
- Ask Your Credit Card Company to Reverse Fees
- What is QE2, and What Does it Mean for You?
- Lending Club Now Available to Borrowers in North Carolina and Kansas
- How Much Will You Spend in Retirement?
- What’s Your Employment Outlook?
- What Are Car Title Loans & Are They a Ripoff?
- Series I Savings Bond Fixed Rate Falls to 0% (Nov 2010)
- Financial Rules of Thumb: The Value of Keeping it Simple
October 2010
- Deciding If You Should Have a High Deductible Health Plan
- How to Hire the Perfect Business or Life Coach for Free
- Should You Use Your Employer’s HSA Custodian?
- How to Handle Debt Collectors
- Series I Savings Bond Rates – November 2010
- Power Over Plastic: Seven Practical Ways to Pay Off Credit Card Debt
- Are NFL Fines Tax Deductible?
- EPA Increases Allowable Ethanol Content in Gas
- Husband Cancels Life Insurance, Wife Divorces Husband
- Five Things to Know About Getting a Person-to-Person (P2P) Loan
- Social Security and Retirement Planning
- Where to Buy Last Minute Sports or Concert Tickets
- Dave Ramsey’s House: Living Like No One Else
- The Law of Attraction
- ING Direct Offering 1% Cash Back on Debit Purchases
- Selling Investments in 2010 to Reset Your Cost Basis
- Car Dealership Tricks to Avoid
- Why You Need Title Insurance
- Depositing Checks With the PayPal iPhone App
- Link Roundup: Spambot Edition
- How Much Do You Owe Your Children?
- Vanguard Slashes Minimum Balance Requirements for Admiral Shares
- Save Money on Car Rentals
- IRS Not Mailing Forms This Year
- Climbing Up the Financial Ladder
- Winning the Lottery Won’t Fix Your Finances
- Bond Basics: Short vs. Long Term Bonds
September 2010
- AmEx Premier Rewards Gold Card: 25k Points ($250) Signup Bonus
- Marriage and Money: Is Your House Divided?
- New FTC Debt Settlement Rules
- Lending Club Update – August 2010 Performance
- Preparing For the Unexpected
- The Best Travel Websites
- Our HSA Investment Options are Horrible
- Do What You Love: A Sure Fire Recipe for Small Business Disaster
- Credit Card Annual Fees: Should You Close Your Account?
- The Future of the Schwab Visa Cash Back Credit Card
- How and Why to Set Up a Certificate of Deposit (CD) Ladder
- Free Amazon Prime for Students and Parents
- How Does the Gift Tax Work?
- Chase (Sort of) Addresses Downtime
- You Don’t Need a Financial Advisor
- Chase Reward Categories for Fall ‘12 – Plus a $100 Bonus
- Estimated Tax Payments Due for Q3 2010
- Spend Your AmEx Membership Rewards Points at Amazon.com
- Reducing the Cost of Medical Care
- More than You Think: The True Cost of a College Education in America
- How to Handle a Bank Error in Your Favor
- How to Overcome Criticism Hangover and Make More Money
- Thoughts on Buying a Vacation Home
- Discover Bank Premium Savings Account Upgrade
- Staying on Track With Your 2010 Financial Goals
- Credit Cards and Minimum Purchase Requirements
- Mapping Out Our Financial Life
- Link Roundup: Transmission Trouble Edition
- Stop Learning and Start Earning
- Mixed Banking News From the FDIC
- Hotel Alternatives: Save Money When Traveling
August 2010
- Paying Down Debt With a HELOC
- Flexible Spending Account Changes for 2011 and Beyond
- Claim Your Credit Card Rewards
- How Many Checks Do You Write?
- Character Flaws and Financial Success
- On Debt Freedom and Being Weird
- Five Budgeting Myths
- How Do I Handle a Stolen Credit Card?
- Expense Ratios as Predictors of Mutual Fund Performance
- Beware New Credit Card Balance Transfer Offers
- J.D. Power Rates the Best Credit Card Issuers
- How to Negotiate Like a Pro
- Open Thread: Best Android Apps for Money and Finance
- Money and Finance Apps for Your iPhone
- Lending Club – July 2010 Performance
- Dipping Into Our Emergency Fund
- Building Up Savings Rates is a Life Long Process
- Why Didn’t I Earn Bonus Rewards from Chase?
- The High Cost of Credit Card Debt
- Top Billionaire Universities
- Get Out of Debt Success
- Best Retirement Plan for Small Business Owners?
- Strategic Defaults: Buy Now, Default Later
- Car Insurance: Dealing With an Accident
- What To Do With a Lost Credit or Debit Card
- Buying Lending Club Notes on the Secondary Market
- How to Deposit Checks by Mail at ING Direct
- How to Survive Financial Betrayal
- Banks and Credit Unions That Accept Online Scanned Check Deposits
- Sign Up for Pinecone Research Paid Surveys
- How (and Why) to Roll Over Your 401(k)
- Increased FDIC and NCUA Insurance Limits Have Been Made Permanent
July 2010
- Postponing Taxes on a Roth IRA Conversion
- What Tinky Winky Taught Me About Money
- Historical Mortgage Rates
- Tax Deductible Moving Expenses
- Chase Sapphire Preferred 25k Point Signup Bonus
- Starting a Kitchen Garden
- Why You Should Keep Your Financial Advisor
- The High Cost of Being Single
- Planning for Your Demise
- Social Security Taxes in 2010
- The Future of Social Security
- Home Improvement: DIY and Save Money
- Lending Club: One Year Later
- 2010 Sales Tax Holidays
- Chase Freedom Bonus Reward Categories – Summer ‘12
- When Bad Investments Happen to Good People
- Link Roundup – New Writer Edition
- The Paradox of Choice: Why Can’t I Decide?
- Discover More Card $75 Signup Bonus
- Making the Most of Your Business Trips
- Credit Card Statement Changes
- How to Split the Check When Eating Out in a Group
- Mortgage Rates at Record Low, Few Refinancing
- The Effect of Baby Boomer Retirements on the Stock Market
- Stamp Prices: Proposed 2011 Increase
- How Much Do Kids Cost?
- Cutting Your College Expenses
- Budget Cuts, Fireworks, and the 4th of July
- The Power of Delayed Gratification
- Enough Excuses, Just Make it Happen
June 2010
- Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension in the Works
- Why You Should Fire Your Financial Advisor
- Buying the Best New (or Used) Car for You
- How to Add Linked Accounts to ING Direct
- Death and (No) Taxes: The 2010 Estate Tax Loophole
- Citi Dividend Platinum Adopts Rotating Reward Categories
- Summer Travel Plans
- Pick and Process Your Own Fruit to Save Money
- Credit Card Rental Car Insurance Policies
- Best and Worst Airlines for Redeeming Frequent Flyer Miles
- Travel Insurance – What’s Necessary?
- The Downside of Travel Rewards
- Applying for an AmEx Delta SkyMiles Credit Card
- Using Automated Reminders to Save Money and Reduce Stress
- Income Smoothing and Emergency Funds
- Balancing Career Satisfaction With Financial Security
- Second Quarter Estimated Tax Payments Due Today
- Financial Guide for the Unemployed
- Fuel Surcharges – Still? Seriously?
- Traditional to Roth IRA Conversion at Vanguard
- Credit Card Offers: Airline Credit Cards
- Is the Economy Recovering?
- Credit Card Offers: Credit Card Deals
- When Will I Get My $250 Medicare Donut Hole Check?
- Investment Performance: Average vs. Compound Returns
- 401(k) Transparency Being Eliminated?
- How to Conduct a Net Worth Review
- Fun with Identity Theft, or How My Credit Card Went Nuts in Brazil
- Credit Card Offers: Gas Cards
- High-Deductible Health Insurance and Health Savings Account (HSA) Update
- Avoiding the Hedonic Treadmill: Travel vs. Stuff
- How to Plan for Budget Busters
- Blondes Earn More and Marry Better?
- Paying Income Tax on Your Health Benefits?
- Legislation Mandates Improved 401(k) Transparency
- Managing and Maintaining a Home Office
May 2010
- Credit Card Offers: Excellent-Credit Credit Cards
- How to Spot Counterfeit Money
- 0% Balance Transfers: 18 Months from Citi Platinum Select
- Our House is Worth a Ton of Money – No, Really, It Is!
- Lending Club Update – April 2010 Performance
- Financial Reform: What’s in It for Me?
- Recasting or Shortening Your Mortgage – Pros and Cons
- The Worst Banks in America
- Credit Card Offers: American Express Credit Cards
- Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA: What’s Your Preference?
- Sallie Mae Raises Online Savings Rate, Matches Upromise Earnings
- Tips for Success Working From Home
- Take Advantage of Lifestyle Deflation
- How to Choose the Right Credit Card
- New ShareBuilder $25 Promo Code
- 529 Plans and Scholarships
- Credit Card Offers: Rewards Credit Cards
- Closing Our HSBC Advance (HSBC Direct) Savings Account
- What’s Your Biggest Money Mistake?
- Link Roundup – Limping Man Edition
- Why I Bought A House at the Age of 24
- Five Common 529 College Savings Plan Myths
- How Much Do We Need for Retirement?
- Should ATM Fees be Capped?
- Series I vs. EE Savings Bonds: What’s the Difference?
- Credit Card Offers: Cash Back Credit Cards
- Inside the Home Star Energy Efficiency Bill: Cash for Caulkers?
- When Will the Housing Market Recover?
- Delta to Waive Baggage Fee for AmEx SkyMiles Credit Card Holders
- Start Planning Your Garden Now
- Vanguard Reduces Brokerage Commissions
- How to Help Nashville Flood Victims
- How Long Does the FDIC Have to Pay You Back?
- Tracking and Managing Your Cash Flow
- Series I Savings Bond Rates – May 2010
- Money, Happiness, and (Extreme) Giving
- Credit Card Offers: Discover Credit Cards
April 2010
- $100 Checking Account Signup Bonuses
- Reset Your Investment Cost Basis With Charitable Donations
- How to Buy a Computer: A Basic Buying Guide
- Roll Over IRA Into 401(k)?
- Why I Love Ally Bank
- The Newlywed’s Guide to Managing Money
- Will the Homebuyer Tax Credit Be Extended?
- Investment Losses and the Wash Sale Rule
- Credit Card Deals and Free Rewards Offers
- How Do You Keep Track of Your Finances?
- Buying Series I Savings Bonds
- Don’t Take a Vacation From Your Budget
- AmEx Gold Card 25k Signup Bonus
- Buying Life Insurance: One Company or Two?
- Planning Your Dream Wedding on a Budget
- Tax Deferred vs. Roth Retirement Contributions
- Low Interest Credit Cards
- Should You Roll Over Your 401(k)?
- How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?
- Thoughts on Lending Money
- Are You at Risk of Identity Theft?
- What is the Average Cost of Tax Preparation?
- Avoiding and Reducing Mutual Fund Fees and Expenses
- No Fee Balance Transfers from PenFed
- 8 Top Balance Transfers
- Tax Freedom Day and Some Homework
- How Many Stocks Do You Need to Be Diversified?
- The Debt Free Vacation
- Lending Club Update – March 2010 Performance
- How to Get Out of Debt: Hardcore Tools for Getting to Zero
- Make a Video, Win Some Money
- Learning About Mortgage Escrow Accounts
- Cash as a Painkiller?
- Five Simple Habits That Will Help You Avoid The Debt Trap
- Credit Card Offers: Citibank Credit Cards
- The Value of a College Education: Tuition Costs, Earning Power, and Unemployment Rates
- Are You In a Dead End Job?
March 2010
- Why Doesn’t Sam’s Club Accept Visa Credit Cards?
- Visa vs MasterCard: Major Credit Cards Acceptance
- Setting Up Your Freelance Business
- Shield Your Bank Account From Fraud With an Intermediary Account for Online Payments
- Credit Cards are Safest Online Payment Medium
- Credit Card Offers: Chase Bank Credit Cards
- Lending Club and Taxes
- Money Management Made Easy
- Graduate School Loans – Should You Avoid Education Debt?
- Do Kids Have to Pay Taxes? All About the Kiddie Tax
- Improve Cash Flow by Paying Off Long-Term Debts
- Link Roundup – Running Man Edition
- Inside the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: What Healthcare Reform Entails
- Alternative Approaches for Investing With Lending Club
- Credit Card Offers: PenFed Reward Credit Cards
- Selling Lending Club Loans to Reduce Risk
- Identity Theft on the Rise
- Repay Second Mortgage or Student Loan Debt First?
- Quicken Essentials for Mac – Taking a Step Backwards?
- Banks With Consistently High Interest Rates
- How to Handle Irregular Income
- Roth IRA as an Emergency Fund?
- Your Investments: Seven Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Show AND Tell: How to Raise Financially Responsible Kids
- How and Why to Diversify Your Income
- Best Places to Invest for Retirement
- Four Good Ways to Maintain Good Savings Habits After the Recession
- Saving Money on Car Insurance?
- How to Handle a Missing W-2 Form
- Don’t Let Short-Term Events Disrupt Long-Term Planning
- How to Report Visa and MasterCard Violations
- MasterCard Credit Card Acceptance Guidelines
- Sallie Mae Introduces High Interest Savings Account
- Two Common Mortgage and Housing Mistakes to Avoid
- How to Improve Your Credit Score
- Ask Your Bank for a Better Deal
- Encouraging Family and Friends to Improve Their Finances
- How Do You Know if a Credit Card Number is Valid?
February 2010
- What Do Credit Card Numbers Mean? Making Sense of Your Credit Card Number
- Visa Credit Card Acceptance Guidelines
- Beware New Credit Card Fees
- Money and Happiness
- Too Young for a Credit Card?
- Learn Who to Contact to Check Your Tax Refund Status
- Options for Reducing Your Student Loan Payments
- Using Your HSA as a Retirement Investment Vehicle
- Independent Contractor vs. Employee: What’s the Difference?
- Highest Paying College Degrees
- How to Account for Lending Club Defaults in Quicken
- Should We Give Locally Before Giving Globally?
