Awhile back, I ran across an amazing infographic by Randall Munroe, creator of xkcd. I haven’t mentioned it until now, however, because I didn’t really have time to dig into it. But now that I have, I have to say that I’m very impressed.
This infographic (picture in miniature below) is absolutely huge, and it comes [...]
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The Massive Money Infographic
Written by Nickel - 8 Comments
Published on December 16th, 2011 - 8 Comments
Filed under: Online
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Creating and Using Strong Passwords
Written by Nickel - 18 Comments
How safe are your passwords? If you bank online, the only thing standing between you and a financial disaster is your password (and perhaps your username). And yet many people do an astonishingly bad job of selecting secure passwords.
A big part of the problem is that secure passwords are hard to remember. When combined with [...]
Published on November 16th, 2011 - 18 Comments
Filed under: Identity Theft, Online
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Filed under: Identity Theft, Online
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Ally Bank Offers Remote Check Deposit
Written by Nickel - 10 Comments
Last summer I mentioned that ING Direct was about to roll out the ability for customers to deposit checks electronically. Unfortunately, that still hasn’t happened. Yes, their website still says that “depositing check is about to get a whole lot easier,” but I’m not holding my breath.
Perhaps they ran into technical difficulties, or perhaps the [...]
Published on November 11th, 2011 - 10 Comments
Filed under: Banking, Online
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Filed under: Banking, Online
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Shopping Online? Be Sure to Get Cash Back
Written by Nickel - 4 Comments
Do you like to shop online? If so, do you make a point of clicking through from an online “cash back mall” first? If you do, you’re saving a few extra percentage points. If not, you’re leaving some money on the table.
Not sure what I’m talking about? Well, there are a number of services out [...]
Published on October 24th, 2011 - 4 Comments
Filed under: Consumer, Frugality, Online
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Filed under: Consumer, Frugality, Online
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Safeguarding Your Online Banking Experience
Written by Lisa White - 11 Comments
While paying my bills recently online through my bank, I had a sudden flash of concern. How safe was my transaction? Was I at risk of identity theft or, even worse, the pilfering of my accounts?
Although experts say online banking is safer than the traditional method of using paper statements, it turns out that my [...]
Published on September 1st, 2011 - 11 Comments
Filed under: Banking, Identity Theft, Online
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ING Direct to Add Remote Deposit?
Written by Nickel - 22 Comments
As a followup to the recent news that Capital One is buying ING Direct, which was met with mixed reactions, I thought I’d share some positive news about ING Direct…
According to a series of Twitter exchanges, remote deposit of scanned checks is on the way. For example, back in December when they were asked if [...]
Published on June 22nd, 2011 - 22 Comments
Filed under: Banking, Online
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Filed under: Banking, Online
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Do You Use Upromise?
Written by Nickel - 13 Comments
Over the weekend I checked in on our Upromise account. In case you’re not familiar with Upromise, it’s a free service that allows you to earn money toward college by shopping online, buying groceries, dining out, etc.
Here’s how it works:
First, you need to create an account. From there, you have a variety of options. The [...]
Published on June 6th, 2011 - 13 Comments
Filed under: Education, Online, Saving & Investing
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Inflation and the Billion Prices Project
Written by Nickel - 4 Comments
When it comes to planning for your financial future, inflation is a huge issue. In fact, given the historic annual inflation rate of 3.75% a million dollars today will be worth just over $190k in 50 years. Moreover, using that historic rate along with the rule of 72, we can further conclude that prices will [...]
Published on May 25th, 2011 - 4 Comments
Filed under: Economy, Online, Planning, Retirement
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PayPal vs. AmEx Serve
Written by Nickel - 8 Comments
While browsing the web last night, I ran across an interesting article about “Serve,” which is a new online payment service from American Express. AmEx is touting this as “the next generation digital platform,” and it’s clearly intended to compete with PayPal. I haven’t had a chance to play with it myself (yet!), but the [...]
Published on March 29th, 2011 - 8 Comments
Filed under: Credit Cards, Online
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Do Daily Deals Really Save You Money?
Written by Nickel - 9 Comments
Over the past year or so, “deal-of-the-day” websites such as Groupon, LivingSocial, and a number of smaller competitors have really taken off. While I originally resisted the temptation to sign up for any of these services, I eventually caved in when I saw a 50% off deal at the local running store where I often [...]
Published on March 14th, 2011 - 9 Comments
Filed under: Frugality, Online
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