Mint Mobile has a new iPhone SE bundle promotion where you can get the new iPhone SE 2020 for $15/month + their $15/month cell service = $30/month total. You save $40 off the iPhone SE price and you lock in their bulk discount on data plans. … [Read the rest]
Many investing articles basically keep telling you "Don't worry! stocks always go up!", but I appreciated the added perspective from the Morningstar article What Prior Market Crashes Can Teach Us About Navigating the Current One by Paul D. Kaplan and … [Read the rest]
Amazon is celebrating World Book Day 2020 by giving away 9 free Kindle books from around the world covering a variety of genres, from contemporary fiction to true crime to a children's book. "Buy" them for free by Friday 4/24 and you can own them … [Read the rest]
Updated for crazy 2020. The big news yesterday was that one measure of crude oil prices actually went negative, because futures were coming due and nobody had any place to store the oil upon delivery. Why did this happen? Part of the reason is … [Read the rest]
With it's loud title and bright orange cover, this book has been on the "recommended" list of my Audible and Kindle pages several times. However, when something tries so hard to get my attention, I instinctually tend to ignore it. I'm glad that I … [Read the rest]
The IRS has released an official tool to check the status of your stimulus check, otherwise known as Economic Impact Payment / Coronavirus Tax Relief. It seems like you can also add your bank account information for direct deposit if they don't … [Read the rest]
Scott Burns of the Dallas News is known for his "Couch Potato Portfolios". These are literally the simplest, laziest, easiest portfolios that you will ever see. The Basic Couch Potato Portfolio is 50% Total US Stock and 50% Total US Bond … [Read the rest]
For the month of April, HBO is making 500 hours of programming available to stream for free (without ads) for a limited time on HBO Now and HBO Go services without a subscription. You can download the HBO Go or HBO Now apps for iOS and Android, and … [Read the rest]
I'm quite familiar with working from home in my tiny 78 sq. ft. "office", but after looking at some online WFH gear guides recently, it's all about standing desks, latest laptop models, and USB hubs. Eh? My desk is a basic folding table and my … [Read the rest]
As a follow-up to my initial post on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), there has been a some speculation as to the specific documentation required to prove your eligibility and payroll numbers. Each lender may have some discretion as to … [Read the rest]
If you can take it, here is some more humbling food for thought. Here is a comparison of the growth of $10,000 invested in either the Total US stock, Total International Stock, or Total US bond index fund from the beginning of this century … [Read the rest]
If you are a small business impacted by COVID-19, including self-employed and independent contractors, you have hopefully been following the developments of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance … [Read the rest]
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