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    Monday, May 12, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 12, 2008 at 7:37 am ET I think the two most effective ways for most people to reduce gas costs is to simply (1) consciously attempt to drive less and (2) use a credit card that offer rebates on gas purchases. Getting 5% back is like saving nearly 20 cents per gallon (more in some places), much easier than to looking [...] ... (more) Sunday, May 11, 2008 How To Hedge Against Rising Gas and Oil Prices? (22 clicks)
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May 11, 2008 at 8:16 am ET Everybody’s talking about gas prices… they’ve reached another high, everybody wants a hybrid… so why not explore how an individual can try to limit their exposure to gas prices?
How much more are you really paying?
Yes, $50 for a fill-up hits some sort of mental trigger, but sometimes I wonder if people really have calculated exactly [...] ... (more) Friday, May 9, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 9, 2008 at 9:20 am ET Initially, I had intended this to be review of Suze Orman’s newest book Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny to be done by my wife. However, she expresses no interest in doing so. So I read it myself, and found out that her reaction was actually a bit [...] ... (more) Thursday, May 8, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 9:36 am ET My wife got to ride in a single-engine Piper airplane for the first time a couple of days ago, which was exciting for her and scary for me. She even got to fly a little bit. I was surprised she agreed to go since usually I am banned from such “extreme” activities. [...] ... (more) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 7, 2008 at 1:17 am ET I am trying to gain more control over my diet, while also compiling more easy (preferably really easy) yet tasty recipes. First up is making my own lunch. I think it’s important when brown-bagging to make it tasty and attractive, so you don’t actually feel like your depriving yourself. Don’t just [...] ... (more) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 6, 2008 at 9:02 am ET 529 plans have become a very popular tool for saving for college for those that choose to help out their kids (or simply funding some continuing education for yourself). Most states have their own 529 plans, sometimes even multiple choices within those plans. They are very flexible - anybody can invest [...] ... (more) Monday, May 5, 2008 May 2008 Financial Status / Net Worth Update (2 clicks)
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May 5, 2008 at 9:05 am ET Credit Card Debt
If you’re a new reader, let me start out as usual by explaining the credit card debt. I’m actually taking money from 0% APR balance transfer offers and instead of spending it, I am placing it in high-yield savings accounts that actually earn me 4% interest or more, and keeping the difference as [...] ... (more) Sunday, May 4, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 4, 2008 at 8:44 am ET photo: sindesign
I spent most of today going through all our stuff since a lot of it still in moving boxes. The one negative of having your employer pay for relocation costs is that you are less motivated to fully purge all of your belongings…
As I went through all our things, I wondered - What [...] ... (more) Friday, May 2, 2008 The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class? (4 clicks)
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May 2, 2008 at 9:53 am ET Sound a bit bleak, but this lecture by Professor Elizabeth Warren explores how a middle class family in 1970 differs financially from one in 2005. The full title is The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class: Higher Risks, Lower Rewards, and a Shrinking Safety Net. The actual talk starts at 4:45 in, and [...] ... (more) Thursday, May 1, 2008 New Series I Bonds Fixed Rate is… ZERO (6 clicks)
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May 1, 2008 at 6:21 pm ET Wow, harsh. No wonder they finally started to enforce the buying limits recently. Hope people bought what they could in April. ... (more) Good Credit Can’t Protect You From Ignorance (3 clicks)
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May 1, 2008 at 9:06 am ET Maybe I just didn’t get enough sleep last night, but the media really has to do a better job to find people with problems that I can sympathize with. The title of this Fortune article is Good credit can’t protect borrowers from bad loans - “More and more home owners with high credit [...] ... (more) From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 1, 2008 at 8:16 am ET For those of you who have been using Zecco and their free stock trades, no longer will you have to endure a paper trade confirmation being mailed to your home for every single trade. Here’s how to switch:
How do I sign up for Paperless?
Just sign into the trading center with your trading key. Select [...] ... (more) Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Wise Investing Made Simple by Larry Swedroe (6 clicks)
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April 30, 2008 at 9:22 am ET I’ve been getting back into reading financial books, but am really behind in writing reviews for them. One book I finished last month was Wise Investing Made Simple by Larry Swedroe, which promises “Tales to Enrich Your Future”.