- Re-Evaluate Your Recurring Expenses
- E*Trade to Move Banking Customers to Discover Bank
- Increasing Our Life Insurance Coverage
- Federal Tax Brackets 2011 (Projected Income Tax Brackets 2011)
- Current 0% APR Balance Transfer Credit Cards
- Interest Free Financing and Cash Discounts
- Are You a Spender or a Saver at Heart?
- More on Lending Club’s Reduced Interest Rates
- New Home, New Expenses
- Lending Club Reduces Interest Rates for Borrowers
- Save for Retirement With a Spousal IRA
- How to Handle a Missing 1099 Form
- Pursuing Financial Independence: Now What?
- Determining Your Financial Priorities
- Lending Club Update – December/January Performance
- 2010 Outlook for Mortgage Rates
- Reducing Your Automotive Expenses
- OptionsHouse 100 Free Trades Promo Extended
- My Lending Club Loan Selection Criteria
January 2010
- Lending Club Using Social Networks to Help Verify Borrower Identity
- Will Moving to a Higher Income Tax Bracket Cost You Money?
- MyFICO Free Trial and 15% Discount Promo Code
- When Should You Start Investing?
- Paying Your Taxes with American Express Membership Rewards Points – Deal or No Deal?
- How to Cancel Your MyFICO Score Watch Free Trial
- Getting a Better Deal on Our Home
- 15 vs. 30 Year Mortgages: Which is Right for You?
- Haiti Donations to be Deductible in 2009 (If You Want)
- Effect of Paying Off Your Mortgage on Your FICO Credit Score
- Cash in Your Gift Cards
- Celebrate Debt Reduction Milestones
- Weekly Roundup: The Internet is Getting Expensive Edition
- What Inflation Will Do to Your Retirement Savings
- AT&T, Verizon Price Cuts: Change Plans, Get a Lower Rate
- Figuring Out Your Retirement Contributions for 2010
- Life Without a Mortgage
- How We Paid Off Our Mortgage in Under Ten Years
- Should Speeding Tickets Cost More for the Wealthy?
- How to Support Haitian Relief Efforts
- Your Debt-to-Income Ratio: What It Is and Why You Should Care
- What is the Retirement Savings Contribution Credit?
- Income Tax Adjustments to Consider
- Charles Schwab to Reduces Brokerage Fees
- Joint or Separate: Which Checking Works Better For You?
- How to Choose a Mortgage Lender
- Discover More Card Bonus Categories for 2010 – Page 54
- Save Then Buy vs. Buy Now, Pay Later
- What is a Donor-Advised Fund?
- America’s Most Expensive Cities
- Creating a Financial Snapshot
- The Best of 2009
- Consolidate Your High Interest Debt With Lending Club
- Happy New Year!
December 2009
- Financial Goals for 2010
- What are 2010 Traditional IRA & Roth IRA Contribution Limits?
- Effect of FICO Credit Scores on Loan Interest Rates
- Reactive vs. Proactive Finances
- 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) Contribution Limits for 2010
- The Economics of Gift Giving
- Paying for Quality Saves Time and Money
- Lending Club: The Cost of Inactive Money
- When Should You Use Your Emergency Savings Fund?
- Get Focused on Your Finances
- AmEx Blue Cash Rewards Performance
- Can You Retire With a Million Dollars?
- Your 401(k) Match: Don’t Miss Out on Free Money
- What Happens if Lending Club Goes Out of Business?
- Free In-Flight Internet for the Holidays
- Flexible Spending Account – Spend It Before You Lose It
- Sixteen Books About Money
- Live Within Your Own Means, Not the Means of Others
- Who and How Much to Tip During the Holidays
- Lending Club Defaults, Delinquencies, and Collection Details
- How to Ask for Discounts
- Lending Club $64.62 Signup Bonus
- Opening a TreasuryDirect Account
- How to Get a Good Deal on an Apartment
- Testimonial From a Peer Lending Borrower
- Using CDARS to Protect Large Deposits
- Weekly Roundup – Healthy Living Edition
- Lending Club Update – November 2009 Performance
- Using a Solo 401(k) to Facilitate Roth IRA Conversions
- Obesity Costs More Than You Think
- Is it Time for Cash to Make a Comeback?
- Handling Financial Setbacks
November 2009
- optionsXpress $100 Signup Bonus
- What is Debt Settlement?
- Weekly Roundup – Cinnamon Bear Edition
- Federal Tax Brackets 2010 (Income Tax Brackets 2010)
- Why We Avoid Black Friday Like the Black Death
- Making Mortgage Prepayments
- Save Time and Money by Asking for Help
- Get $50 Free from PerkStreet Financial
- Streamlining Our Netflix Subscription
- Effect of Foreclosure, Short Sale, and Bankruptcy on Your Credit Score
- DIY Garage Kayak Racks: Fast, Frugal, and Effective
- Lending Club $25 Bonus Reminder
- Coupons are a Waste?
- How to Save Money on Pet Care
- Best HSA Custodian?
- Considering a High Deductible Health Plan
- Pay Back the Homebuyer Tax Credit?
- How to Find a Good Deal
- How Much Does Your Debt Cost?
- What is Backup Withholding?
- Converting Paper Savings Bonds to Electronic Form With SmartExchange
- Getting a Home Inspection
- What are Series I Savings Bonds?
- Did Congress Make the Homebuyer Tax Credit Retroactive?
- Congress Extends $8000 Homebuyer Tax Credit, Adds New $6500 Credit
- Lending Club Update – October 2009 Performance
- How Much to Budget for Car Maintenance?
- Series I Savings Bonds Now Paying 3.36%
- Use Weight Loss Strategies to Get Out of Debt
- Weekly Roundup – Disney Shanghai Edition
- How to Save Money on Vacations
- Most and Least Reliable Cars – 2009 Edition
October 2009
- Get 100 Free Trades from OptionsHouse Brokerage
- Is it Possible to Live Without Credit Cards?
- Locking in Long Term CDs in a Low Rate Environment
- Should You Skip Your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) in 2009?
- Tax Diversification When Investing
- Preparing for a Move
- Schwab Mutual Funds: Ideal for Investors With Limited Means?
- How Planning Your Meals Will Save You Money
- Safe Withdrawal Rates, Investment Returns, and Minimizing Your Expenses
- Ally Bank Ten Day CD Rate Guarantee
- Financial Peace Through Planning
- Should We Get Rid of 401(k) Plans?
- Pre-Retirement Reading: Three Great Books About Investing
- What’s the Difference Between Tax Exemptions and Tax Deductions?
- Retirement Withdrawal Strategies
- Weekly Roundup – National Save for Retirement Week Edition
- What Would You Do With $1000?
- Salary Negotiation – How to Win
- Flexible Spending Accounts Under Attack?
- ETFs vs. Index Mutual Funds, Revisited
- What is the Bid-Ask Spread?
- Locking in Our Interest Rate
- Savers vs. Spenders: Opposites Attract?
- ING Direct “Added Value” CDs
- Current 0% Balance Transfer Offers
- Clean and Maintain Your Windows Computer for Free
- Lending Club – September 2009 Performance
- The Best Ways to “Spend” Your College Windfalls
- How to Get Out of Your Cell Phone Contract
- Historical FDIC Insurance Limits
- Saving and Spending During the Holiday Season
September 2009
- Seven Search Tips to Help You Save Money with Google
- myFICO 25% Discount Code
- FDIC to Seek Premium Prepayments
- FHA Loans, Mortgage Insurance Premiums, and My Extra Income
- Banks Reducing Overdraft Fees
- Create Your Own “Extended Warranty Fund”
- Weekly Roundup – Actually Weekly Edition
- Free Museum Admission on National Museum Day
- Pay Off Debt or Invest?
- Top Five Time-Wasting Activities
- FDIC Insurance Coverage: Is Your Money Safe?
- Qualifying for a Mortgage
- Dealing With a Collection Agency
- Weekly Roundup – Cold Water Edition
- Lending Club – August 2009 Performance
- Avoid Overdraft Fees With a “Balance Buffer”
- Why Do You Want To Be Debt Free?
- How Automation has Helped Me Reduce Debt and Save
- American Express Introduces Online Banking Products
- The Pareto Principle and Building a Better You
- Credit Cards: Can’t Get No Satisfaction?
- The Dark Side of Debit Cards
- Five Lowest Paying College Majors
- Just Say No to the Double House Payment Trap
- The Recession is… Over?
- Target Date Mutual Funds Getting Cheaper
- Why a Degree From a Fancy College Isn’t Worth It
- 401(k) Changes to Encourage Saving
- Debt Reduction: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
- How to Get a Raise (or at Least Keep Your Job)
- Win $2500 From Lending Club
- 0% Credit Card Hop Scotch: Not a Kids Game
- Questions to Ask About Your Settlement Statement
August 2009
- Citi to Remove Automatic Travel Insurance
- How to Save Money on Homeowners Insurance
- Ally Bank Raises Savings Account Interest Rate
- How to Track Lending Club Investments in Quicken
- 401(k) Limits to Decrease in 2010?
- Attention Finance Freaks – Consider Your Loved Ones!
- Get a $25 Bonus from Lending Club
- What is a Mortgage Escrow Account?
- Shopping for Homeowner’s Insurance on a Condo
- Get a $75+ Bonus from Zecco
- Eight Great iPhone Apps for Managing Your Money
- Bank Fees Increasing
- Tips for Lending Club Investors
- Cash for Clunkers – Ending Soon
- How to Deal With a Bad Deal
- Preserving the Harvest
- Purchasing a Home: Examining the Costs
- Get Cheap Car Rentals From Priceline (or Hotwire)
- Avoid Lifestyle Inflation: Create an Artificial Sense of Scarcity
- Lending Club – July 2009 Performance
- Motivation to Reduce Debt
- Can We Take Frugality Too Far?
- Bank Overdraft Fees at All-Time High
- Just Do It
- Help a Reader: Mortgages from ING Direct
- Investment Performance: It’s a Matter of Perspective
- Sunday Roundup – Back to School Edition
- What are “No Penalty” CDs?
- Tips and Tricks for Going Paperless
- Why Banking With ING Direct Rocks
- The Fallacy of Relative Price Evaluation
- Navigating the Recession
- Calculating Your Real Hourly Wage
July 2009
- 401(k) Rollover Mistakes
- Cash for Clunkers Program Suspended
- Good Deals Don’t Always Pay
- Another Reward Credit Card Change?
- Buying Foreclosures Can Be Risky
- How to Get Off Junk Mail and Telemarketing Lists
- Lending Club: Invest in Your Friends
- Switching to an iPhone: The High Cost of Awesome
- Prosper Resumes Peer-to-Peer Lending
- Creative Budget Balancing
- Borrowing From Big Banks – A Moral Issue?
- Save Money by Questioning Your Purchases
- Buy vs. Rent: The Real Estate Dilemma
- Investment Performance: CDs vs. Stocks
- Weekly Roundup – Broken Xbox Edition
- Investment Advice: Ignore the Noise
- Testimony of a One Car Couple
- Size Matters: Tall People Make More Money
- Best CD Rates (Updated!)
- Investment Performance: Stocks vs. Bonds
- Do You Need Disability Insurance?
- Debt Reduction: Share Your Story
- Reinvest Automatically With Lending Club
- Strategies to Curb Lifestyle Inflation
- WT Direct Account Opening Bonus – Up to $150 Cash
- Quit Shopping, Save Money
- Insurance Needs for a Couple with No Kids
- Everbank Raises Rates
- What to do When Your Job is in Jeopardy
- Avoiding Do-It-Yourself Disasters
- Credit Card Processing Fees
- Breaking Free From a Culture of Temptation
- Lending Club – June 2009 Performance
- Credit Score – Good? or Good Enough?
June 2009
- Cash for Clunkers: Paying You to Junk Your Car
- Eating Out Without Breaking Your Budget
- Twelve Reasons to Stay in Debt
- Four Ways To Ruin Your Investments – Guaranteed
- On the Road Again (Literally)
- Powerful Ways to Improve Your Life
- Make Extra Money With CashCrate
- $15,000 Homebuyer’s Tax Credit is Back on the Table
- Helping Your Parents With Their Finances
- First Lending Club Loan Payments Received
- Best Online Brokers: SmartMoney’s Picks for 2009
- Weekly Roundup – First Day of Summer Edition
- Converting Mutual Funds Into Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Without Incurring Taxes
- Index Mutual Funds vs. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
- What is a Mutual Fund?
- Appealing Our Property Tax Assessment (Again)
- Benefits of Homemade Household Cleaners
- Joint or Separate Finances?
- Q2 Estimated Tax Payments Due
- More Thoughts on Paying Off Your Mortgage Early
- Gardening for Health, Wealth, and Independence
- Lending Club Historical Repayment Rates
- Tips for Hosting a Dinner Party
- Ally Bank Review: New Name, Same Great Bank
- Weekly Roundup – Top Ten Edition
- The Financial Snapshot
- Save Money (and Water!) With a Rain Barrel
- Lending Club Portfolio Fully Funded
- How to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early
- Planning a Family Vacation Without Breaking the Bank
- Hurricane Preparation and Survival Tips
- Hurricane Insurance: Do You Need It? Are You Covered Already?
May 2009
- Questions to Ask Your Financial Planner
- Weekly Roundup – Combining Miles Edition
- How Large is Your Emergency Fund?
- Setting a Savings Ceiling – How Much is Enough?
- FDIC Extends $250k Insurance Limit Through 2013
- Beware the “No-Cost” Mortgage Refinance
- Tips for Making a Major Purchase
- Free Summer Movies for Kids – 2009 Edition
- How to Find the Best Mortgage Rates
- Stocks are for Losers?
- What’s Your Money Mindset?
- Credit Card Reform: Inside the CARD Act of 2009
- Our Lending Club Investments, One Week Later
- Letter From the IRS – We Got Audited
- How to Plan a Wedding Without Breaking Your Budget
- Changing Our Reward Credit Card Strategy (Again)
- SIPC Insurance Coverage: What Happens if Your Broker Fails?
- Pay Off Mortgage Early or Invest?
- Peer-to-Peer Lending With Pertuity Direct
- Is Personal Responsibility Dead?
