I'm nearing the end of my contract, and I've been tempted by T-Mobile's aggressive promotions like 4 lines for $100 and most recently free rollover data. But I worry about their coverage. Then I learned of the Free T-Mobile Test Drive where you can … [Read the rest]
If you have self-employment or other income outside of your W-2 paycheck this year, you may need to send the IRS some money before the usual tax-filing time. Here are the due dates for paying quarterly estimated taxes in 2015; they are supposed to … [Read the rest]
Updated. According to this CNN Money article, both Comcast and Time Warner are jacking up their modem rental fees again for 2015. Time Warner will now charge $8 a month, up 33% from $5.99. Comcast will now charge $10 month, up 25% from … [Read the rest]
Amazon's Kindle Unlimited is an eBook subscription service that lets you "borrow" an unlimited amount of books from their catalog for $9.99 a month. You won't find many personal finance and investing books from major publishers on KU, but the … [Read the rest]
PointsHound is a new hotel reservation site that lets you earn frequent flier miles and other loyalty currencies when making a hotel booking. For example, you could earn American Airlines miles by staying at a small boutique hotel. It seems … [Read the rest]
Let's take a step back and focus on some actionable tips to simplify and automate your savings. Think of it as knocking out your New Year's Resolution in just 10 minutes or less. New Year's resolutions fail because willpower is like a muscle. … [Read the rest]
When investing, should you focus on income or total return? I like the idea of living off dividend and interest income, but I also think it is easy for people to reach too far for yield and hurt their overall returns. But what is too far? … [Read the rest]
One of the notable announcements from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show that Dish Network will stream a package of major cable networks live over the internet. Getting channels like ESPN, Food Network, and CNN without a traditional cable … [Read the rest]
Here's a final update on my investment portfolio holdings for 2014. This includes tax-deferred accounts like 401(k)s and taxable brokerage holdings, but excludes things like physical property and cash reserves (emergency fund). The purpose of … [Read the rest]
Sam's Club has a new deal that can get you a $25 gift card when you join or renew your membership. Here is the deal link, but everyone who does the Facebook share ends up at this page (in case you don't do Facebook). Print it out (or load on … [Read the rest]
I don't always check my portfolio performance, but when I do, I do it at the end of the year. Here are the trailing 1-year returns for select asset classes as benchmarked by passive mutual funds and ETFs. Return data was taken from Morningstar … [Read the rest]
I'm still into the "Cook It Yourself" movement/meme/trend/whatever. If you're looking for a new year's resolution and consider yourself a DIY person, why not CIY in 2015? Knowing how to cook simple, delicious food is a great skill to have and it … [Read the rest]
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