The key word is “tales”, because this is not a book with complex mathematical formulas or [...] ... (more) Got House Buying Questions? (1 click)
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April 30, 2008 at 8:18 am ET I have moved all of my posts on my experiences as a first-time homebuyer to this central page. Although I have few things left, I seem to be running out of things to write about…
Do you have any other questions about buying a home you’d like to see answered? Please leave [...] ... (more) Monday, April 28, 2008 How To Buy Paper Series I Savings Bonds (7 clicks)
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April 28, 2008 at 7:28 pm ET While on my lunch break, I went over and bought some Series I Savings bonds, due to their high interest rates described here. Technically I had two more days until the 30th to get an April 2008 issue date, but I didn’t want to cut it too close in case there were any problems. [...] ... (more) Sunday, April 27, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 27, 2008 at 9:33 am ET Here’s an updated list of companies willing to pay you to try out their services. None of these listed require a credit check. See links for more info.
RevolutionMoneyExchange $25 Bonus. Offer extended to May 15th, so get in by then if you haven’t already. Just sign-up with this [...] ... (more) 10% Bonus Promotion: Use Your Stimulus Check At Albertson’s, Kroger, K-Mart, Sears, and More (39 clicks)
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April 27, 2008 at 5:23 am ET The economic stimulus checks are coming! Before depositing your tax rebate at the bank, it might be a good idea to see what retailers will offer you for it. While I don’t necessarily like the idea of treating this extra money as different from any other money (a dollar is a dollar), you [...] ... (more) Friday, April 25, 2008 No Rice For You! (5 clicks)
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April 25, 2008 at 11:20 am ET I bought some rice today at Costco, we were out. I was greeted with a peculiar sign:
My weak understanding of all the buzz:
1. Rice prices globally are rising.
2. This is greatly affecting countries like China, Vietnam, India, who are usually great exporters.
3. They may not export as much.
4. US citizens will likely pay [...] ... (more) From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 25, 2008 at 10:24 am ET Continued from Part 1, where you should have figured out what type of loan you want to get, gathered copies of your important paperwork, and gathered a list of potential lenders. Now to narrow things down to one final lender.
III. Narrowing Down The List
To trim down your list, you may want to [...] ... (more) Wednesday, April 23, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 23, 2008 at 9:48 am ET Nobody has ever accused me of being the most organized person. I don’t carry a PDA, a dayplanner, or even a notebook/moleskin. It’s pretty much just Outlook at work, and a lot of Post-Its at home. But recently I’ve discovered two applications that help me remember all the thoughts that flit [...] ... (more) Tuesday, April 22, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 22, 2008 at 10:11 am ET Shopping for my recent mortgage loan was a pain. It shouldn’t be this hard! I had hope for Zillow, but a recent quote request for my same loan only got two offers from lenders, both of which weren’t very good. Ah well. Until it gets better, here’s how I would go [...] ... (more) Monday, April 21, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 21, 2008 at 8:51 am ET Most of you are reading this right now because you want that elusive “financial freedom”. This usually revolves around net worth, and many of us (ahem) have a specific net worth goal they want to achieve. Various formulas and calculators abound. The popular book The Millionaire Next Door suggests [...] ... (more) Sunday, April 20, 2008 April 2008 Investment Portfolio Snapshot (28 clicks)
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April 20, 2008 at 4:26 am ET Since we just made our IRA contributions for 2007 recently and had made a few mutual fund exchanges, I figured this was a good time to post another portfolio snapshot. Since we have so many different accounts now, I changed the presentation layout a bit to clean things up.
Retirement Portfolio
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Broad [...] ... (more) Friday, April 18, 2008 What I Learned About Money In The 6th Grade… (4 clicks)
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April 18, 2008 at 8:32 am ET Thanks for all the diverse and interesting insights on teaching kids about money, I learned quite a few things myself. As I was trying to think back and remember what I personally learned - or wish I learned - about money in 6th grade, a couple of amusing stories came to mind. [...] ... (more) Thursday, April 17, 2008 From MyMoneyBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 17, 2008 at 10:51 am ET I received this intriguing e-mail yesterday from reader Ryan:
I am a 6th grade teacher who wants to do a month long lesson on financial education. I was wondering if you have any thoughts and/or ideas as to what you think should be stressed at such a young age? I have broken my lesson [...] ... (more) Items 1 - 25 of 205
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