- Investing With Lending Club: Low vs. High Risk Loans
- What are Vanguard Admiral Shares?
- Preventing Impulse Buys and Combatting Clutter
- How Much Life Insurance Do You Need?
- How to Save Money on Car Insurance
- Stamp Prices Increasing Monday
- Buying a Foreclosed Home
- Lending Club Review and Account Opening Process
- Off the Grid and Into the Future
- Weekly Roundup – Massive Failure Edition
- Risk Tolerance vs. Risk Capacity
- Do You Care About Your Credit Score?
- It’s Never Too Late to Start Fixing Your Finances
- How to Haggle: More Tips on Haggling
- Is FreeCreditReport.com a Scam?
- Four Years of FiveCentNickel
- How to Haggle
- Citi Forward Credit Card: Signup Bonus, Rewards, and More
April 2009
- How to Prepare for a Power Outage – Without a Generator
- Quicken 2009 Discounts Extended
- Netflix vs. Blockbuster: Which is Best?
- How to Negotiate and Lower Your Bills
- The Worst 529 Plans – 2009 Edition
- The Best 529 Plans – 2009 Edition
- What is a 529 Plan?
- Best Business Credit Cards: What’s Hot, What’s Not
- Making Work Pay Credit: Tax Credit Results in Reduced Federal Income Tax Withholding
- Weekly Roundup: Geocaching Edition
- How to Fix Credit Report Errors
- You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself: Debt Collection Via Embarrassment
- New Sharebuilder Promo Code – $25 Bonus
- How to Get Out of Debt
- What Would You Do With a Windfall?
- Lending Club $25 Signup Bonus Reminder
- The Best Brokers in the Land
- How to Handle Marriage and Money Talks
- Have You Filed Your Taxes Yet?
- The Downside of Target Date Mutual Funds
- Benjamin Graham and the Wisdom of Index Funds
- Looks Can Be Deceiving: Lessons Learned on a Shuttle Ride at the Car Dealer
- How to Prevent Identity Theft and E-mail Scams
- Talk to Others About Financial Decisions
- Tip’d Turns Two
- Six Common Financial Aid Mistakes to Avoid
- Save on Travel: The Most Expensive Airports
- Filing Taxes: What are You Worried About?
- Weekly Roundup – Self Promotion Edition
- Budgeting and Automation: Streamline Your Finances
March 2009
- Sales Tax Deduction for New Car Purchases
- How to Save Money on Life Insurance
- The Best 401(k) Plans
- The Worst 401(k) Plans
- Free Money from Lending Club – $25 Signup Bonus
- The Best Car Makers – 2009 Edition
- Weekly Roundup – Witless Edition
- Zecco: Still the Best Online Broker?
- Lending Money to Family and Friends
- Money Tips from Twitterville
- File Taxes for Free With TurboTax
- How to Save Money on Groceries – 45 Ways to Save Money on Groceries
- Don’t Buy Stuff You Can’t Afford
- Debt Reduction vs. Retirement Savings
- TurboTax Giveaway – Three More Copies!
- Velocity: The “Speed” of Money
- Save on Healthcare: Cheap Immunizations at the Health Department
- How to Save Money on Health Insurance
- Reduce Debt With a DIY Balance Transfer
- Living Above Your Means: Thoughts from the High Seas
- The Recovery Will Come From Those That Have Been Laid Off
- Recovering From the Crash
- Five Tips for Dealing With Job Loss
- Unorthodox Ways to Earn Extra Money
- Making Every Dollar Count at Tax Time
- The Foreclosure Crisis, Revisited
- Are Unemployment Payments Taxable?
- Spending Habits that Will Make you Graduate Poor
- Vacation, Vacation, Vacation
- Why Don’t Young People Care About Finances?
- Save Money With Do-it-Yourself Car Repairs
- Visualize Your Savings Goals
- Bank of America ATM Deposit Images Available Online
- Weekly Roundup – New Voices Edition
February 2009
- Alternatives to High Yield Online Savings Accounts
- More Discounts on Quicken 2009
- The Foreclosure Crisis: Location, Location, Location
- Surviving Income Tax Season Without an Audit
- Have the Rules Changed?
- When Will the Recession End?
- Weekly Roundup – Immortal Razor Blade Edition
- How to Claim the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
- CD Ladders in a Low Interest Rate Environment
- Lending $100 Giveaway Reminder
- Turning Money Into Time
- Taxpayer Benefits in the Economic Stimulus Package
- Save Money by Renting Out a Room
- Getting a Good Deal on a New Home
- MyFICO ScoreWatch: Free Access to Your FICO Credit Score
- $8,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit
- Refundable vs. Non-Refundable Income Tax Credits
- $15,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit Dropped from Stimulus Package
- How to Choose an Online Savings Account
- Stamp Prices to Increase in May
- Discover Escape Travel Rewards Credit Card
- TurboTax vs. TaxCut: Which is Better?
- Sunday Roundup – The Back Porch Edition
- Experian to Discontinue Consumer Credit Score Access
- Lending Club $100 Giveaway
- How to Claim the Recovery Rebate Credit
- $15,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit
- Ten Common Income Tax Credits
- The Safest Banks (Updated!)
- Second Stimulus Check?
- TurboTax Rated the Best Tax Prep Software
- 4% Mortgages Just Around the Corner?
January 2009
- More Online Bank Interest Rate Decreases
- An Emergency Fund Victory
- Beware the Going Out of Business Liquidation Sale
- Inside the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan: The 2009 Economic Stimulus Package
- TurboTax and Quicken Giveaway Winners
- Limits on Itemized Income Tax Deductions
- Commonly Overlooked Income Tax Deductions
- First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Followup
- Zecco Account Activated
- DollarSavingsDirect Savings Account Approved
- Sunday Roundup – Baker’s Dozen Edition
- $7500 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
- DollarSavingsDirect Review and Account Opening Process
- Credit Unions Can Seize Funds to Cover Credit Card Defaults
- TurboTax and Quicken Giveaway
- Should You Pay Your Kids for Good Grades?
- Tax Cut Giveaway Winners
- Zecco Review and Account Opening Process
- Monday Roundup – Fraudulent Charges Edition
- Penalty for Paying Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments Late
- Win a Copy of Tax Cut
- Calculating Your Mortgage Refinance Payback Period
- Your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) After a Layoff
- Mortgage Refinance Rates Continue to Fall
- The End of Cash?
- Social Security Taxes in 2009
- Books are a Bargain
- Investing in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
- What are the FICA Taxes?
- Watch for Falling Rates: HSBC, ING Reduce APY
- Quicken 2009 Discounts for the New Year
- Obama’s 2009 Economic Stimulus Plans
- Thanks for a Great Year! (2008 Edition)
- Financial Goals for 2008: Reviewing Our Progress
- Happy New Year!
December 2008
- A Bit of Auto Bailout Humor
- The #1 Tax Tip for 2008
- $250 WT Direct Signup Bonus – Expiring Soon
- Discover Business $100 Bonus – Expiring Soon
- Mid-Holiday Roundup
- Charities of Choice (2008 Edition)
- Six Ways to Save Money this Holiday Season
- Award Winning Books About Money
- What’s the Best Tax Prep Software?
- Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Relief for 2008?
- Deciding When to Refinance Your Mortgage
- Homemade Christmas Gifts: 18 Do-it Yourself Ideas
- Fed Cuts Interest Rates to Record Low
- What is a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)?
- 36 Ways on How to Make Extra Money
- Income Tax Breaks in the Bailout Bill
- Weekly Roundup – Festivus Edition
- House Votes to Suspend Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for 2009
- Five Ideas for Charitable Giving in a Bad Economy
- What Happens When the Increased FDIC Insurance Limits Expire?
- 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) Contribution Limits for 2009
- How is Your Risk Tolerance Holding Up?
- Unemployment Jumps, Worst Month in 34 Years
- WT Direct Signup Bonuses – Up to $250 Cash
- How do Federal Income Tax Brackets Work?
- Limit of Six Withdrawals from Savings Accounts
- Recession-Proof Careers
- U.S. Economy Officially in Recession
- Citi and Amex Changing Terms, Raising Rates and Fees
- Black Friday Retail Sales: Up 3% Compared to 2007
November 2008
- Black Friday Tragedy: Wal-Mart Stampede
- Safest Cars of 2009
- Roth IRA Conversion in a Down Market
- What’s Your Favorite Checking Account?
- E-Trade Account Activation and Review
- Holiday Savings Roundup
- E-Trade Online Savings Account Opening Process
- New Economic Stimulus Package Delayed
- Ted Turner on the Economy
- Discover Business Card $100 Signup Bonus
- Tip’d Goes Public
- FNBO Direct has the Best Online Savings Account
- The End of the 401(k) Match?
- 2009 Federal Income Tax Brackets
- Open Enrollment and our Flexible Spending Account
- The $1000 Emergency Energy Rebate
- Free Credit Scores from Credit Karma
- Two More Bank Failures… And Counting…
- 0% Credit Cards: No Interest on Purchases for up to 12 Months (Updated!)
- 2009 Traditional and Roth IRA Contribution Limits
- Discover More Card $50 Signup Bonus
- Second Stimulus Check: How Would You Spent It?
- TradeKing $50 Signup Bonus Extended
- Voter Freebies
- Worried About Running Out of Money in Retirement?
- Buying Non-Laddered CDs With Your Emergency Fund
October 2008
- Reduced Credit Limits? Share Your Experience
- Cheap(er) Gas, High Fees
- Weekly Roundup – Vote Early and Often Edition
- Layaway Making a Comeback?
- Another Fed Rate Cut – Time to Load up on CDs?
- $50 Signup Bonus from ING Direct Electric Orange
- Paying Off Fixed vs. Variable Interest Debt
- TradeKing $50 Bonus Reminder
- Matching Foodbank Donations Followup
- Are Fuel Related Charges Here to Stay?
- Online Savings Account Rate Changes
- Yes, Quicken Online Really is Free
- Kiplinger’s Top Discount Brokers
- Is Warren Buffett Smoking Crack?
- Second Stimulus Check? Another One Might be on the Way
- Chase Freedom Rewards – $50 Signup Bonus
- Mutual Fund Sales Loads: Just Say No
- Matching Foodbank Donations Extended
- Buying a Used Piano
- Warren Buffett is Buying Stocks
- Food Bank Donation Update
- How to Calculate Tax Equivalent Yield
- Matching Donations to Your Local Food Bank
- Check Out Tip’d – Social Media for Money
- Four Reasons Not to Overreact in the Current Market
- 2007 Taxes Due on October 15th
- Weekly Roundup – New Wallet Edition
- Cashing in With the Vanguard Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
- Track Your Finances Free With Quicken Online
- U.S. Treasury Insurance for Money Market Funds
- Don’t Be Stupid – Leave Your Money in the Bank
- Recovering From a Stock Market Decline
- Sharebuilder Promo Code – $25 Bonus!
- WaMu Drops Interest Rate, Alternatives Abound
- FDIC Insurance Limits Increased to $250k
- Five Tips for Reducing Your Debt
- Porkbarrel Spending and the Economic Bailout
- $50 TradeKing Signup Bonus
- Lessons From the Stock Market Game
- Admin: Anti-Spam Images for Leaving Comments
- Escape Your Mortgage Due to a Bank Failure?
September 2008
- The Three Biggest Risks of Retirement
- Breaking News: Citi to Acquire Wachovia
- How to Become a Millionaire – The Simple Truth
- Inside the Washington Mutual Takeover
- From the Archives (September 21st – September 27th)
- Weekly Roundup – On My Own Edition
- WaMu Trial Deposits Posted, Account Active
- Breaking News: Washington Mutual to be Acquired by JPMorgan Chase (Update1)
- Improve Your Gas Mileage by Slowing Down
- Washington Mutual Online Savings Account Opening Process and Review
- Online Bank Savings Account Interest Rates (Updated!)
- Washington Mutual Raises Savings Rate to 4.00% APY
- What Happens to Your Mortgage if Your Bank Fails?
- From the Archives (September 14th – September 20th)
- A Bit of Investing Perspective
- Inside the Economic Rescue Plan: One Giant Bailout
- Market Turmoil, Portfolio Drift, and Asset Allocation: Time to Rebalance?
- How to be Sure Your Money is FDIC Insured
- The Sky is Falling: Reacting to Recent Stock Market Turmoil
- HSBC Drops APY, FNBO Direct and WaMu Hold Steady
- More ING Direct Bonus Links Posted
- Weekly Roundup – Porn in the Airport Edition
- From the Archives (September 7th – September 13th)
- Is it Un-American to Ask for a Discount?
- Amex Costco True Earnings $25 Signup Bonus
- Using Skype to Save on Long Distance
- Is WaMu on the Cusp of Failure?
- How to Become a Millionaire – Tips on Getting Rich from the World’s Richest Man
- United Airlines Bankruptcy: Don’t Believe Everything You Read
- Sometimes Cheaper is Better
- 3rd Quarter Taxes Due; Hurricane Victims Get Tax Extension
- From the Archives (August 31st – September 6th)
- WaMu Improves Their Online CD Offer
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Failure is Looming, Takeover Imminent
- Weekly Roundup – Amazon Kindle Edition
- How Much Should You Pay a Babysitter?
- Washington Mutual 12 Month CD Offer
- How to Save Money on Prescription Drugs
- What’s Your Oldest Credit Card?
- How to Sell Your Stuff on eBay
- The Best of August 2008
- Weekend Roundup – Labor Day Edition
- From the Archives (August 24th – August 30th)
August 2008
- ING Direct $25 Electric Orange Account Signup Bonus
- In the Wake of an Outage: Is HSBC Direct Reliable?
- Friday Fun: The Ten Most Popular Travel Destinations
- Five Ways to Get Your Credit Report for Free
- Quicken 2009 Discounts
- Weekly Roundup – Mailing Articles Edition
- Get the Best Mileage for Your Car-Buying Dollar
- Help a Reader: Upside Down on a Condo
- The Best Cash Back Reward Credit Card
- Risk-Free Banking
- Save Money on Gas by Tracking Your Mileage
- How to Find a Good Auto Mechanic
- Bank of America Online Banking Annoyance
- 0% Balance Transfer Offers With No Fee (Updated!)
