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    Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Retirement Income Rule of Thumb Debunked (22 clicks)
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November 27, 2007 at 11:41 am ET To retire comfortably, you’ll need to have an income of 80% of your maximum pre-retirement income.
That’s a common rule of thumb you hear trumpeted by financial planners. Unfortunately, it’s not accurate. It may give someone planning their retirement a basis for thinking about creating income during those years, whether from part-time work or [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 27, 2007 at 7:22 am ET Here is an update to an article I posted about four months ago. If you’re looking for 0% APR offers, here are 79 of them.
Warning! Taking advantage of credit card companies may be fun and profitable, but it is dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing, or if you do know what you’re [...] ... (more) Monday, November 26, 2007 Weekly Blog Roundup II, Market Crash Edition (3 clicks)
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November 26, 2007 at 6:44 pm ET What would you do if the stock market crashed tomorrow?
While you’re contemplating that, here are some more articles from Thanksgiving week to keep you reading about personal finance.
How Do You Calculate Compound Growth (or Interest)? AllFinancialMatters loves tackling these mathematical questions. Here he answers with an Excel function and the underlying formulas.
Personal Finance Sites [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 26, 2007 at 8:06 am ET A little over a year ago, Russell Bailyn, an investment adviser who crossed the barrier into the blogosphere with his Financial Planning Weblog, contacted me to let me know he was beginning work on a book. As Russell and I were both music education majors in our respective undergraduate universities, I was eager to support his endeavor. I’m happy to report that Navigating the Financial Blogosphere: How to Benefit From Free Information on the Internet was published earlier this fall.
In Navigating the Financial Blogosphere, the author takes twenty-six of the most popular financial questions and dedicates ... (more) Sunday, November 25, 2007 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 25, 2007 at 7:37 pm ET For a taste of old-time Consumerism Commentary, peruse these articles from the second half of November in prior years. From November 2006:
Extreme Savers Greg and Tara: We Have Some Things in Common
FreeCreditReport.com is a Scam!
Money-Saving Tips for Shopping Online
Wesabe, Web 2.0 Tool for Tracking Finances: Useful or Useless?
There’s No Way to Sugarcoat This: I Spent Too Much This Weekend
Young and in Debt: Five Twenty-Somethings Share Stories
Money Gifts Better Than Cash, Better Than Things
U.S. Mint Will Try Dollar Coins Again
Did You Miss National Retirement Pla ... (more) Saturday, November 24, 2007 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 24, 2007 at 10:02 pm ET I’m using this weekend to work up the willingness and readiness to return to the office on Monday after a week of vacation. I hope you enjoyed the guest articles featured at Consumerism Commentary this week.
Consumption is Investment (from Mrs. Micah)
3 Things You Need to Know Before Giving to Charity (from Brip Blap)
How to Turn $500 Into $7 The Hard Way (from Get Rich Slowly)
Around the blogosphere, here are some articles that caught my attention, mainly from the members of the MoneyBlogNetwork.
If You’re Renting Now and Want to Buy, Don’t Worry! Mighty Bargain Hunter believes there are more housing ... (more) Friday, November 23, 2007 Black Friday and CVS Savings (7 clicks)
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November 23, 2007 at 5:32 pm ET My “Black Friday” shopping started yesterday at 8 a.m. after I’d readied my 26-pound turkey (we had 22 people planned for Thanksgiving this year) for its 6-plus hours in the oven.
Instead of crawling back to bed whilst the scent of roasting turkey filled the house, I had a mission in mind. Earlier in the week, I’d stumbled across the CVS sale circular on BFAds.net and decided that although I was reluctant to brave the lines at the big box stores, I would be willing to head over to save some money on necessities for the winter: cold ... (more) Thursday, November 22, 2007 Happy Thanksgiving! (6 clicks)
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November 22, 2007 at 1:44 pm ET When it comes to holidays usurped by consumerism and with a backstory that begins to border on mythology rather than history, Thanksgiving is one towards the top of the list. These days, I try to take what I can from holidays without getting involved in any controversy. For me, Thanksgiving gives me a [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 22, 2007 at 8:18 am ET Here in the United States, it’s Thanksgiving. I hope all readers are able to spend time with their family or friends. I’m still in California visiting my relatives and enjoying a relaxing vacation. Well, it’s relaxing in some sense. I’ve actually been working hard at moving some of my major websites, like [...] ... (more) Wednesday, November 21, 2007 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 21, 2007 at 10:19 pm ET Each year without fail, a relative of mine loads up on Best Buy stock just before the holidays. “It’s a sure thing,” he boasts, “because the stock always climbs from the Christmas revenue.”
