Friday January 30th Kiplinger will have members of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors to answer your personal financial questions for free. Between the hours of 9am to 6pm EST you can call 888-919-2345 and speak with an advisor. This is a great opportunity to get some free advice. Kiplinger also has transcripts from [...]
Jim over at Bargaineering (formerly Blueprint For Financial Prospertiy) posted a review of Jim O’Donnell’s book “The Shortest Investment Book Ever.” The other week he offered his readers a chance to ask questions for an upcoming interview with the author. Guess who got a question selected? That’s right – this guy! Please go check out [...]
High Interest Savings Accounts Profiles
Great list and commentary on online savings accounts from Bargaineering.
Free Tax Filing
Generation X Finance breaks down tax software and E-Filing.
Win a Copy of The Frugal Millionaires!
Free Money Finance is giving away a free copy. Leave a comment on the post.
5 Credit Card Tricks
Get Rich Slowly has a guest post on some [...]
My Lower My Bills piece has made it to the Money Hacks Carnival. Check out all the other submissions here. Read about lowering your cell phone bill here.
NY Times had an article about what would happen if you or your spouse lost your job. They discuss a book written by bankruptcy expert Elizabeth Warren and her daughter Amelia Tyagi. In the book “The Two Income Trap” they suggest conducting a fire drill to see what would happen. McKinley Money also suggests this [...]
Seem as though my article on lowering your cable bill has made it to the money hack carnival hosted at Money Beagle. Please take a moment and read the other submissions. If you didn’t see my article, check it out here.
Cell phones have quickly become a standard expense these days. Many users, like myself, have ditched land line phones and are solely using cell phones for all their telephone needs. Prices and plans have changed drastically over the years as technology and available services have improved. Most companies lock customers in with 2 year minimum contracts [...]
Just a reminder, Suze Orman’s new book, “Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan” is available in ebook form through this Thursday. You can get the book by visiting Oprah, or you can access it here directly. If ebooks aren’t your thing or you don’t get the free edition, you can order from Amazon.
Significant National Gas Tax?
Consumerism Commentary discusses the possibility of even more taxes on your gas bill. Paying more in taxes is a HORRIBLE idea, especially at this time in our economy.
The Basics of Banking
Blueprint lays out Banking 101, covering different types of banks, services, insurance, and most importantly fees.
A friend of mine posted on their Facebook account something to the point of “help my hard drive crashed and I don’t want to spend $2k to fix it!” Well, I had bad news for them. When a hard drive crashes, you are pretty much screwed. Data recovery companies charge thousands (as you can tell) to [...]