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Stop Paying For Bank and Credit Card Fees
2007-12-05 13:06:00 I can’t think of anything I hate more than paying bank and credit card fees. I loathe it. I grit my teeth if I can’t find a way of getting the charges taken off of my account. Are you paying these 100% profit money-makers for banks? There is n o easier ... More About: Card , Credit , Fees , Stop , Credit Card
Money Lessons Learned from Las Vegas
2007-12-05 01:23:00 I went to Vegas over the weekend, and it was my first time. I wasn’t too impressed with the Las Vegas strip itself, but some of the casinos and resorts are just unbelievable. I would like to know what the square footage is for the Venetian or Caesar’s Palace. The fountain in ... More About: Money , Investing , Lessons
The State of The Economy: Don?t Believe What You Hear On TV
2007-11-30 04:17:00 Look around you. Does the economy look like it’s struggling? We just had one of the most successful online retail weekends for sales and a great Black Friday turn out. People either have enough money, or they’re still in love with their credit cards. It’s probably a mixture of both. ... More About: Economy , Hear , State , The State
A Sobering Article About Flipping Houses As a Business
2007-11-28 20:35:00 I’ve been very curious about getting into real estate investing. Normally, I would sit here and tell you that you should buy real estate and hold onto it for years upon years. But, what’s the fun in that? Being a landlord can be very annoying. I know people that have a ... More About: Business , Real Estate , Houses , Article , Flipping
Five Great Gifts Under $50 for Anyone On Your Holiday List
2007-11-28 04:21:00 If you’ve took any of my advice about the holidays, then you’ve already set up a budget for each individual that you’re going to buy a gift for this holiday season. For instance, we get our nephews and niece a $25 dollar gift. We get our parents $75 dollar gifts for each parent ... More About: Holiday , Gifts , Great , List , Giving
Share Your Black Friday Experience
2007-11-26 15:48:00 My wife and I were a part of the Black Friday mayhem, but it may be our last experience with it. I’ll give you a brief rundown of our morning… I am woken up at 4am to the sweet smell of my dog’s breath, because my wife woke up first, so my dog was excited ... More About: Experience , Share , Black Friday
Don?t Forget to Check Out the Cyber Monday Sales
2007-11-26 05:29:00 I hope everyone had a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday. If you’re like me, then you’re probably trying to recover from the time off. We had a busy time, but luckily I was able to relax today and do NOTHING. I’ll blog about my Black Friday experience tomorrow. Let’s just say ... More About: Sales , Check , Cyber , Monday , Cyber Monday
The Importance of Getting A Home Inspection When Buying a Home
2007-11-20 04:51:00 My wife and I bought our first condo about 16 months ago. We also sold it about it 4 months ago. One big mistake that we made when going through our first purchase was that we did not get a professional home inspection. We only had one major surprise, and that was ... More About: Buying , Real Estate , Home , Inspect
Money Crasher Articles From A Year Ago
2007-11-18 15:26:00 Five 401(k) Mistakes To Avoid Strike A Deal On an Engagement Ring This Holiday Season The Stress of Being Young, Broke, and Confused About a Career Path What Is Your Opinion About the Fair Tax? Credit Card Companies Educating The Youth About Personal Finance Check out these articles from a year ago. If anything, check out the one about ... More About: Articles , Money , Year
Articles Of The Week
2007-11-17 15:26:00 All Financial Matters discusses the new born baby investment plan Flexo gives us Ten ways to save money without much effort Free Money Finance discusses funding your HSA to cover retirement health care costs Get Rich Slowly shows you how to turn the tables on telemarketers Consumerist gives us Cheap Ideas for Holiday Parties More About: Articles , Week
Ten Ways To Stay Out of Debt This Holiday Season
2007-11-16 23:05:00 Have you made it your goal to stay out of debt this holiday season, or are you already calling your credit card companies to raise your credit limit? My advice is to pay for everything with cash this holiday season. You won’t regret your spending come January and February, and you won’t pay ... More About: Holiday , Season , Debt , Stay
The Best Personal Finance Books That You Need to Read
2007-11-16 17:55:00 I looked over the article from Kiplinger’s about the Five Best Money Books for Young People. I was pleasantly surprised to see five very quality books. I have not read all of them, but I have heard good things about the ones I haven’t read. You should definitely read, “Debt free by ... More About: Personal , Personal Finance , Finance , Read
Marriage and Money: What to Do When You and Your Spouse Have Different Ris
2007-11-15 04:59:00 My wife and I are a perfect example of spouses with VERY different tolerances for risk. I am definitely more of a risk taker when it comes to investing money and Lindzee is definitely more conservative when it comes to money. I like the idea of flipping a house to make a quick ... More About: Marriage , Money , Spouse , Diff
Donate Your Unused Gift Card Balance to Charity
2007-11-13 14:57:00 I just read an article that over $8 Billion dollars in gift card credits went unused this past year. Either we’re too lazy to use them, too forgetful to use them, or the dreaded “not enough left on the balance to buy anything” scenario comes into play. I have a feeling that a ... More About: Card , Charity , Donate , Gift , Balance
Don?t Eat Your iPod Ear Phones Or You Might Die. Has CNN Gone Insane?
