If you are an AT&T Wireless, U-verse, Home Phone, or Internet customer, here are some promotions that are currently available. $25 for AutoPay Sign up for automatic payment of your bill via credit card or bank account and get a $25 prepaid Visa … [Read the rest]
Here's a nice feel-good story about a financially-savvy teenager. 14-year-old Willow Tufano may be America's youngest landlord. She bought a house in a short sale in Port Charlotte, Florida for $12,000. The 3-bedroom house is now rented out for … [Read the rest]
How about another mental exercise on taxes? I usually enjoy Christine Benz's articles on Morningstar, and When Taxes Collide With Your Asset Allocation was no exception. She presents the following scenario: Let's say a 65-year-old woman is … [Read the rest]
Earn more. Save more. Those are the two ways to get out of debt and build wealth. I'm a big proponent of doing both, but for many people it may be easier to cut back on some luxuries rather than land a higher-paying job, start a side business, … [Read the rest]
Now that I have a renewed interest in college costs (read: a kid), I'm paying more attention to the ongoing student loan debt discussion. One major talking point is the rising cost, but there seems to be a big difference between the published or … [Read the rest]
Here are some finance-related audiobooks from Audible.com (owned by Amazon.com) that are currently free with no trial required. Download them now, listen to them later. Via gymsock of SD. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful … [Read the rest]
Visit YellowPagesOptOut.com to stop the delivery of those huge phone books. The site is reasonably easy-to-use, although they ask for a phone number and I chose not to provide my real phone number to an industry based on unsolicited advertising. I … [Read the rest]
(Update: They are now blocking visits with my referral domain. You can view the site directly by typing in www.loyalfinancial.com.) I received an e-mail today asking me to look into Loyal Financial Private Investments at LoyalFinancial.com and … [Read the rest]
Coupons.com is - surprise! - a site that offers digital and printable coupons online to many major brands. They also have a "Savings Club" where you pay $30 a year and get access to bigger coupons and a Coupon Finder tool. To celebrate their … [Read the rest]
Now that our portfolio size has become more significant, I want to keep on top of things better while still avoiding most of the market noise. I took some ideas from how others share investment return data (see here and my 2011 year-end returns … [Read the rest]
When looking at the dividend payout of stocks and ETFs, there are actually a few different ways to measure dividend yield. In general, dividend yield is defined as: $latex \frac{\text{annual dividends per share}}{\text{share … [Read the rest]
Digital Post Mail, formerly just known as Zumbox, is a service that tries to turn all your physical mail into digital format. Hat tip to reader Christina. My first reaction was that it seems very similar to Manilla.com. According to TechCrunch, … [Read the rest]
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