- Understanding the Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations for Financial Planners
- Guest Post: Using an Allowance to Teach Kids About Money
- NCUA Insurance Coverage: Protecting Your Credit Union Deposits
- Weekly Roundup – Credit Addict Facelift Edition
- $25 FNBO Direct Online Billpay Promotion
- Is Your Credit Union Safe?
- A Peek Inside Our FNBO Direct Online Savings Account
- Qualifying for an FHA Home Loan
- Amazon Prime Free Trial
- Most Reliable Cars – 2008 Edition
- What Happens to Your CDs When a Bank Fails?
- Weekly Roundup – Back to the Grind Edition
- Can You Trust Bankrate’s Bank Safety Ratings?
- The State of Financial Education in the U.S.
- Ten Things Teens Should Know About Money
July 2008
- WaMu Increases Online Savings Interest Rate
- Opening an FNBO Direct Savings Account (Update)
- Evaluating Deals: Beware the Hidden Agenda
- Inside the Housing Rescue Bill
- FNBO Direct Review and Account Opening Process
- Advice for Entrepreneurs
- Bank Failures: Two More Just Bit the Dust
- The Federal Minimum Wage: Looking Back Over Time
- FDIC Insurance Coverage: Limits and Strategies
- HSBC Direct Extends 3.50% APY Promo
- Another Economic Stimulus Package? Second Round of Checks Coming Up
- Twelve Great Resources for Buying Smart
- Banks at Risk of Failure
- Weekend Roundup – Back to School Shopping Edition
- How and Why to Freeze Your Credit
- The Recent History of Bank Failures
- Discover Card Promotional Offers
- The Safest Online Banks: Is Your Savings Account in Jeopardy?
- Tips for Protecting Yourself Against Car Theft
- Hot Wheels 2008: The Most Frequently Stolen Cars in the United States
- Airline Baggage Fees: Another One Bites the Dust
- Are You Feeling Any Economic Pain?
- SmartMoney’s Top Online Broker for 2008
- Brothel Offers Free Gas to Customers
- Online Bank Interest Rates on the Rise? E-Trade Bank to 3.30% APY
- Plug-In Hybrids on the Horizon
- Consumption Smoothing and You: Save While the Saving’s Good
- Don’t be Stupid: Rotate Your Tires
- Save 5% on Gas Purchases With the Discover More Card
- What is Your Biggest Financial Vice?
- From the Archives (June 8th – July 5th)
- Weekend Roundup – New Layout Edition
- Happy Fourth of July! (Changes are Afoot)
- More Gas Saving Tips
- Thoughts on Frugality and the True Cost of Your Purchase
- The Best Cash Back Reward Credit Cards for Buying Gas
- Cheap is Not Necessarily Frugal
June 2008
- Weekly Roundup – The Internet is Dead Edition
- Some Stimulus Payments Diverted to Pay Outstanding Debts
- The Hidden Costs of Renting a Car
- Three Things You Should Know About Political Donations
- Gas Prices, the Economy, and Vacation Plans
- How to Improve Your Gas Mileage (and How Not To)
- Tuesday Roundup – Gearing up for Travel Edition
- Hack Your MPG: How to Improve Gas Mileage by 15%
- Four Financial Tips for Recent Graduates
- What Goes Into the Price of Gas?
- Q2 Estimated Tax Payments Due
- Help a Reader: Buy a House or Wait?
- What to do if you get a Second Economic Stimulus Check
- Another Stimulus Check? Second Time is the Charm
- Politics is Big Business
- Why is it so Hard to Save?
- How to Sell a House in a Down Market
- From the Archives (June 1st – June 7th)
- Sunday Roundup – Hacked Edition
- Carnivals – Week of 06/02/08
- PSA: Widespread WordPress Hack, Steals Search Engine Traffic
- How to Get Rid of Ants Safely and Without an Exterminator
- The Parallels Between Fitness and Finance
- The Role of Money and Success in Happiness
- Second Homes and Tax Nightmares
- HSBC Direct Increases to 3.50% APY
- Tips for Buying a Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance Policy
- Sunday Roundup – Gas Experiment Edition
- From the Archives (May 4th – May 31st)
- Carnivals – Week of 05/25/08
May 2008
- The Future of Retirement?
- Watch Out for Online Bill Pay Errors
- SmartMoney’s Best and Worst Brokers
- Options for Cutting Our Long Distance Phone Expenses
- Weekend Roundup – Four Day Weekend Edition
- Carnivals – Week of 05/19/08
- How Many Bank Accounts Do You Have?
- Tax Rebate Check for the Recently Deceased
- Stepping Back in Time: Our Life Ten Years Ago
- American Airlines Luggage Charges: No More Free Bags
- Size Matters: Thoughts on Product Packaging
- Cheap Alternatives for Making Long Distance Phone Calls?
- Possible Vanguard Auto-Investment Gotcha
- My Six Word Memoir
- The Social Acceptability of Frugality
- Carnivals – Week of 05/12/08
- Wal-Mart Sued for Not Using Vanguard
- Our Allowance System: New and Improved
- Economic Stimulus Spending: Expecations vs. Reality
- Stamp Prices Increased This Week
- $100 Signup Bonus From Discover Business
- How Much International Exposure Should Your Portfolio Have?
- Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs: Answering the Critics
- Carnivals – Week of 05/05/08
- Late Friday Roundup – Stimulus Spending Edition
- What Would You Do With a Million Dollars?
- Saving Money With Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
- Blockbuster Total Access Gift Card Promotion
- Thoughts on Minimizing Debt While in College
- Appealing Our Property Tax Re-Assessment (Followup)
- Haven’t Received Your Tax Stimulus Rebate Yet?
- Reducing Your Debt With Micropayments
- Our Investment Portfolio: Asset Allocation and Location
- From the Archives (April 13th – May 3rd)
- Sunday Roundup – Patio Furniture Edition
- Carnivals – Week of 04/28/08
- Feds to Crack Down on Credit Card Issuers
- Change Your Furnace Filters!
- Back to Basics – Suggestions?
- Gas Boycotts are Stupid
- Three Years of FiveCentNickel
April 2008
- Frugal is as Frugal Does?
- Financial Infidelity
- Best Online Discount Brokers (Updated!)
- Sunday Roundup – Twitter Edition
- Carnivals – Week of 04/21/08
- Tax Stimulus Rebate Payments to Start Early
- The Future of Renewable Energy – Ain’t Oil Grand?
- Best Jobs in a Bad Economy: Recession-Proof Careers
- Adding 10% to Your “Economic Stimulus” Rebate
- Appealing Our Property Tax Re-Assessment
- Are Biweekly Mortgage Payment Plans Worthwhile?
- Frugal vs. Cheap: Where Do You Draw the Line?
- Sunday Night Roundup – 100 km (and Counting) Edition
- Carnivals – Week of 04/14/08
- Five Frugal Shopping Tips
- Ten Things to Do With Your Tax Refund
- Investigating Mutual Fund Correlations
- Which Online Broker is Your Favorite?
- From the Archives (March 31st – April 12th)
- ING Direct Introduces User-Friendly Login Names
- 2007 Taxes Filed (Sorta)
- Don’t Forget to Sign Your Tax Return!
- Building an Emergency Fund
- Carnivals – Week of 04/07/08
- Friday Night Roundup: De-Caffeinated Edition
- A Peek Inside Vanguard’s Portfolio Watch
- Income Tax Filing Extensions and Your Tax Rebate
- Greenspan Speaks: U.S. Economy in a Recession
- How to Request an Income Tax Filing Extension
- More ING Direct Referral links
- Free Filing to Get Your Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate Check
- Credit Card Bonus Offers: $1300 Worth of Deals!
- Weekend Roundup – Concept2 Edition
- Carnivals – Week of 03/31/08
- Late Payments on the Rise
- The Best of March 2008
- Presidential Candidates and Pork-Barrel Spending
- Current High-Yield Online Savings Account Rates
- Upromise $10 Signup Bonus
- What’s Your Favorite Financial Magazine?
- Investment Insights: Past Performance
March 2008
- Late Monday Roundup – Guitar Hero Edition
- Dealing With the (Possible) Theft of Your Personal Data
- From the Archives – (March 23rd – March 30th)
- Carnivals – Week of 03/24/07
- Investment Insights: Staying the Course
- How to Manage Your Asset Allocation With Multiple Accounts
- Middle-Class Millionaires: Your Questions Answered
- Investment Insights: Timing the Stock Market
- Ten Tips for Avoiding an Income Tax Audit
- Home Sales UP in February
- Weekly Roundup – Easter Madness Edition
- From the Archives – (March 16th – March 22nd)
- Carnivals – Week of 03/17/08
- Reconsidering Our Asset Allocation
- Official Tax Rebate Calculator
- Tax Stimulus Rebate Payment Schedule
- Midweek Roundup – Start of Soccer Edition
- Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate Notification Received
- The Lazy Cheapskate’s Guide to Saving the Planet
- Introducing Credit Addict (dot com)
- Save Money by Fixing Things Yourself
- From the Archives (February 10th – March 15th)
- Buyer Beware: Sharper Image Gift Card Restrictions
- Seven Deadly Sins That Lead to Debt
- Weekly Roundup – Stripped Delegates Edition
- The High Cost of Instant Gratification
- Uncommon Charitable Tax Deductions
- The Middle-Class Millionaire: Questions for the Author?
- Past Performance Does Not Predict Future Returns
- Middle-Class Millionaires?
- Weekend Roundup – The Finwikian Edition
- Banks and Fraud: Bank of America Better Than Expected?
- The Safest Banks: Everbank and ING are the Best
- Wednesday Roundup – Back at the Ranch Edition
- What’s the Most You’ve Ever Paid for a Tank of Gas?
- Thoughts From the Cayman Islands: Bank, Banks, Banks
- The Value of Doing Your Own Taxes
February 2008
- Organizing Your Tax Records Throughout the Year
- The Importance of Having a Plan
- First Time Homebuyers, Think for Yourselves!
- Words of Wisdom From Warren Buffett
- Living an Intentional Life
- Using a Spreadsheet to Realize Your Financial Values
- Gambling vs. Investing: Casinos and the Stock Market
- Words of the Financially Challenged
- On the Road… But You’re in Good Hands
- Hidden Costs of Retiring Overseas
- Twelve Tips for Preparing Your House for Sale
- Early Retirement: Figuring Out How Much You’ll Need
- Cost of Living Increasing Faster Than Inflation Estimates?
- Weekend Roundup – Countdown to Vacation Edition
- Reaching the Mortgage Crossover Point
- Our Biggest Income Tax Deductions
- Mortgage Refinance Complete
- Stamp Prices: Looking Back Over Time
- Tax Stimulus Rebate is Now Law
- What is ‘Shorting’ a Stock?
- Whatever Happened to Traveller’s Checks?
- Stamp Prices Increase (Yet Again)
- Building a Cocktail Party Portfolio
- From the Archives (January 27th – February 9th)
- Weekend Roundup – Cleared to Close Edition
- eBay’s New Feedback Policy
- Net Worth Values – The Rich Get Richer?
- Senate Passes Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate
- The Fine Art of ‘Reverse Budgeting’
- Lessons Learned From Average Net Worth Values
- Average Net Worth Values
- United Airlines to Charge $25 for a Second Bag
- Late Monday Roundup – XLII Aftermath Edition
- Should You Pay Your Taxes With a Credit Card?
January 2008
- House Approves Tax Stimulus Package
- IRA Changes for 2008
- Tax Deductions: 12 Commonly Missed Tax Deductions
- Would the “Fair Tax” Gut the Economy?
- Common Federal Income Tax Deductions
- Qualifying for an ‘Economic Stimulus’ Tax Rebate Check
- Monday Roundup – Speeding Ticket Edition
- 2008 Resolutions: Are You Still on Track With Your Goals?
- From the Archives (January 20th – January 26th)
- Economic Stimulus Checks: Save or Spend?
- Thoughts on Tipping
- Tax Rebate Followup
- Tax Rebate Details Announced
- Steps to Early Retirement
- Thursday Roundup – The Paper on Top Edition
- Refinancing Our Mortgage
- Fed Issues Major Rate Cut
- Creating a Home Inventory for Insurance Purposes
- Weekend Roundup – Palm Centro Edition
- From the Archives (January 13th – January 19th)
- The Best of December 2007
- Tipping Etiquette: How Much to Tip a Cab Driver?
- Stretching Your Savings in Retirement
- Help a Reader: CDs at a Defunct Bank
- Midweek Roundup – Winter Weather Edition
- Subscribing to the Consumer Reports Money Adviser
- Yet Another Reason Credit Cards are Better Than Debit Cards
- Credit Monitoring and Free Credit Reports via TrueCredit
- Saving for Retirement at the Last Minute
- Things That are Totally Worth the Money
- Weekly Roundup – Pneumonia Edition
- From the Archives (January 6th – January 12th)
- Estimated Tax Payment Reminder
- Sprint SERO Users, Check Your Bill
- Are You a Registered Traveler?
- Keeping Cash on Hand
- Money Math: Quick and Dirty Financial Equations
- Buy It, Read It, Return It
- What’s Your Favorite Online Bank?
- From the Archives (December 31st – January 5th)
- Weekly Roundup – $100 Oil Edition
- Top Financial Goals for 2008
- Help a Reader: Roth IRA Income Limits and Marriage
- More AMT Insights
- Setting Financial Goals for 2008
- Happy New Year!
December 2007
- Beer Prices on the Rise
- From the Archives (December 23rd – December 30th)
- Weekly Roundup – Still on Vacation Edition
- Charities of Choice 2007
- Discover Brings Back Signup Bonus
- Social Security Taxes in 2008
- Using Credit Cards to Post Bail
- Charitable Donations are Down This Year
- Merry Christmas!
