I’m sure that by now many (most?) of you are sick of hearing about gas prices, but I thought I’d throw in my own two cents anyway. According to a recent AP news article, high gas prices have resulted in an increased reliance on public transportation. If this turns out to be a real (and […]
There’s a nice (albeit very simplistic) article over on MSN Money illustrating how you can turn a dollar a day in $67, 815. Nothing magic here… Just the old ‘tuck a buck a day away, ‘ but it’s still a good reminder. Simply save an average of a dollar per day in spare change and […]
I wrote previously about how online banking is rapidly becoming the norm, and I thought I’d post a quick example of how much of an impact online access has had on my family’s finances. Just the other day we signed up to receive online statements from our bank, thereby completing our transition to 100% online […]
A few weeks ago, I taught my son to ride his bike. After too many episodes of running up and down the street holding onto his seat while trying to teach him how to ride, I finally wised up. We live on a slight incline and I told him that he needed to practice coasting […]
Editor’s Note: This offer expired and is no longer available. I posted previously about the good experiences that I’ve had with CitiBank, but neglected to mention one nice feature of their reward cards. Once the promotional offers of 5% off of everything run out, a number of their cards continue to offer 5% off of […]
Editor’s Note: These offers have expired and are no longer available. Prior to this past November, I had never done business with CitiBank. But since that time I’ve developed a rather profitable relationship with them. When it comes to credit card rewards, Citi is among the most generous companies in the industry, frequently offering cards […]
According to a recent news report, the Federal Reserve has concluded that ‘good looking’ people tend to make more money. In fact, there is evidence of a ‘plainness penalty’ of up to 9%, and a ‘beauty premium’ of up to 5%. In other words, the unattractive make as much as 9% less than people with […]
I wrote earlier about maxing out your Roth IRA, and I just thought I’d post a quick followup regarding how I actually moved the money directly from our savings account at ING Direct ($25 account opening bonus) to my IRA without an intermediary. As anyone with an ING Direct account is likely to know, you […]
Google now provides real-time stock quotes, an intraday chart, and some other data at the top of the results page whenever you search for a ticker symbol. Note that the most obvious quote that they provide is delayed by fifteen minutes, but they also provide a real-time ECN below the chart. This provides a very […]
Aside from being the day your taxes are due, April 15th of each year marks the cutoff for IRA contributions for the previous year. And I’m here to tell that if there’s anyway possible that you might have the money to contribute to a Roth IRA before the deadline in any given year, then you […]