A few readers e-mailed me to let me know that bill management website Manilla.com announced that they will be shutting down. Surprising, as they were just mentioned in Money magazine last month! Manilla will be closing on July 1, 2014. This was a … [Read the rest]
With the announcement of Target Subscriptions, I wanted to run a quick price check to see how it stacks up with competitors Amazon.com and Diapers.com. We're expecting another baby, so we'll be needing lots of diapers soon (cloth just didn't … [Read the rest]
Here's another data point in the debate about safe withdrawal rates, or how much money you can safely withdraw from an investment portfolio each year without running out of money. Merrill Lynch Private Banking recently released a whitepaper on … [Read the rest]
Who knew that the next big thing would be toilet paper and soap? We must be running out of things to "disrupt", as everyone wants to deliver household and grocery products to your doorstep. What's next, door-to-door milk delivery? Amazon Prime … [Read the rest]
Update: The official announcement states that effective May 1st, the new fixed rate on Series I savings bonds is 0.1%. The variable inflation-indexed rate is 1.84% (as predicted), making a composite rate of 1.94% for the first six months. After … [Read the rest]
Amazon Mom is running a gift card promotion where if you buy $45 or more of selected gift card packs, you'll get a free $5 gift code by June 15th. Give them as gifts or use them yourself and essentially get 10% off $50 in gift cards. This offer … [Read the rest]
Photo site Flickr recently updated their iPhone and Android apps. This just happened to coincide with me running out of space both on my Apple iCloud and Dropbox accounts, so I took another look at the Yahoo-owned site and found it actually fit my … [Read the rest]
Online portfolio manager Betterment recently rolled out a new Retirement Income feature that will help you withdraw money from your nest egg. Unfortunately, even though I have a Betterment account I couldn't test it out directly as it is currently … [Read the rest]
Ever watch those commercials for Singapore or Emirates Airlines with beautiful people sleeping on luxurious beds while flying across time zones? Jason Blum, a film producer known for the Paranormal Activity franchise, figured out a way to get 'er … [Read the rest]
If you've read any financial news at all over the past month, you know that Michael Lewis has a new book out called Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt. I finished it over a week ago, but it's rather intimidating to write a review when everyone else … [Read the rest]
Lyft is a smartphone-based ride service that competes with traditional taxis. They are similar to Uber, but Lyft calls their fares "donations" and aggressively recruits casual drivers who can apply directly from their app. (Uber does a similar … [Read the rest]
In 2007 I wrote about a site called Farecast.com that used past data to offer a prediction on whether airfares would rise or fall in the future. I even used it to book tickets a couple times. It was soon bought and absorbed by Bing Travel … [Read the rest]
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