Throughout the month of October November (extended!), TradeKing is running a promotion where you can get a free $50 bonus for opening an account, funding it with at least $2,500 within the next 30 days, and then making a trade within the next 180 days. Also note that there’s a Sharebuilder $50 bonus offer going [...]

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Here are some of my favorite FCN articles from a year ago this past week:

Q&A: Debt Reduction Strategy
Words of Wisdom from Alan Greenspan
Deducting Disciplinary Fines as a Business Expense
Mobile Money: Five Tips For Managing Your Finances on the Go

And here’s what was going on two years ago:

How to Dispute a Citibank Credit Charge Online
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Here are some of my favorite FCN articles from a year ago this past week: Dealing With Found Money Bonds Ball is Up For Voting Dealing With Found Money, Followup And here’s what was going on two years ago: Hidden Costs of Home Ownership Money Saving Tip for the Recently (or Soon-to-Be) Unemployed Solving Customer Service Problems Skip Lunch, Save $100k And finally, here’s what was going on three years ago: Buying Term Life Insurance, Part IV Buying a New Car Misguided Money Fears Buying a New Car, Part II Car Buying Mistakes

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Here are some of my favorite FCN articles from a year ago this past week:

Front Loading Washer and Dryer Recommendations?
Q&A: Using IRA Funds to Purchase a Home Outside the U.S.
High Electric Bills and the Battle Against Increasing Energy Costs
“Borrowing” Money from an IRA
Q&A: Using IRA Funds to Pay Off a Student Loan

And here’s what was [...]

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Here are some of my favorite FCN articles from a year ago this past week:

The High Cost of Low Risk Investing
Refilling a Toothpaste Tube for Fun and Convenience

And here’s what was going on two years ago:

Skip the Theater, Get Netflix
Automating our Finances
Self-Employment, Taxes and SEP-IRAs
Retirement Savings Options, Part I
Buying Life Insurance (Again)

And finally, here’s what [...]

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August was a great month here at FiveCentNickel, thanks in large part to contributions from readers such as yourself. I just wanted to take a moment to thank those of you who stop by and comment. If you like what you see here, keep in mind that you can have the full-text of everything that [...]

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Those that have been reading this site for awhile know that I used to highlight articles from the archives on a fairly regular basis. Unfortunately, I’ve fallen out of the habit of doing so over the past few months. With new readers finding this site on a daily basis, I’ve decided that I should probably [...]

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Here are some of my favorite FCN articles from a year ago the past few weeks:
» How Movie Theaters Make Money
» My First Experience With the New Bank of America ATMs
» State and Federal Income Tax Arbitrage
» How to Link Additional Accounts to Emigrant Direct
» Ten Tips for a Successful Moving Sale
» Five Reasons you [...]

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Here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel posts from a year ago this past week:
» Cash Out Roth IRA to Pay Off House?
» Why Avoid the 0% Balance Transfer Game?
» Avoiding the Gift Tax via Direct Tuition or Medical Payments
» Eco-Friendly Energy Savings
» Q&A: Earnest Money
And here’s what was going on two years ago:
» Ethanol [...]

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Here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel posts from a year ago the past four weeks:
» The Convenience of Using a Debit Card
» The Downside of Debit Cards
» Five Reasons That Credit Cards Rock and Debit Cards Suck
» The Importance of Buying Flood Insurance
» Best Personal Finance Books
» Roth IRA Conversion Limits Going Away
» New [...]

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