One of my overall goals for 2012 is to make this site more of a permanent resource for information. As part of this, I want to create an "Expense Reduction Guide" that will provide an organized way to find ways to maximize personal value and make … [Read the rest]
January 31st was the deadline for companies to mail out W-2 forms and 1099 forms involving other income and interest. Coming up is February 15th, the deadline for brokerages to send out 1099-B forms listing stock sale proceeds. That means you … [Read the rest]
When a mutual fund or hedge fund lists their historical returns, the industry standard is to use time-weighted returns that assume you buy at the beginning of the time period and hold until the end. However, what often happens is that a fund will … [Read the rest]
I love Dropbox. I like that it's a real folder on my computer that is also invisibly synchronized and backed up in the cloud. The best part is that usually I forget it's even there. Other online storage apps like Box.net or SkyDrive don't work … [Read the rest]
While perusing this early retirement reading list for more books to read, I ran across an interesting fellow named Harry S. Dent, Jr. His primary theory is that age demographics are strongly correlated with the economy and thus stock market prices. … [Read the rest]
I enjoy reading older books about early retirement; I seek to learn from their experiences, but I also look for ways in that their perspective is colored by their own time period. For instance, a book written in the 80s1 - an era of high inflation … [Read the rest]
Recently, I came across an investment tip called the Overnight Rule from Carl Richards via the NYT Bucks Blog: Imagine that all your investment holdings were sold overnight by accident. You can't undo the trades, and now all you have is … [Read the rest]
Interest rates looks to remain tiny for a long time, so if you want to boost your interest earned while keeping your money safe in banks, taking advantage of sign-up bonuses is one way to do it. Earning 1% APY on $10,000 is just $100 a year, and it's … [Read the rest]
(In this post, I'm not going to provide all the background information on savings bonds that I normally do. For that, please read the older posts in my Savings Bonds category.) When the Treasury announced the $10,000 purchase limit for 2012, a … [Read the rest]
You're probably aware of the wonders of the Roth IRA and how it allows your money to grow completely free from taxes, even upon withdrawal. An added wrinkle is the lack of age restriction, so that even kids with earned income (wages, salaries, … [Read the rest]
Clover is a new person-to-person payment system for use between phone numbers. Simple fees (none for personal use), simple interface. If you sign-up via invite from a registered user, you'll get up to $10 off your first purchase. The referrer … [Read the rest]
LivingSocial is offering $20 to spend at The Body Shop for $10. Valid in-store only. Valid toward sale and promotional items. Over 65,000 purchased already. Psst guys... Valentine's Day is less than 3 weeks away ;) p.s. Groupon has $6 movie … [Read the rest]
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