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    Friday, May 9, 2008 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 9, 2008 at 8:00 am ET I like the new columns from Money Magazine featuring “The Mole,” an undercover financial planner. Like me, The Mole prefers to write anonymously to protect his or her identity. While my reasons for doing so pertain more with my desire to post sensitive personal information, The Mole maintains incognito status because he tends [...] ... (more) Thursday, May 8, 2008 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 7:13 pm ET Following E*trade’s announcement that they were slightly increasing the interest rate on their Complete Savings Account to 3.15%, I’ve updated the list of savings and checking account interest yields. There have been a number of changes since the last update, including the following.
UFB Direct dropped from 3.35% to 3.01%.
Kirkpatrick Bank’s Savings Square dropped from [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 8:00 am ET Yes, irreplaceableness appears to be a legitimate word. Even if it weren’t, there’s a good chance you could infer its meaning without doubt. It wouldn’t matter if the word actually appears in a dictionary. Now that that’s out of the way…
My former boss was laid off last week. It had only [...] ... (more) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 7, 2008 at 8:00 am ET To help Americans pay for the increasing price of a gallon of gas, Hillary Clinton is suggesting a temporary suspension of the 18.4 cent per gallon tax on gasoline and 24.4 cent per gallon tax on diesel, while enacting a “windfall profits” tax on the oil companies which have been making money hand over fist [...] ... (more) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 6, 2008 at 2:42 pm ET On Thursday, E*Trade Bank will increase the interest it pays on the Complete Savings Account from 3.01% to 3.15% APY. It’s a small move but it could be a good sign for savers if other banks follow suit.
My company stock purchase plan account is held at E*TRADE and I plan on opening a savings [...] ... (more) Decisions in Real Life: Purchasing a Car (3 clicks)
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May 6, 2008 at 7:00 am ET This is the first part of an open-ended series about major decisions that require consideration from a financial angle. The important point to note is that the financial angle is only one of many aspects that should be considered, and this fact is often ignored in some writing circles. This part pertains to purchasing [...] ... (more) Monday, May 5, 2008 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 5, 2008 at 7:13 pm ET As I logged into CitiBank’s website today to check my recent activity and compare transactions against what I’ve entered in Quicken, I was greeted by a harrowing message, informing me that my account may be at risk for unauthorized use. They have restricted my online access, and I cannot view my recent activity or [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 5, 2008 at 10:41 am ET There are no new posts for this morning other than this monthly reminder. By subscribing to our RSS feed with feed-reading software such as Google Reader or aggregators such as My Yahoo, you’ll always be aware of new content here.
If you prefer to have daily updates emailed directly to you, simply enter [...] ... (more) Friday, May 2, 2008 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 2, 2008 at 5:14 pm ET I heard from several people today who were disappointed today. The expected to receive their economic stimulus payment deposited into their bank account today but they have not seen the deposit posted online yet. According to the payment schedule, individuals whose Social Security numbers end with two digits between 00 and 20 and [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 2, 2008 at 11:00 am ET Earlier today, I posted the first part of my monthly financial reporting, my April 2008 balance sheet. Publishing these reports online helps keep me accountable for my decisions and forces me to take a look at my progress each month.
After a great February and a good March, April was not quite as impressive. [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 2, 2008 at 8:00 am ET If I were to describe my finances in three words, those words would be “slow, steady progress.” I’m not getting rich by any stretch of the imagination, but if I am able to manage consistent growth at the same rate while making sound financial decisions, I should be able to live without worries. [...] ... (more) Thursday, May 1, 2008 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 1, 2008 at 5:04 pm ET As a number of Consumerism Commentary visitors have mentioned over the past few months, it’s getting harder to find good credit card deals, including 0% APR no-fee balance transfer offers and worthwhile sign-up bonuses. Other commenters who have been successful milking credit card companies with balance arbitrage strategies have slowed down their pursuit with [...] ... (more) Wednesday, April 30, 2008 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 30, 2008 at 11:00 am ET It’s time to thank other websites that sent traffic to Consumerism Commentary during the month of April. It was a great month in terms of traffic, driven mainly by articles about the economic stimulus payment. Here is a list of websites, excluding search engines, RSS readers, and social media websites, that sent the [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 30, 2008 at 8:30 am ET Last updated: April 30, 2008.
