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Festive Link Love Carnivality #6
2008-04-27 13:00:00 photo by nattu I’m bringing back the Festive Link Love Carnival ity! Why? I like the title for one. Two - there’s celebrating to be done! This week mark’s the introduction of the new and improved Free From Broke. After many months on Blogger I finally took the leap to Wordpress and self-hosting. ... More About: Kids , Personal Finance , Money
Five Ways My Budget Gets Busted
2008-04-23 19:17:00 photo by Jeff Keen I was tagged by LJ over at Mommy Gets PAID recently with the Budget Busters Challenge meme. So here goes five things that bust up out budget: Eating Out - This isn’t something we do too often. Fact is we usually eat at home. But every now and then we’ll ... More About: Personal Finance , Money , Busted
Beware IRS Tax Refund Scams
2008-04-22 22:56:00 I received an email today, seemingly from the IRS regarding a refund I was due. Let me show you: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) United States Department of the Treasury Dear Taxpayer, After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $184.80. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 ... More About: Money , Scams , Beware
Best And Worst College 529 Plans From Morningstar
2008-04-21 14:00:00 Morningstar has released their picks for the top five and worst five 529 college-savings plans. To make their choices, Morningstar “focused on diversification, fees, flexibility, and the underlying funds.” Here are the top five: - Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program - Maryland College Investment Plan - Virginia Education Savings Trust -Virginia CollegeAmerica 529 Savings Plan (broker sold) - Colorado ... More About: Investing , Plans
Spring Is A Re-Birth
2008-04-21 09:17:00 If the site is looking whacky it’s ’cause I switched over to self-hosting and Wordpress (was previously on Blog ger). I’m still trying to figure everything out and how I’d like the site to look now. I’m open to any and all advice. I’d love to hear what you liked about the previous site (which ... More About: Spring , Birth
It?s A Great Day For Some Carnivals And Other Links
2008-04-19 14:00:00 Spring is in full bloom here in NYC! It’s been beautiful out the past few days, approaching 80 degrees today. Perfect weather for some carnivals: Gather Little By Little hosted the 148th Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance . My article Saving Money For College When Your Children Are Older was included. The Baglady hosted ... More About: Carnivals
I Switched To Sprint SERO And Saved Some Money
2008-04-18 18:46:00 A little over a week ago I signed my wife and I up each for the Sprint SERO cell phone plan. We were already on Verizon Wireless. So why switch? First let me explain our Verizon experience: We had been looking into upgrading our phones since they were over two years old and we ... More About: Shopping , Money , Switched , Frugal
SwapTree As A Frugal Alternative To Buying New
2008-04-16 18:21:00 Do you have any books, CD’s, DVD’s, or video games laying around that you won’t use anymore? I know I do! So what to do with them? One option is a site I was just introduced to call SwapTree. The idea here is that you can trade the books, CD’s, DVD’s, or ... More About: Buying , Money , Alternative , Saving , Frugal
Personal Finance Carnival Linkitivity
2008-04-12 14:01:00 I love this time of the year. The cherry blossoms start coming out all over the neighborhood. Truly beautiful. On to the this week’s carnivals: Mommy Gets PAID hosted the 7th Money Hackers Carnival - Real People Named Hacker Edition. My article 7 Ways To Get Rich Quick was not just included, it was also ... More About: Personal , Economy , Personal Finance , Finance
Saving Money For College When Your Children Are Older
2008-04-11 19:07:00 I got an interesting question recently - How would you save for a kids college fund for kids who are 15 and 12 years old? A 529 plan or a Roth IRA? I think, without a doubt, a 529 is the better of the two. By saving there you immediately get a tax benefit. ... More About: Kids , Children , Personal Finance , Money , College |
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