- Money Monday: Tag Team Edition
- From the Archives (December 16th – December 22nd)
- Christmas Shopping Roundup
- What is the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
- HSBC Direct Drops Savings Rate
- Congress Passes Temporary Fix for the Alternative Minimum Tax
- More Great Books About Money
- Another Blockbuster Price Increase
- More Credit Cards With Signup Bonuses
- Thoughts on the New Energy Bill
- Singing the Praises of PriceProtectr
- (Not) Home for the Holidays
- The Best Credit Cards for 2012
- Shopping for the Most Expensive Items at Amazon.com
- Clearing Out Your House for Fun and Profit
- From the Archives (December 9th – December 15th)
- Weekly Roundup – Freezing Cold Edition
- The Best 529 Plans, Revisited
- Home Renovation Complete
- Planning a Disney Cruise
- Buying Gift Cards at a Discount
- Thanks For Your Support – December 2007
- Eleven Great Books About Money
- From the Archives (December 2nd – December 8th)
- Weekly Roundup – Exterior Christmas Lights Edition
- Get Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs on the Cheap
- Thoughts on the Subprime Mortgage Bailout
- Help a Reader: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Overspending
- Year End Money Moves
- Shopping for (and Buying) a New Vacuum Cleaner
- From the Archives (November 25th – December 1st)
- Debt Freedom Rocks
- What’s Your Favorite Credit Card?
- Rebalancing Your Portfolio Without Taking a Financial Hit
- Weekly Roundup – Christmas Tree Edition
November 2007
- The Lies That (Some) Financial Advisers Tell
- Finally… Customer Service That Rocks
- Carnivals – Week of 11/26/07
- Cashing in American Express Membership Rewards Points
- Comment Tracking Services an Online Banking Security Concern?
- Flexible Spending Account Spent Out for 2007
- From the Archives (November 18th – November 24th)
- Weekly Roundup – Thanksgiving Turkey Chili Edition
- The Best of October 2007
- Carnivals – Week of 11/19/07
- Dish Network Pay-Per-View Followup
- A Few Things for Which I’m Thankful
- Protecting Our Credit From a Wayward Collection Agency
- Accounting for Your Home’s Value in Quicken (or the Like)
- Dish Network, You STILL Suck
- Changing Our Reward Credit Card Strategy
- Dreamhost $97 Discount Code
- From the Archives (November 4th – November 17th)
- Weekly Roundup – Renovation Homestretch Edition
- MacBook Trackpad Problems? Quick Fix for that Stuck Trackpad
- Beware the Siren Song of Gift Cards
- To Gift or Not to Gift: Frugal Gift-Giving Strategies
- Zecco Ramping Up Mainstream Advertising?
- Another Great Way to Fund Your IRA
- How Does Zecco Make Money?
- Weekly Roundup – Toy Recall Edition
- 2007 IRA Contribution Limits
- Home Addition Update: Drywall Dust, Dust, and More Dust
- Funding an IRA When You’re Not Sure You Can Afford It
- Heat and Air Repairs: Decisions, Decisions…
- Your Secret Credit Scores
- Still Waiting on Debt Validation from the Collection Agency
- From the Archives (October 28th – November 3rd)
- Weekly Roundup – Better Comments Edition
- Thoughts on Long Term Disability Insurance
- Thanks for Your Support – November 2007
October 2007
- Open Enrollment Time
- 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) Contribution Limits for 2008
- From the Archives (October 21st – October 27th)
- Weekly Roundup – Waiting for Windows Edition
- Home Renovation Progress (and Property Tax Assessment)
- Busy Schedules: Money Saver or Money Waster
- Feeling Rich: Words to Live By
- Yet Another Reason to Value Your Credit Score
- Another Reason to Value Your Credit Score
- From the Archives (October 14th – October 20th)
- Weekly Roundup – Adding Injury to Insult Edition
- Conservation Fund: Matching Donations Followup
- Signed up for Amazon Prime
- Look Before You Leap: Roth IRA Conversions in 2010
- Matching Donations, Update #3
- Upselling at the Airport
- Matching Donations, Update #2
- The Accidental Deadbeat
- Matching Donations Update
- Matching Donations to The Conservation Fund
- Save the Planet With a New Credit Card
- The Benefits of Switching to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
- From the Archives (October 7th – October 13th)
- Weekly Roundup – Totally Unplugged Edition
- Carnivals – Week of 10/08/07
- AmEx Gold Rewards Bonus Followup
- Sprint SERO Rebates Due
- Making Sense of Tax Efficient Money Funds
- All About the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
- Amex 25k Bonus Point Offer Extended
- Called by a Collection Agency
- From the Archives (September 30th – October 6th)
- Weekly Roundup – Foundation Wall Edition
- Credit Bureaus to Offer Credit Freezes to Customers Nationwide
- 2008 IRA Contribution Limits
- Carnivals – Week of 10/01/07
- Ten Tips for Dealing With a Lost Wallet
- Zecco Modifies Commission Structure
- Subscribe to FiveCentNickel via RSS or E-mail (It’s Free!)
- 1,000,000 Visitors…
- Updated List of Free Credit Card Mile Promotions
- The Best of September 2007
- Thanks For Your Support – October 2007
- NetBank Fails, Underscores Importance of FDIC Limits
- Our Home Renovations: The Beginning
September 2007
- From the Archives (September 23rd – September 29th)
- Weekly Roundup: Mail on Sunday Edition
- PenFed CD Rates Increased to 6.00% APY
- Q&A: Dave Ramsey and Debt Reduction
- Carnivals – Week of 09/23/07
- Switching to a Bank of America Money Market Account
- HSBC Direct Drops Interest Rate
- Mobile Money: Five Tips For Managing Your Finances on the Go
- Deducting Disciplinary Fines as a Business Expense
- Words of Wisdom from Alan Greenspan
- From the Archives (September 16th – September 22nd)
- Weekly Roundup – Mobile Web Edition
- Q&A: Debt Reduction Strategy
- Carnivals – Week of 09/17/07
- ING Direct Cuts Interest Rate
- Vanguard Reduces Barrier to Entry for Voyager Services
- Dealing With Found Money, Followup
- Sprint SERO Update: My Treo 755p Arrived
- Sprint PCS SERO Signup Glitches
- Bonds Ball is Up For Voting
- Dealing With Found Money
- From the Archives (September 9th – September 15th)
- 3rd Quarter 2007 Estimated Taxes Due
- Weekly Roundup – Soccer Madness Edition
- Getting a New Treo 755p on a Sprint PCS SERO Plan
- Q&A: Using IRA Funds to Pay Off a Student Loan
- “Borrowing” Money from an IRA
- High Electric Bills and the Battle Against Increasing Energy Costs
- Q&A: Using IRA Funds to Purchase a Home Outside the U.S.
- The Best of August 2007
- NCN and GRS Join MoneyBlogNetwork
- Credit Limits Poll Results
- From the Archives (September 2nd – September 8th)
- Weekly Roundup – 3rd Quarter Taxes Edition
- Carnivals – Week of 09/03/07
- Front Loading Washer and Dryer Recommendations?
- Refilling a Toothpaste Tube for Fun and Convenience
- Money Poll #26: Credit Limits
- The High Cost of Low Risk Investing
- Thanks For Your Support – September 2007
- From the Archives (August 26th – September 1st)
- Weekly Roundup – 100% Agave Edition
- Blockbuster Price Change – We’re Still on the Older, Better Plan
August 2007
- Online Banking Roundup: WT Direct vs. HSBC, ING, and Emigrant
- Carnivals – Week of 08/27/07
- Capital One – Intentionally Harming Credit Scores?
- Do You Need Longevity Insurance?
- How to Make Money in the Stock Market, Re-Revisited
- First Time Home Buying: Using IRA to Buy a Home
- From the Archives (August 19th – August 25th)
- Weekly Roundup – Anniversary Edition
- How to Make Money in the Stock Market (Revisited)
- Carnivals – Week of 08/20/07
- How to Make Money in the Stock Market
- Using Shopper Data to Get the Word Out About Recalls
- Mortgage Fees: What’s Legit and What Isn’t
- TIAA-CREF Gets Canned
- Has the Bull Market Run its Course?
- From the Archives (August 12th – August 18th)
- links for 2007-08-19
- More Info on Blockbuster’s Online Movie Rental Changes
- Weekly Roundup – Avoiding Chores Edition
- Blockbuster Modifies Their Online Movie Rental Service
- Money and Happiness
- Carnivals – Week of 08/13/07
- Stock Market Freefall
- Honda Accord Diesel Coming Soon
- It’s Okay to Spend Money
- From the Archives (August 5th – August 11th)
- Weekly Roundup – Deathly Hallows Edition
- Capital One Sucks Slightly Less Now
- Carnivals – Week of 08/06/07
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average: Then and Now
- Online Banking Comes of Age?
- Thinking About a Housing Addition
- Capital One Jacks Up Interest Rates
- $10 AT&T DSL for New Subscribers
- From the Archives (July 29th – August 4th)
- Weekly Roundup – Back to School Edition
- Carnivals – Week of 07/30/07
- How to Decide if Travelling to a Sales Tax Holiday is Worthwhile
- Tax Holidays Starting Soon
- Thanks for Your Support (August 2007)
- Reducing Our Electrical Usage: One Year Later
July 2007
- The Three Best 529 Plans
- Social Networking and Identity Theft
- The Best of June 2007
- From the Archives (July 22nd – July 28th)
- Weekly Roundup – You Can’t Go Home Again Edition
- Amazon Harry Potter Promo Code Arrived
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, and Consumer Domination
- GM Touts Reduced Fuel Consumption
- The Very Best 529 Plans?
- How do you Track your Finances?
- Leverage: Home Appreciation vs. Investment Perfomance
- From the Archives (July 15th – July 21st)
- Home Lost (and Re-Gained) Over a Tiny Tax Bill
- Weekly Roundup – Dow 14,000 Edition (and the Mommy Wars)
- Discover Open Road Rewards Changing (and Some Alternatives)
- Favorite Mutual Fund Companies: The Results
- Historical Net Worth Numbers
- $800 in Credit Card Bonuses (Anyone Can Apply)
- From the Archives (July 8th – July 14th)
- Weekly Roundup – Night on the Town Edition
- Using Yodlee to Circumvent Account Login Problems
- Wal-Mart ‘Rolls Back’ Minimum Age for Prosecution
- Federal Reserve to Scale Back Check Processing Operation
- Favorite Mutual Fund Company?
- Amazon Deal on the New Harry Potter Book
- Credit Card Bonus Chasing and Your Credit Score
- Thanks for Your Support (July 2007)
- From the Archives (July 1st – July 7th)
- Weekly Roundup – Missing Quicken Installer Edition
- Bill Me Later
- Pay Phones on Their Way Out
- Eight Random Things About Me
- Happy 4th of July!
- $700 in Credit Card Bonuses (Anyone Can Apply)
- Weekly Roundup – 06/29/07
- From the Archives (June 24th – June 30th)
June 2007
- The Limits of Frugality
- Five Reasons you Should Care About your Credit (FICO) Score
- Banks May Rescue Defaulting Homeowners
- The 5 Worst Credit Card Practices
- The U-Turn: How My Debt Reduction Journey Began
- From the Archives (June 17th – June 23rd)
- $250 from American Express Gold Rewards Card
- Going Too Far in the Name of Saving Money
- Extended Travel Abroad for the Young
- Why I’d Hire This Real Estate Agent
- On the Road
- Ten Tips for a Successful Moving Sale
- Send Money Via PayPal Using Your Cell Phone
- How to Link Additional Accounts to Emigrant Direct
- From the Archives (June 10th – June 16th)
- Weekly Roundup – 06/15/07
- State and Federal Income Tax Arbitrage
- TIAA-CREF Sure is Slow
- “Maxed Out” Now on DVD
- My First Experience With the New Bank of America ATMs
- Guest Bloggers Needed at Raising4Boys, Too
- Guest Bloggers Wanted
- Quarterly Taxes Due Friday, June 15th
- How Movie Theaters Make Money
- Thanks for Your Support (June 2007)
- From the Archives (June 3rd – June 9th)
- Weekly Roundup – 06/08/07
- Carnivals – Week of 06/04/07
- Google Currency Converter, Revisited
- Q&A: Earnest Money
- The Best of May 2007
- Money Q&A Series
- Eco-Friendly Energy Savings
- Honda to Discontinue Accord Hybrid
- Avoiding the Gift Tax via Direct Tuition or Medical Payments
- 24 Hours of Personal Finance
- From the Archives (May 27th – June 2nd)
- Why Avoid the 0% Balance Transfer Game?
- Carnivals – Week of 05/28/07
- Migration Complete, We Have Lift Off
- Cash Out Roth IRA to Pay Off House?
- Weekly Roundup – 06/01/07
May 2007
- Followup: Citi Dividend Platinum Select Card Conversions
- Save Money on Life Insurance by Paying Annually
- Followup: Multiple Employers and the 415(c) Limit
- Are You a 0% Credit Card Daredevil?
- From the Archives (May 20th – May 26th)
- Citi Dividend Platinum Select Card Conversions?
- Weekly Roundup – 05/25/07
- Carnivals – Week of 05/21/07
- Help Needed: Multiple Employers and the 415(c) Limit
- Net Worth vs. Net Investable Assets
- Favorite Podcasts?
- Another Giveaway Winner: The 5GB Microdrive
- The Bricks Have Arrived
- John Bogle’s Favorite Mutual Fund Companies
- New 0% Balance Transfer Credit Card Offers
- From the Archives (May 13th – May 19th)
- Weekly Roundup – 05/18/07
- Anniversary Giveaway Prizes On Their Way
- Roth IRA Conversion Limits Going Away
- Georgia Prosecutes First Violators of Payday Loan Ban
- Best Personal Finance Books
- The Importance of Buying Flood Insurance
- Stamp Prices Increased Today – Use Enough Postage
- Air Conditioning Followup
- Air Conditioning Repairs
- Anniversary Giveaway Winners
- From the Archives (May 6th – May 12th)
- Weekly Roundup – 05/11/07
- Thanks for Your Support (Mid-May 2007)
- CitiBank’s “All-Electronic” Program Sure Involves a lot of Paper
- Anniversary Giveaway, Final Update!