Capital One offers a number of credit cards with no balance transfer fees. For this reason, if you are looking to consolidate your credit card debt onto one cars which you don’t plan on using for purchases, you may want to take a look at these offers. Please be [...] ... (more) Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Would You Tell Your Boyfriend You’re Rich? (24 clicks)
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April 29, 2008 at 11:30 am ET How soon into a relationship should you disclose your financial condition, if at all? A wealthy woman wrote a letter to the editor of Money Magazine recently to explain that she does not want to let her new boyfriend, a relationship with the potential to get serious, that she has money. She is [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 29, 2008 at 8:00 am ET By the time I was in third grade, I knew the answer to the age-old question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The question is always formed this way, with these particular words. The object of this question is to determine not the philosophy of the individual, but the [...] ... (more) Monday, April 28, 2008 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 28, 2008 at 11:30 am ET Last week, I spent several days in San Diego with family and friends, including my mother and her long-time boyfriend, my brother and his girlfriend, and my girlfriend. One benefit of visiting family for vacation every April is the fact that my mother seems quite willing to spend money to ensure everyone’s enjoyment, at [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 28, 2008 at 8:00 am ET This week, the Internal Revenue Service of the United States will begin sending direct deposits to those who qualify for the economic stimulus tax payment and checks soon after. Everyone who is interested in the tax ramifications of this payment should now know that the money received as a result will not be counted [...] ... (more) Sunday, April 27, 2008 Back From California and Blog Roundup (1 click)
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April 27, 2008 at 4:58 pm ET I spent this past week visiting family in California. My girlfriend (A.) and I joined my family’s west coast contingent for a few days in San Diego, staying at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay. Among other things, A. and I visited the San Diego Zoo, where I exercised my new Canon Digital Rebel [...] ... (more) Tax-Deductible Weddings, Part 2 (12 clicks)
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April 27, 2008 at 12:06 pm ET We’ve talked about tax deductions related to your reception site, but there are a few other nice opportunities for wedding-related deductions that shouldn’t be missed, both for during and after your wedding.
The I Do Foundation has a number of creative ways to incorporate giving into the wedding itself, which you can do through them or [...] ... (more) Friday, April 25, 2008 Why I Still Have No Money (10 clicks)
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April 25, 2008 at 8:32 am ET I recently explained my history of having no money and as promised, will now come clean with the mistakes I’m still making:
I’m driving the wrong car
I’ve never owned a car long enough to get it inspected. The first Jeep Cherokee was a lease, and I foolishly let them talk me into not converting the lease [...] ... (more) Thursday, April 24, 2008 Tax-Deductible Weddings, Part 1 (10 clicks)
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April 24, 2008 at 1:20 pm ET We’re entering the peak wedding season, it seems.
Ever since I got engaged earlier this year, I’ve been bombarded by sales pitches from every angle. They’re certainly tricky. They come disguised in several colors of tulle, bearing elegantly inscribed messages to remind me that I only live once and want my special [...] ... (more) Why I Have No Money (10 clicks)
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April 24, 2008 at 8:52 am ET Near the end of my college career there was a sort of “Psychic Fair” on campus. As I recall, nobody charged us anything, so I got a reading from a Numerologist.
She basically had me fill out a form with some information about myself. I remember “full name” and “birthdate”, for example. Multiple calculations later, the [...] ... (more) Wednesday, April 23, 2008 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 23, 2008 at 8:44 am ET This should prove to be a good study of professional prognostication. Last December, Fortune Magazine predicted the best stocks to hold in 2008, directing investors to ten specific stocks the magazine thinks will perform well this year.
How are these stocks holding up so far, compared to the indexes? The S&P 500 Index is [...] ... (more) Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Ethical Consumerism, An Introduction (5 clicks)
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April 22, 2008 at 8:19 am ET As I shared with you a few weeks ago, I choose to pay more for my electricity. And in 2007, 71 percent of my total grocery budget went to support local agriculture and small businesses.
Each year, I buy a harvest share at a local community supported agriculture farm. I promise to [...] ... (more) Items 1 - 25 of 347
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