But even with all the earlier-than-ever Black Friday sales and hubbub this year, including the aforementioned Best Buy issuing tickets for its [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 21, 2007 at 12:31 pm ET The government, when not encouraging spending to spur the immediate economy, encourages saving to keep the future economy on target. This encouragement comes in the form of tax breaks given for directing money away from consumerism today towards retirement (consumerism later).
The first tax break you can get, and generally should get, is [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 21, 2007 at 8:15 am ET This is a guest post from J.D. Roth, who writes about personal finance and related topics at Get Rich Slowly.
Back in our young and foolish days, my wife and I bought a set of encyclopedias from a door-to-door salesman. This was in 1995, at the very cusp of the digital age. We had been on [...] ... (more) Tuesday, November 20, 2007 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 20, 2007 at 2:49 pm ET As the year draws to an end, I start turning my mind more towards taxes. I’ve been thinking about taxes this entire year, as a matter of fact, thanks to my underestimation of income. I believe I’ve made the adjustments necessary to avoid facing a large tax bill and penalty, and CNN Money [...] ... (more) ShareBuilder Acquired by ING Direct (2 clicks)
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November 20, 2007 at 11:36 am ET I received this email last night, and it was news to me. I’ve had no problems dealing with ING Direct, nor have I had any problems dealing with ShareBuilder. I have accounts with both companies. For a while, ShareBuilder was offering significant bonuses to those who opened accounts, and ING Direct has [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 20, 2007 at 8:29 am ET This is a guest post from Steve, who writes about finance and life at Brip Blap.
As the holiday season approaches, calls for donating to charity begin to multiply. Americans donate over $240 billion per year to various charities, and that’s simply in terms of money; the contributions in goods and services add even more [...] ... (more) Monday, November 19, 2007 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2007 at 7:36 pm ET TV Girl wrote into Consumerism Commentary (and a few other blogs, so I expect to see responses elsewhere) with the following question about credit freezes:
I’ve been listening to Dave Ramsey talk on his radio show about freezing your credit report, but I haven’t heard much (if anything) about this issue in the pf blogosphere. He [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2007 at 1:10 pm ET CNN Money is offering seven suggestions for reducing your tax, all possible before filing your 2007 taxes. The first suggestion is to “re-energize” your home.
You can reduce your tax bill by up to $500 if you install insulation, windows, doors or central air conditioning that meet certain energy conservation standards. You also can take [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2007 at 9:25 am ET This is a guest post from Mrs. Micah, who maintains the blog Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life, in which the author is starting to deal responsibly with her $100,000+ debt.
Every purchase you make is an investment.
Too often we think of our purchases as consumables. Some are, like food, but even those should be adding to [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2007 at 7:42 am ET On my flight the other day, I was pleased to learn that Continental Airlines reduced the price of its somewhat proprietary headsets for use when watching movies during the flight from $5 to $1 a set. I wasn’t too interested in seeing the movie offered, Transformers, so I just continued with my pattern of [...] ... (more) Saturday, November 17, 2007 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 17, 2007 at 12:07 pm ET For those who follow real estate investing gurus, it might be interesting to note that Russ Whitney’s company, through an internal investigation, is calling for the founder’s resignation. Russ Whitney, the founder, chief executive officer, and chairman of the Whitney Information Network has in the past aligned himself with Robert Kiyosaki (of Rich Dad, [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 17, 2007 at 11:44 am ET I arrived early to the airport for my flight to California today. When checking into my full flight, I was able to switch seats and select the exit row. I’ll have a few more inches of leg room than I would have had, had I not been able to switch. There is [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 17, 2007 at 10:15 am ET Existence of music education in one’s curriculum is related to higher incomes and more education later in life, according to a new study by Harris Interactive.
Three-quarters (75%) of American adults were involved in some type of music program while in school. Half (51%) were involved in chorus while 42 percent had some type [...] ... (more) From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 17, 2007 at 8:29 am ET Kimberly Lankford from Kiplinger recently handled a question from a reader. Capital One raised her interest rate from 9.9% to 15.9% on her account, and she’s wondering what her options are.
You could decline the rate change and continue to pay off your balance at the old rate… Capital One would then close your account [...] ... (more) Friday, November 16, 2007 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 16, 2007 at 7:44 am ET The holiday season is approaching, so I know I’ll be spending more money. I have even begun planning a vacation for early 2008, and I want to make sure I can afford it. Additionally, I am projecting that my side business will make less money in the future and not allow for the [...] ... (more) Thursday, November 15, 2007 From Consumerism Commentary - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 15, 2007 at 7:56 am ET If you are lucky enough to inherit (for example) $10 million in property or investments from deceased relatives, you are also lucky enough to pass a good portion of that to the government in the form of estate taxes. It is kind of a strange concept. Why should that money be taxed? It [...] ... (more) Items 324 - 348 of 357
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