- From the Archives (April 29th – May 5th)
- Carnivals – Week of 05/07/07
- A Real-Life Example of Debit Card Fraud
- Anniversary Giveaway, Update #6
- New Citi Dividend Platinum Rewards Promotion
- Five Reasons That Credit Cards Rock and Debit Cards Suck
- Anniversary Giveaway, Update #5
- The Downside of Debit Cards
- The Convenience of Using a Debit Card
- Anniversary Giveaway, Update #4
- Stamp Price Reminder
- The Best of April 2007
- Weekly Roundup – 05/04/07
- Anniversary Giveaway, Update #3
- Carnivals – Week of 04/30/07
- How Do You Keep Track of Receipts?
- Anniversary Giveaway, Update #2
- Three Ways to Make Your IRA Work Harder
- Anniversary Giveaway, Update #1
- Sunlight Calculator for Gardening
- Two Years of FiveCentNickel and a Big, Huge Giveaway
April 2007
- Happy Tax Freedom Day!
- Playing the Percentages: The Effect of Gains and Losses
- H&R Block USB Flash Drive Giveaway #5
- One Year Ago This Week (April 22nd – April 28th)
- Asset Allocation in our TIAA-CREF 457(b)
- H&R Block USB Flash Drive Giveaway #4
- Weekly Roundup – 04/27/06
- Vanguard Removes Annual Account Fee
- links for 2007-04-26
- The Cost of a Wired World
- Fuel Prices on the Rise; $4/Gallon in the Near Future?
- Orlando Gas Gouging
- Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for a Discount, The Sequel
- H&R Block USB Flash Drive Giveaway #3
- One Year Ago This Week (April 15th – April 21st)
- PFBlogs.org Rocks the House
- Weekly Roundup – 04/20/07
- Carnivals – Week of 04/16/07
- Renovations That Can Hurt the Value of Your Home
- H&R Block USB Flash Drive Giveaway #2
- Turbo Tax E-file Meltdown and an IRS Reprieve
- Why Taxes Were Due on a Tuesday
- Estimated Taxes and Avoiding Underpayment Penalties
- Getting a Refund? No Need to File on Time
- H&R Block USB Flash Drive Giveaway
- How to Request a Tax Filing Extension
- One Year Ago This Week (April 8th – April 14th)
- links for 2007-04-16
- Weekly Roundup – 04/13/07
- Welcome Hartford Courant Readers (and Others)
- Carnivals – Week of 04/09/07
- Don’t Forget to Sign Your Tax Return!
- Blockbuster Total Access Looks Good So Far
- Max That Roth! (Yet Again)
- links for 2007-04-12
- How to Prioritize Your Retirement Accounts
- SEP-IRA Funded for 2006
- One Year Ago This Week (April 1st – April 7th)
- 2006 Taxes in Review
- Weekly Roundup – 04/06/07
- Buying New Bedroom Furniture: Shop Around and Negotiate
- Carnivals – Week of 04/02/07
- FDIC Insurance Higher on Retirement Accounts
- Ask for Credit Card Fees to be Reversed
- Roth IRA Income Limits for 2007
- Money Madness: The Champion
- Opened a 457(b)
- The Best of March 2007
- One Year Ago This Week (March 25th – March 31st)
March 2007
- Weekly Roundup – 03/30/07
- Netflix Changes Shipping Policy for the Worse?
- Carnivals – Week of 03/26/07
- Blockbuster Total Access vs. NetFlix
- Georgia Upholds Ban on Payday Loans
- Avoid Check Washing With Special Ink?
- Money Madness: The Championship Round
- Amex $150 Signup Bonus Still Alive?
- Minimizing Our Taxes with a SEP-IRA, 403(b) and 457(b)
- One Year Ago This Week (March 18th – March 24th)
- links for 2007-03-26
- Thanks for Your Support (March 2007)
- Money Madness: Final Four Time!
- Weekly Roundup – 03/23/07
- Stamp Price Increase (Again)
- More Thoughts About Refinancing Our Mortgage
- How to Decide When to Refinance Your Mortgage
- How I Dodged a Speeding Ticket
- Money Madness: The Elite Eight
- My Favorite Reward Credit Card
- Virtual Tax Help?
- One Year Ago This Week (March 11th – March 17th)
- Weekly Roundup – 03/16/07
- Money Madness: Sweet Sixteen (Help Needed!)
- How to Avoid ATM Fees
- Erroneous Medical Bill Update
- How is Your FICO Credit Score Determined?
- NCRC Sure Looks Like a Scam to Me
- Fender Bender Update
- Sweat Equity: Improving our Landscaping
- Money Madness, Round Two
- One Year Ago This Week (March 3rd – March 10th)
- Weekly Roundup – 03/09/07
- Daylight Savings Time: Time to Spring Forward
- Get Free SkyMiles from Delta
- Delinquency Rates and FICO Scores
- Carnivals – Week of 03/05/07
- Six Reasons You Should Review Your Credit Report
- $300 Billion in Uncollected Taxes?
- Dealing With a Fender Bender
- links for 2007-03-06
- Money Madness @ FreeMoneyFinance
- Save Energy, Cut Your Taxes
- One Year Ago This Week (February 25th – March 2nd)
- Weekly Roundup – 03/02/07
- Excellent Digital Camera Site
- Tax Return Poll Results
- Carnivals – Week of 02/26/07
- Where to Find the Citi Driver’s Edge Redemption Form
- The Best of February 2007
- links for 2007-03-01
February 2007
- Tax Credit for Retirement Savings Contributions
- How to Profit from Credit Card Arbitrage
- Using ‘ItsDeductible’ to Figure the Value of Donations
- Money Poll #25: Tax Preparation
- One Year Ago This Week (February 18th – February 24th)
- Random Thanks
- Phone Tax Credit Refund Abuse
- Weekly Roundup – 02/23/07
- links for 2007-02-23
- Carnivals – Week of 02/19/07
- Getting Ready for Tax Season
- Free Long Distance Calls via Google Maps
- Get Your Telephone Tax Refund
- ING Electric Orange Online Checking Account
- One Year Ago This Week (February 11th – February 17th)
- Weekly Roundup – 02/16/07
- Online Bank Competition Heating Up?
- Bank Account Poll Results
- Carnivals – Week of 02/12/07
- Frequency of Online Billpay
- Buying Odd-Sized, Non-Standard Furnace Filters?
- New Strategy for Blocking Comment Spam
- Applying for a Business Credit Card
- Dave Ramsey is Good at Psychology
- Always (Always!) Double-Check Your Medical Bills
- Money Poll #24: Bank Accounts
- Full-Text RSS Feed Problems Solved
- One Year Ago This Week (February 4th – February 10th)
- Recent Site Changes (Improvements?)
- Weekly Roundup – 02/09/07
- Create Your Very Own Personal Finance Weblog
- Carnivals – Week of 02/05/07
- Use ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Frequent Flyer Programs Accelarate Expirations
- Ratcheting Up Our 403(b) Contributions
- Ten Simple Ways to Cover Your Ass(ets)
- How to Become a Millionaire
- 403(b) Contribution Limits for 2007
- One Year Ago This Week (January 28th – February 3rd)
- Welcome New York Times Readers!
- The Best of January 2007
- Weekly Roundup – 02/02/07
- Carnivals – Week of 01/29/07
- Expensive Hotels and Costly Internet Access
January 2007
- 12 Simple Ways to Save Money on Utilities (and the Planet)
- Keeping Your Business and Home Life Separate
- American Express Membership Rewards ‘Account Linkage Fee’
- Carnival of Personal Finance #85
- links for 2007-01-28
- HSBC Direct is Trying to Attract New Money
- One Year Ago This Week (January 21st – January 27th)
- Weekly Roundup – 01/26/07
- Super Bowl (and Stock Market) Prediction Poll Results
- Carnivals – Week of 01/22/07
- How to Get an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Most Common Financial Resolutions
- Renting a Post Office Box
- Money Poll #23: Super Bowl Prediction
- links for 2007-01-22
- One Year Ago This Week (January 14th – January 20th)
- Weekly Roundup – 01/19/07
- Zurich Direct Class Action Settlement Finally Arrived
- 0% Balance Transfer Credit Card Arbitrage in Action
- Current Debt Load Poll Results
- Carnivals – Week of 01/15/07
- Ten Steps to Simplify Your Finances, Part 4
- Don’t Miss These Tax Deductions
- links for 2007-01-17
- Ten Steps to Simplify Your Finances, Part 3
- Money Poll #22: Current Debt Load
- Ten Steps to Simplify Your Finances, Part 2
- One Year Ago This Week (January 7th – January 13th)
- Weekly Roundup – 01/12/07
- Ten Steps to Simplify Your Finances, Part 1
- Gift Card Poll Results
- Carnivals – Week of 01/08/07
- Correcting Roth IRA Contribution Mistakes
- National Tax Advice Day 2007
- Free Bonus Miles & Points for Applying for Credit Cards (Updated!)
- links for 2007-01-09
- Money Poll #21: Gift Cards
- Changes Afoot: Full-Text RSS Feed and Daily Links
- One Year Ago This Week (December 31st – January 6th)
- Florida Travel Recommendations?
- Weekly Roundup – 01/05/06
- HSBC Direct to Revamp Website
- RSS Feed Problems
- How our Estate Plan is Structured
- Carnivals – Week of 01/01/07
- Amazon.com Paperless Rebates Rock (So Far)
- Citibank Refused to Process our Red Cross Donation
- Best 0% Balance Transfer Credit Card Offers (Updated!)
- Charities of Choice 2006, Part IV: The Conservation Fund
- Happy New Year! (And Some Goals)
- One Year Ago This Week (2006 Holiday Edition)
December 2006
- Weekly Roundup – 12/29/06
- Last Will and Trust (at Last!)
- Charities of Choice 2006, Part III: Our Local Food Bank
- Important 2007 Tax Filing Deadlines
- Charities of Choice 2006, Part II: The American Red Cross
- AmEx Credit Card Signup Bonus Disappearing Soon
- Registering an LLC
- Charities of Choice 2006, Part I: Modest Needs
- Opening an Optional 403(b)
- Weekly Roundup – 12/22/06
- Warning: Airline Miles Expiring
- Why do Credit Cards Expire?
- Online Shopping Poll Results
- Carnivals – Week of 12/18/06
- The Many Versions of Monopoly
- Lessons from the Most Talked About Topics of 2006
- Become an Amazon.com Price Drop Ninja
- One Year Ago This Week (December 10th – December 16th)
- Money Poll #20: Online Shopping
- Weekly Roundup – 12/15/06
- Roth IRAs Maxed out for 2006
- How to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
- More on Reducing Your Junk Mail
- How to Protect Your Privacy in Three Easy Steps
- One Year Ago This Week (December 3rd – December 9th)
- HSBC Direct Adds (More) Annoying Security Features
- Back in Town
- Weekly Roundup – 12/08/06
- eBay to the Rescue
- Property Taxes on my Mind
- Savers vs. Spenders – Does There Always Need to be a Fight?
- The Biggest Saver
- On the Road
- One Year Ago This Week (November 26th – December 2nd)
- Weekly Roundup – 12/01/06
- Charity Spotlight Series
- American Cancer Society Charity Drive
November 2006
- Carnivals – Week of 11/27/06
- Establishing Credit With a New Taxpayer Identification Number
- New Passport Requirements for International Travel
- Google Checkout: First Impressions
- The Best of FCN – Selection from 08/06
- Signup Bonuses for Business Credit Cards (Anyone can Apply)
- One Year Ago This Week (November 19th – November 25th)
- Weekly Roundup – 11/24/06
- Carnivals – Week of 11/20/06
- Happy Thanksgiving
- Putting Together an Estate Plan
- Flexible Spending Closed out at a Profit
- One Year Ago This Week (November 12th – November 18th)
- Standard Mileage Rate Increases for 2007
- Transferring 403(b) Funds via a 90-24 Transfer
- Weekly Roundup – 11/17/06
- Carnivals – Week of 11/13/06
- Running Windows XP on a MacBook Pro
- Ten Most Reliable Cars
- The Social Security Tax Ceiling
- Reward Credit Cards – What’s in My Wallet?
- Sam’s Club Now Accepting MasterCard
- Income Limits for Converting Traditional IRA Funds to a Roth IRA
- Welcome Miami Herald Readers
- Weekly Roundup – 11/10/06
- One Year Ago This Week (November 5th – November 11th)
- What is Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI)?
- Value Investing News Site
- Carnivals – Week of 11/06/06
- Roth IRA Contribution Limits: How the ‘Phaseout’ Works
- Welcome ‘Voice of San Diego’ Readers
- UPS Holiday Shipping Projection
- Undoing Roth IRA Contribution Mistakes
- Checkbook Security: Keep an Eye on Your Checks!
- My Best and Worst Money Moves
- One Year Ago This Week (October 29th – November 4th)
- Welcome Rockford Register Star Readers
- Gas Prices Drop, American Car Buyers Forego Economy
- Five Questions (and Answers) About Blog Carnivals
- Weekly Roundup – 11/03/06
- Carnivals – Week of 10/30/06
- Wal-Mart to Stop Offering Layaway
- Buying Term Life Insurance (Again), Update #4
October 2006
- Sam’s Club Checks Arrived
- Economic Analysis of Halloween
- Halloween Thoughts…
- Real Estate Sign of the Times
- One Year Ago This Week (October 22nd – October 28th)
- Weekly Roundup – 10/27/06
- Daylight Savings Time Coming to an End
- Carnivals – Week of 10/23/06
- Lose Weight, Save Gas
- Homes Sales Fall, Prices Drop
- Checkbook Security
- Noise Cancelling Headphones – Recommendations?
- New Retirement Calculator
- How to Order Checks Without Getting Ripped Off
- One Year Ago This Week (October 15th – October 21st)
- Weekly Roundup – 10/20/06
- Save on Medical Care – Part IV
- Carnivals – Week of 10/16/06
- Dow Closes Over 12,000 for First Time Ever
- Plastic Bags for Fifty Cents at Airport Security
- Opening a Vanguard SEP-IRA and Executing a Direct Rollover
- Dish Network Technical Troubles Solved
- Buying Life Insurance (Again), Update #3
- Dish Network Technical Problems: This is Getting Ridiculous!
