I’ve been a Costco member for 5 years and right around the time that my wife and I started shopping there, we signed up for our primary credit card, the TrueEarnings® Card from Costco and …
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Sound personal finance is often times not what you DO, but what you DON’T DO. Often times we look for all the right answers, tips, and advice about what we need to be doing to …
Switching to Tradeking
I just made the switch from ETrade to TradeKing for my IRA. I have kept Zecco.com for my non-retirement account (because Zecco has zero fees, even on the trades – but they charge a …
This is a guest post by FruGal, who shares money saving ideas and frugal tips at TotallyMoney.com and can be found on twitter @fru-gal.
Why the English are better at frugality than Americans
I have been reading …
How much of your personal finance savvy can you chalk up to what you learned from your parents? Are you a better saver than they are? Were you motivated by their personal finance behaviors?
It’s an …
This is a slightly belated post in the spirit of awareness around Veteran’s Day. Thank you to all the brave men and women who have served our country.
Volunteering their Lives
Our Veterans volunteer their lives (while …
As speculated would happen last week, Congress officially extended and expanded the first-time home buyer tax credit until April 30, 2010. If you want to know specifics on the plan, check out that post, as …
What is Open Enrollment?
This is ‘open enrollment‘ time of year at many employers. What is open enrollment? It’s basically a window of time that your employer allows you to change your benefit elections for the …
In a poll I took a few weeks back, 30% of you said you would take advantage of the first-time home buyer tax credit if it were extended. Well, it looks like you might get …
Is Hulu Going to Start Charging for Service?
An executive from News Corp., owner of online video content provider Hulu, announced that Hulu will start charging for its service in the near future (likely 2010). If …
Non-Profit Donation Decline During Recessions
Since the main topic here is personal finance, we talk a whole lot about saving money on this site, but not much about giving it. An unfortunate side effect of the …
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