2007-11-13 04:31:00 I heard Rush Limbaugh talking about CNN reporting about a study that iPod earbuds are toxic to eat. I’ll just go ahead and say what you’re thinking. Who the hell eats their earphones? If you do, you won’t need to worry about them being harmful to your body, you need to worry ... More About: Phones , Ipod , Insane
Don?t Let Your Fears Stand In the Way Of Investing
2007-11-12 16:59:00 Sunday morning, I was out getting the newspaper at the newspaper stand. I put in my 6 quarters, and I pulled the lever, and I did what I always do when I’m about to pick up a newspaper from the rack. I paused for a second, and then I lifted up two of ... More About: Investing , Fears , Stand
Build Wealth To Give Back To Others
2007-11-11 01:06:00 As a Christian, I am very familiar with the Christian scene. Many times, Christians take scripture, and they interpret it based on what it means to them. They forget to look at the context from which it was written, who was writing it, and for what reason it was being written. The ... More About: Wealth , Back , Giving , Give , Build
Articles Of The Week
2007-11-10 05:52:00 Free Money Finances explains that it’s easy to become wealthy. I agree, especially if you start out investing early in life. It’s my life’s goal to educate young people to invest in their twenties, because a little bit becomes A LOT when it has 40 years to grow. Get Rich Slowly shows ... More About: Articles , Week
Craigslist Is My Number One Choice For Selling Personal Items
2007-11-08 23:26:00 I have written about this before, the fact that I think craigslist is a much better option for selling off personal items rather than ebay. Four years ago, you would have seen me putting up stuff on ebay to earn extra cash. But after numerous problems with ebay, I don’t know if I’ll ... More About: Personal , Selling , Ebay , Choice , Items
Welcome Consumerist Readers, Feel Free to Browse The Site
2007-11-07 22:20:00 I just wanted to welcome those of you who stumbled across this site from the link on consumerist.com about my friend who ended up paying $400 for a macbook pro on one of those “Free giveaway” sites. The point of that post was to show that you WILL have to pay something to actually ... More About: Readers , Site , The Site , Feel
A Real Life Story About Earning A MacBook Pro For $400 Bucks
2007-11-07 14:08:00 I asked my best friend, Timmy, to write about his experience with one of those “get a free laptop” sites that require you to complete promotional offers from the most obscure companies on the planet. Many of you are probably weary if they will ACTUALLY send you the free gift that they boast, and ... More About: Life , Story , Real , Bucks , Macbook
Questions To Ask When Setting Up A Small Business
2007-11-07 02:50:00 You want to start up a small business, but you don’t know where to start. Join the club with the millions of other Americans who start up small businesses, but don’t set them up properly. Too many people are incorporating when they don’t need to, or vice versa. Here are three major ... More About: Business , Entrepreneurship , Questions , Small Business , Small
Are Credit Cards the Next To Fall After the Mortgage Subprime Crisis?
2007-11-05 15:25:00 I read an article on Yahoo Finance today about the possibility of credit cards becoming the next debt product to crumble at the feet of large, private banking institutions. An excerpt from the article: The doomsday scenario would play out something like this: Just like CDOs and other asset-backed securities, credit card debt is ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Mortgage , Cards , Subprime
Marriage and Money: Taking Leadership Of Your Money
2007-11-03 16:06:00 If you’ve read any of my other articles about marriage and money, then you know I am a huge proponent for spouses working as a team when managing money. However, I also recognize that spouses tend to have different personalities, different passions, and different things that motivate them. One of the big questions ... More About: Marriage , Money , Leadership , Taking
Don?t Get Wrapped Up In Commercialized Holidays
2007-10-31 22:26:00 As you know, it’s Halloween today, and after seeing the sweet looking Google banner, I felt inclined to write something about Halloween. I’m only 26, so my younger years are still well remembered. Halloween was always a pretty fun time in elementary school and middle school. It was the only time where ... More About: Holidays , Wrapped , Wrap
Responses To My Question ?Why Are You Still Paying For A Land Line??
2007-10-31 03:03:00 I recently asked the question, “Why are you still paying for a land line?” I’ve had several great responses justifying why you still use a land line. Here they are: It is required for DSL. By having the bare minimum phone service, I have DSL + phone for less than then cost ... More About: Question , Land , Line , Response
The Cheapest Way To Keep Your Pet Healthy
2007-10-31 02:40:00 My wife and I were sitting in the Vet’s office with our new puppy, Harley, about two years ago. This was our first pet together, and it was a new experience for both of us. You may have a pet when you’re a kid, but it’s really your parent’s pet. All you ... More About: Money Management , Healthy , Heal
The Top 25 Young Entrepreneurs in America
2007-10-30 02:51:00 Business Week Online put together their list of top 25 young entrepreneurs in America . Reading this article and looking at the types of businesses started by young twentysomethings will either inspire you or frustrate you. I think it does a little bit of both for me. On one hand, I say to myself, “If they ... More About: Entrepreneurship , Young , Entrepreneurs , Rene
A Great Argument For Paying Off Your Mortgage Rather Than Investing The Ext
2007-10-29 03:02:00 The debate over paying off your mortgage early versus investing the extra money into the stock market is one that many financial “experts” argue back and forth over. I have made a few posts about this in the past, and it usually generates quite a few comments from you all. Read this post ... More About: Real Estate , Great , Investing , Mortgage , Mortgages
Get a $10 Flight On SkyBus.com
More articles from this author:2007-10-26 03:40:00 My friend showed me a great airline website called Skybus.com. Starting in January, Skybus will be offering VERY cheap flights to and from various cities. For instance, from Greensboro, NC to Jacksonville, FL, you can get a flight for $10 plus tax! Is that crazy? Yes, it’s crazy, but not revolutionary. ... More About: Flight 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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