- Is Ethanol the Answer?
- The Best of FCN – Selections from 07/06
- Withdrawing Funds From Upromise
- One Year Ago This Week (October 8th – October 14th)
- Weekly Roundup – 10/13/06
- Cashing in Our CDs (or Not)
- Health Insurance: HMOs vs. PPOs
- Opening a Bank of America Home Equity Line of Credit, Part II
- Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for a Discount
- Dish Network Customer Service Salvation (For Real This Time?)
- Opening a Bank of America Home Equity Line of Credit
- One Year Ago This Week (October 1st – October 7th)
- Weekly Roundup – 10/05/06
- Vanguard Changes Target Retirement Fund Offerings
- Carnivals – Week of 10/02/06
- Citi Thank You Rewards Just Got Worse
- Save for College or Retirement?
- Dish Network Customer Service: Drat, Foiled Again!
- The Bogleheads’ Book Project, Chapter Two
- Another Identity Theft Threat
- One Year Ago This Week (September 24th – September 30th)
September 2006
- Save on Medical Care – Part III
- Weekly Roundup – 09/29/06
- Carnivals – Week of 09/25/06
- Home Depot Rebate Comes Through (and Quick!)
- Buying Life Insurace (Again), Update #2
- Save on Medical Care – Part II
- Saving Money: Focus on Big or Small Items?
- One Year Ago This Week (September 17th – September 23rd)
- Save on Medical Care – Part I
- Gas Price Drop to be Shortlived?
- Gas Prices Falling Fast
- The Weather Channel = MTV of Meteorology?
- Movie Snack Poll Results
- How to Dispute a Citibank Credit Charge Online
- Weekly Roundup – 09/22/06
- Carnivals – Week of 09/18/06
- SimplyBunkBeds.com Misled Us (And I’m Not Happy)
- Dish Network Customer Service Salvation (At Long Last)
- Skip Lunch, Save $100k
- Solving Customer Service Problems
- Money Saving Tip for the Recently (or Soon-to-Be) Unemployed
- Money Poll #19: Movie Snacks
- One Year Ago This Week (September 10th – September 16th)
- Credit Card Receipt Poll Results
- HSBC Introduces Telephone Access Codes
- Hidden Costs of Home Ownership
- Weekly Roundup – 09/15/06
- Home Depot Rebate Update
- 2006 Federal Tax Rates
- Carnivals – Week of 09/11/06
- Treasury Securities: A Survey of What’s Available
- Frugal Confession: I Cut My Own Hair
- Roadmap for a Successful Relocation
- Money Poll #18: Credit Card Receipts
- One Year Ago This Week (September 3rd – September 9th)
- Weekly Roundup – 09/08/06
- H&R Block Announces New Programs
- Frugal Confession: We Bring Our Own Candy to the Theater
- Buying Life Insurance (Again), Update #1
- Retirement Savings Options, Part II
- Carnivals – Week of 09/04/06
- Buying Life Insurance (Again)
- Retirement Savings Options, Part I
- Self-Employment, Taxes and SEP-IRAs
- Automating our Finances
- One Year Ago This Week (August 27th – September 2nd)
- Solving Dish Network Customer Service Problems
- Weekly Roundup – 09/01/06
August 2006
- Skip the Theater, Get Netflix
- Carnivals – Week of 08/28/06
- Estimating Your Life Insurance Needs
- Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb Changeover Complete
- The Best of FCN — Selections from 06/06
- Weekly Roundup – 08/25/06
- Google as a Mutual Fund?
- One Year Ago This Week (August 20th – August 26th)
- Reducing Peak Electrical Usage
- Marriage by the Numbers
- Carnivals – Week of 08/21/06
- Termite Control: Sentricon vs. Termidor
- Summer Electric Bill Pain
- Dish Network Customer Service STILL Sucks
- Spending Money to Save Money
- One Year Ago This Week (August 13th – August 19th)
- Weekly Roundup – 08/18/06
- Newspaper TWO, Craigslist Zero
- Carnivals – Week of 08/14/06
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment: What’s the Point?
- Non-Electronic Online Bill Pay Question
- Newspaper One, Craigslist Zero
- Choosing a Health Insurance Plan
- Home Depot Appliance Rebate Screwup
- Solving Firefox Problems on Intel-Powered Macs
- One Year Ago This Week (August 6th – August 12th)
- Weekly Roundup – 08/11/06
- Pre-Paid Legal Plans
- Carnivals – Week of 08/07/06
- Craigslist First Impressions: Lots of Scammers
- Applying for a Passport
- Are you Saving Enough for Retirement?
- Bank of America to Improve ATM Deposits
- What Would You do With a Bunch of Bricks?
- One Year Ago This Week (July 30th – August 5th)
- AmEx Buyer’s Assurance Warranty Extension Program
- Weekly Roundup – 08/04/06
- Carnivals – Week of 07/31/06
- The Danger of No-Interest, Same-as-Cash Purchases
- Vanguard’s “Enhanced” Login
July 2006
- Old Emigrant Direct Accounts Numbers Still Work
- Weekly Roundup – 07/28/06
- One Year Ago This Week (July 23rd – July 29th)
- The Best of FCN — Selections from 05/06
- Refrigerators, Usable Space, and the Art of Overstatement
- IKEA Poll Results
- $100 for a Last Will and Trust?
- Carnivals – Week of 07/24/06
- Paint Recommendations?
- Pre-Paying our Mortgage
- Our Mortgage was Sold
- Emigrant Direct’s New Interface: First Impressions
- Emigrant Direct’s Online Incompetence
- Reducing Our Electrical Usage, Update #2
- Earn Interest on Your PayPal Balance
- Money Poll #17: Shopping at Ikea
- One Year Ago This Week (July 16th – July 22nd)
- Weekly Roundup – 07/21/06
- Telecommunciations Spending Poll Results
- Carnivals – Week of 07/17/06
- (In)Convenience Fees
- Home Depot Coupons on eBay (Followup)
- Zurich Direct Life Insurance Class Action Lawsuit
- Downtime Explanation
- Money Poll #16: Telecommunications Spending
- Dish Network Customer Service SUCKS
- Weekly Roundup – 07/14/06
- One Year Ago This Week (July 9th – July 15th)
- Five Ways to Hurt Your Credit Score
- New Emigrant Direct Website, Access Code
- Carnivals – Week of 07/10/06
- Buffett Makes Largest Donation Ever
- Bank of America’s “Out of State” Check Policy
- Buying Home Depot 10% Discount Coupons on eBay
- One Year Ago This Week (July 2nd – July 8th)
- Weekly Roundup – 07/07/06
- Great Sprint PCS Service (and a 10% Discount)
- Cell Phone Overages – A Hidden Cost of Moving
- Back in Town, Life Returning to Normal
- Weekly Roundup – 06/30/06 (A Few Days Late)
- Why is Your Home the Best Investment?
- One Year Ago This Week (June 25th – July 1st)
June 2006
- Unconventional Financial Thinking
- My First Encounter with the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
- Save Gas With a Tune Up
- The Only Child Stereotype
- A Small Step
- Leverage: The Secret of Making Big Money
- Unleash Your Inner Entrepreneur on the Digital Frontier!
- Do You Have a Good Idea for Tax Reform?
- My Wife’s Shopping Tips
- Getting a Puppy = Upgrading Your Lifestyle?
- The Best of FCN – Selections from 04/06
- One Year Ago This Week (June 18th – June 24th)
- Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) – A Positive Perspective
- Weekly Roundup – 06/23/06
- Carnivals – Week of 06/19/06
- Geographic Location: How it Affects Your Wealth
- On the Road
- Flexible Spending Account Maxed out for 2006
- Money Saving Tip: Live Next Door to Someone Who’s Moving
- HSBC Direct Climbs to 4.80% APY
- Save Money, Live Green
- Our Online Banking Changeover
- Last Call for Guest Bloggers
- Lawn Mowing Poll Results
- Americans Moving Back Into the City
- Father’s Day Spending
- Weekly Roundup – 06/16/06
- One Year Ago This Week (June 11th – June 17th)
- The Dish Network Runaround
- Carnivals – Week of 06/12/06
- Cut Costs (and Buy a Plasma TV)
- Reducing Our Electrical Usage, Update #1
- Hampton Inn’s 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Guest Bloggers Wanted
- Money Poll #15: Lawn Mowing
- Our John Deere Model 125 Lawn Tractor
- Weekly Roundup – 06/09/06
- One Year Ago This Week (June 4th – June 10th)
- Cut Your Own Grass or Use a Lawn Service?
- Our Dish Network Experience (Continued)
- Carnivals – Week of 06/05/06
- Our Dish Network TV Experience (So Far)
- Internet Outage
- Reducing Our Electrical Usage
- Rent vs. Own Poll Results
- One Year Ago This Week (May 28th – June 3rd)
- Weekly Roundup – 06/02/06
- Ethanol Blended Gas = Lower Mileage?
- Carnivals – Week of 05/29/06
May 2006
- Brits Often Work Drunk
- Homeless No More
- Texas Raises Speed Limit
- Wire Transfers When Closing on a House
- (Another) Final Walkthrough Today
- One Year Ago This Week – In the Beginning
- Money Poll #14: Owning vs. Renting
- Weekly Roundup – 05/26/06
- More on the Home Office Tax Deduction
- TV Service Poll Results
- Carnivals – Week of 05/22/06
- We’re Homeless…
- Kroger Gas Discount, Take Three
- Final Walkthrough Today
- Considering the Home Office Tax Deduction
- The Cost of a Failed House Deal
- Money Poll #13: TV Service
- Broadband Internet Coming Soon(er than Expected)
- Earning vs. Saving Poll Results
- Withdrawing Your Roth IRA Contributions (Followup)
- Weekly Roundup – 05/19/06
- Credit Protector Cancelled (Once and for All)
- Carnivals – Week of 05/15/06
- All About Title Insurance
- Yet Another Toilet Repair
- An Interview With Bill Gates
- Ten Days Until Closing
- Money Poll #12: Earning vs. Saving
- Cheap Self-Inking Rubber Stamp
- Internet Access Poll Results
- Shady Jewelry Store Advertising Tactics
- Broadband Internet Crisis Averted
- Weekly Roundup – 05/12/06
- Bankruptcy Filings are on the Rise
- Fed Raises Rates (Again)
- Carnivals – Week of 05/08/06
- Kroger Gas Discount Details (Sort of)
- Rules Regarding No-Interest Family Loans
- Worst. Job. Ever.
- Money Poll #11: Internet Access
- Broadband Internet Woes
- Money Poll #10 (Checkbook Balancing) Results
- FeedBurner Leaked my Sensitive Personal Information
- Best High Mileage Cars
- Weekly Roundup – 05/05/06
- The New ‘Forever’ Stamp
- SunTrust vs. Bank of America Online Bill Pay Question
- Carnivals – Week of 05/01/06
- Kroger Gas Discount Comes to an End
- The Countdown Begins…
- The Best of FCN – Selections from 03/06
- Withdrawing Your Roth IRA Contributions
- One Year Ago Today…
- Money Poll #10: Checkbook Balancing
April 2006
- You Know Gas is Expensive When…
- Retirement Savings Rate Poll Results
- Weekly Roundup – 04/28/06
- Carnivals – Week of 04/24/06
- The Cost of Not Answering the Phone
- On the (In)accuracy of Fuel Efficiency Estimates
- How Much Does a Million Dollars Weigh? (Revisited)
- Save Money, Don’t Drive Like a Maniac
- Money Poll #9: Retirement Savings Rate
- Home Inspection Complete
- Tax Refund Poll Results
- Home Inspection Today
- Weekly Roundup – 04/17/06
- Bank Branch Finder
- IRS Error in Your Favor
- Carnivals – Week of 04/17/06
- What’s a Piggyback Mortgage?
- Price Break on Debit Card Usage
- Money Poll #8: Tax Refunds
- Carnival of Personal Finance #44
- Weekly Roundup – 04/14/06
- Tax Audits are on the Rise
- Help us Choose a Mover
- Carnivals – Week of 04/10/06
- Max That Roth! (Again)
- Requesting a Tax Filing Extension
- Another Batch of ING Direct Referral Links Posted
- Bought and Sold in Under Six Days
- Counter Offer Made, Another Offer Received
- Got any ING Direct Referrals?
- Online Banking Poll Results
- Weekly Roundup – 04/07/06
- Offer Made, Offer Received
- Roadtrip – Time to Buy a House
- First (Lowball) Offer Received
- Carnivals – Week of 04/03/06
- How to Write a Mortgage Gift Letter
- Our House is on the Market
- The Lengths to Which Mortgage Lenders Will Go
- Festival of Frugality #17
- Finding a Mortgage
- Money Poll #7: Online Banking
- (Even) More ING Direct Referral Links
- The Best of FCN – Selections from 02/06
- Tax Preparation Poll Results
March 2006
- Weekly Roundup – 03/31/06
- Improving Our Curb Appeal
- Thoughts on Frequent Flyer Credit Cards
- Carnivals – Week of 03/27/06
- The Ins and Outs of Bridge Loans
- Moving Sale Results
- Reverse ABA Routing Number Lookup
- Emigrant Direct Improves Their Reward Credit Card
- Money Poll #6: Tax Preparation
- More ING Direct Referral Bonus Links
- 2005 Federal Tax Refund Received
- Preparing for our Moving Sale
- Retirement Savings Poll Results
- Weekly Roundup – 03/24/06
- Staging Your Home for Sale
- Carnivals – Week of 03/20/06
- Storing our Stuff
- Ten Real Estate Mistakes, Part 2
- Ten Real Estate Mistakes, Part 1
- Safe Deposit Box: A Confession
- Money Poll #5: Retirement Savings
- $25 ING Direct Signup Bonus Links
- Weekly Roundup – 03/17/06
- Dodging Taxes with a Lame Excuse
- Credit Card Balance Poll Results
- Carnivals – Week of 03/13/06
- IRA Contribution Limit Workaround
- Real-World Gas Mileage for a Honda CR-V
- TurboTax E-File Progress Report
- ING Direct $25 Account Opening Bonus Offer
- Help Us Find a Realtor
- Money Poll #4: Carrying a Credit Card Balance
- Weekly Roundup – 03/10/06
- Ten New Money Scams, Part 3
- Credit Card Poll Results
- Carnivals – Week of 03/06/06
- Be Careful What You Ask For
- Ten New Money Scams, Part 2
- Can Money Buy Happiness?
- Ten New Money Scams, Part 1
- Talk About an Allowance!
- The Death of Free Delivery
- Money Poll #3: Credit Cards
- Free Smart Money Subscription
- Debt Reduction on a Grand Scale
- Weekly Roundup – 03/03/06
- Don’t Forget to Cancel Your Amazon Prime Membership
- Coupon Poll Results
- Don’t Tax, But Still Spend
- The Best of FCN – Selections from 01/06
- Don’t Change Your Oil Too Frequently
- Carnivals – Week of 02/27/06
- MightyBargainHunter Joins the MoneyBlogNetwork
- Review – Dave Barry’s Money Secrets
February 2006
- Howard Stern is Underpaid
- The Least Safe Cars of 2006
- Money Poll #2: Coupons
- Five Tips for Fighting an Audit
- Carnival of Personal Finance at MoneyBlogNetwork
- Weekly Roundup – 02/24/06
- HSBC Direct Account Opening Bonus Received
- Budgeting Poll Results
- Online Bank Contact and Routing Information
- Five Red Flags That Might Trigger an IRS Audit
- Carnivals – Week of 02/20/06
- Tracking Allowance: Little Money Bags
- HSBC Account Opening Process Complete
- Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps
- 2005 Taxes Complete
- Money Poll #1: Budgeting
- MoneyBlogNetwork in the News
- Weekly Roundup – 02/17/06
- Exchanging Damaged Money
- On the Accuracy of CoinStar
- Don’t Miss These Tax Breaks, Part 3
- Carnivals – Week of 02/13/06
- Optional Sales Tax Tables are Still Available
- Natural Gas Prices Change (Again)
- Don’t Miss These Tax Breaks, Part 2
- HSBC Direct Online Savings Account Access
- Don’t Miss These Tax Breaks, Part 1
- Moissanite Instead of Diamonds
- Weekly Roundup – 02/10/06
- Top Tax Scams, Part 3
- Laundering Stamps
- Top Tax Scams, Part 2
- Carnivals – Week of 02/06/06
- Introducing PFBlogs.org, an Ad-Free RSS Aggregator
- Top Tax Scams, Part 1
- Opening an HSBC Direct Savings Account – Update
- Has PayPal Met its Match?
- How Much Does a Million Dollars Weigh?
- The Economics of Super Bowl Ads
- Super Bowl Ad Prices
- Creative Use of Your Flexible Spending Account
- Weekly Roundup – 02/03/06
- HSBC Direct Account Verification
- FTC Cracks Down on ‘Credit Repair’ Scams
- HSBC Direct Online Savings Account Opening Process
- Carnivals – Week of 01/30/06
- Time Warner Cable Settlement
- Dreamhost Ups the Ante
January 2006
- Identity Theft Tops FTC Complaints
- The Best of FCN – Selections from 12/05
- Sam’s Club Gas for Members Only
- Life’s Too Short to Drink Cheap Beer
- Weekly Roundup – 01/27/06
- Using Retirement Funds to Pay for College
- BB&T Takes a Stand on Eminent Domain
- Freakonomics
- Kill-a-Watt
- Scammed out of $15k
- Carnivals – Week of 01/23/06
- How to Build a CD Ladder
- An Interview with Ben Stein, Part 2
- The MoneyBlogNetwork
- Another Amazon Price Watch Tool
- New Emigrant Direct Cash Back Credit Card
- An Interview with Ben Stein, Part 1
- Weekly Roundup – 01/20/06
- ING Direct Sweetens the Pot (Sort of)
- Flexible Spending Accounts, Braces, and a Debit Card
- Cancelling John Hancock Life Insurance, Resolved
- Carnivals – Week of 01/16/06
- Avoid Costly Home Insurance Mistakes, Part 2
- Avoid Costly Home Insurance Mistakes, Part 1
- The World’s Most Affordable Alarm System
- Highest Paid Dead Celebrities
- Highest Paid Celebrities Under Age 25
- Weekly Roundup – 01/13/06
- New Nickel Enters Circulation
- Stocks and Bonds vs. Mutual Funds
- Free Booze Helps the Homeless
- Register that Domain Name
- National Tax Advice Day
- An End to Rising Rates?
- Natural Gas Prices Go Even Higher
- Carnivals – Week of 01/09/06
- Stamps are now $0.39
- PayPal Buyer’s Complaint Resolved
- Weekly Roundup – 01/06/06
- Rebalancing our Retirement Portfolio
- Filing a PayPal Buyer’s Complaint
- Our Newest Venture
- Back to Planning on Paper
- PenFed Raises CD Rates
- First Carnivals of 2006
- E-mail Reminders: Never Miss a Due Date
- The Best of FCN – Selections from 11/05
- Happy New Year!
December 2005
- Weekly Roundup – 12/30/05
- Free Money 2005
- Stamp Price Increase Reminder
- Amazon Credits You
- Sam’s Club and a Bad Battery Deal
- Xbox 360 Costs $715 to Produce
- Cancelling John Hancock Term Life Insurance
- The World’s Most Practical Five Year Old
- Dreamhost Discount Code Revisited
- Clear Out Your Stuff & Get a Tax Break
- Cancelling Citi Credit Protector
- Finding the Right Charity
- The Art of Re-Gifting
- The Answering System Cheat Sheet
- Free 411 Rocks on Roadtrips
- ‘Discount’ Disney World Tickets
- Mall Jewelry Store ‘Sales’
- Use Coinstar for Free
- IRS Tax Refund Phishing Scheme
- E-mail Santa
- Credit Card Payback (Literally)
- Overdue Medical Bill
- Welcome Newsweek Readers
- The $99 Coffee Mug
- Santa Dollars and Bunny Bucks
- Xbox 360 Followup
- Away for a Week
- USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines
- Money Moves for 2006, Part 6: Your Spending
November 2005
- Opt Out of Pre-Approved Credit Offers
- Cyber Monday – Who Knew?
- Driver’s Edge Rebate Arrived
- Xbox 360 Being Sold at a Loss
- Money Moves for 2006, Part 5: Your Family
- On Dental Insurance, Appeals, and Pulling Teeth
- Money Moves for 2006, Part 4: Your Health
- My Employer’s Wellness Program
- Money Moves for 2006, Part 3: Your Job
- Free 4 Month Trial of Amazon.com Prime
- Money Moves for 2006, Part 2: Your Portfolio
- Money Moves for 2006, Part 1: Your Home
- Stamp Prices Set to Rise
- Selling Travel Certificates on eBay
- Citi Credit Protector Rebates – Busted!
- ‘Tis the Season
- Linking ING Direct and Emigrant Direct
- Here We Go Again… More Financial Data Compromised
- Emigrant’s Dirty Little Explanation
- The Least (and Most) Expensive College Towns
- The Three Worst Reasons to Buy a House
- Opening an Emigrant Direct Savings Account, Part III
- Prescription Drug Costs Up
- Save Big on Well-Child Care
- Daytime Population Fluctuations
- Emigrant’s Dirty Little Secret
October 2005
- Halloween Safety Tips
- Halloween Treat Ideas (or Not)
- How Not to Win the Lottery
- What’s Your Blog Worth?
- Opening an Emigrant Direct Savings Account, Part II
- Improved Security for Online Banking
- Bernanke Tabbed as Greenspan’s Replacement
- Opening an Emigrant Direct Savings Account
- Big Box Mart
- BellSouth’s Sneaky DSL Price Drop
- More Online Financial Calculators
- Call 411 for Free
- Money Saving Ideas
- Dreamhost Discount Code
- Calculate Your PayPal Fees
- Buying Term Life Insurance, Part V (Epilogue)
- Interesting Web Search
- Crash Course in Estate Planning
- Bankruptcy Deadline Looming
- Online Financial Calculators Galore
- More Cell Phone Price Checking
- Buying Gas With a Debit Card
- Buying a New Car: True Cost to Own
- Strategic Gasoline Reserve?
- Flexible Spending Account Improvements
September 2005
- Buying a New Car: This Year or Next?
- Accuracy of EPA Gas Mileage Estimates
- Online Cost-of-Living Calculators
- Check Amazon Prices Over the Phone
- Buying a New Car, Part IV (Epilogue)
- Buying a New Car, Part III
- Citi Driver’s Edge Rewards Balance Corrected
- Gas Prices on the Rise (Again)
- Happiness is…
- Car Buying Mistakes
- Buying a New Car, Part II
- Misguided Money Fears
- Buying a New Car
- Buying Term Life Insurance, Part IV
- Citi Thank You Redemptions? No Thanks
- Obsessive Compulsive Checkbook Balancing
- Ratcheting up our Roth IRA Contributions
- CitiBank’s Click-to-Pay Service
- Amazon’s Price Drop Policy
- Buying Term Life Insurance, Part III
- Keep an Eye on Your Credit Card Rewards
- A Slice of the (Amazon) Pi
- Blocking eBay Bidders
- Buying Term Life Insurance, Part II
- Katrina’s Effect on Gas Prices
- Hurricane Relief Donations
August 2005
- Buying Term Life Insurance
- Poverty in the US: The Rich get Richer
- Vanguard Changes Transaction Rules
- Shopping for Term Life Insurance
- Our Overly-Litigous Society
- How to Create ING Direct Subaccounts
- The Riskiest States for Identity Theft
- The Definition of Overpaid
- How to Sue Wal-Mart
- Sandwiches by the Loaf
- Natural Gas Price Hike
- How High do Gas Prices Have to Go?
- Double-Dipping With Citi Credit Protector
- Piggybacking on Your Neighbor’s WiFi
- Press Any Key
- Recent eBay Results
- My New Sanyo MM-7400 Cell Phone
- Rental Car Insurance
- Kids & Money: Tweaking our Allowance System
- Unsolicited eBay Advice
- Printable Lowe’s Moving Coupon
- How Flexible Spending Accounts SHOULD Work
- IRS Deadline Looming
- Credit Card Reward Progress
- Internet Access on Your Cell Phone
- Insulate Your Garage Door
- Insane Star Wars Auction Results
- Random Grammatical Rant
- Identity Theft After Death
- Sales Tax Holidays Reconsidered
July 2005
- Check Writing Tips
- State Sales Tax Holidays
- Recent Slowdown
- Appeal Your Health Insurance Denials
- Yes, Virginia, There is a Two Dollar Bill
- $4.60 Worth of Laziness
- Free Access to Consumer Reports (and More)
- Google Currency Converter
- Washing Machine Repair, Part Deux
- Washing Machine Repair
- Flexible Spending Account Tapped out for 2005
- Credit Fraud and Identity Theft Contact Info
- Wasting Time at Work
- New Threats to Your Credit Score
- Update on the Blockbuster (Non)Deal for Switching
- Buying Furniture off the Back of a Truck
- The Hottest (and Riskiest?) Real Estate Markets
- Site Upgrade
- Happy 4th of July (and Some Statistics)
- Think Before You Write That Check
June 2005
- Estate Planning Resource
- Online Shipping Upgrades are a Ripoff
- Vacation Slowdown
- Blockbuster Deal for Switching
- America’s Cleanest (and Dirtiest) Cities
- The World’s Most Costly Cities
- Driver’s Edge: Driving for Dollars
- Happy Father’s Day
- More Credit Card Customers at Risk for Fraud
- Tips for Preparing Your Estate Plan
- We Need a Will
- Top 15 Commenters
- Double Your Pleasure With Citi Credit Protector
- The Top (and Bottom) Jobs in the US
- More on (Moron?) Leaky Toilet Repair
- The Fine Art of Fixing a Leaky Toilet
- The Salary Theorem
- A Penny Saved is Two Pennies Earned
- Kids & Money: Learning to Save
- US Petroleum Reserve Nearly Full
- Fifteen Dumbest Money Moves
- Be on the Lookout for Medical Billing Errors
- You’re Doing Better Than You Think
- 40 Year Mortgages Going Mainstream
- RSS Feed Change
- Home Price Forecast in 100 Top Markets
- PenFed 3 Year CDs at 5% APY
- Free Credit Reports
May 2005
- Kids & Money: Long Term Savings
- IRS Service Centers Closing
- E-mail Overload: Digging out from Under
- More About Real Estate Investing
- Easy Access to Online Articles
- Permanent Tax Exemption for 529 College Savings Plans?
- Personal Finance Blogging Takes Off
- Home Values, Appraisals, and Fraud
- Don’t Believe Everything that You Read
- Kids & Money: Setting an Allowance
- Wal-Mart & Netflix… A Match Made in Heaven?
- Citi Driver’s Edge Rewards Just Got Better
- Pay Down Your Mortgage With ‘Found’ Money
- Tuition Bills and Indentured Servitude
- Tracking CDs with Quicken
- Learning About Real Estate Investing
- Saving for College
- Investing on Friday the 13th
- Kids as a Tax Dodge
- FiveCentNickel on Reuters.com
- Why Gas Won’t Get Cheaper
- Dave Ramsey is Bad at Math
- A Small(ish) Citi Gotcha
- Time is Money
- The Quarter Million Dollar Baby
- Reshuffle Your Retirement, Part Deux
- Hospital Rankings Available Online
- The Upside of Costly Gas
- Turn $1/Day into $67,815
- Online Financial Statements
- The Best Dollar(s) that I’ve Ever Spent
- A Quick Citi Update
- Citi has Been Very Good to Me
- Hotties Make the Big Bucks
- Make Direct Transfers out of ING
- Google Stock Quotes
- Max that Roth!
- Get Yourself a Fax Machine
- Online Banking Explosion
- Where Do You Stand?
- eBay, Taxes, and You
- Reshuffle Your Retirement
- From the Mouths of Babes: Made in China
- Got me a Safe Deposit Box
- Welcome
