Saving money on gas is on everyone’s mind so I just had to share a tip I ran across yesterday that might help cut your gas costs. It won’t work for everyone but with this method I was able to save 6.9% on my gas bill, on top of the 5% cash back from our American Express Blue
I’ve been getting a lot of angry comments on my earlier post ("Where’s My Refund") regarding the payout of the economic stimulus package. Many people are upset they haven’t received their payment even though ...
Recently, my wife and I have kicked around the idea of installing clotheslines in our backyard. We both grew up in the country and we both had clotheslines in our backyards which our family used for drying clothes in the spring, summer, and fall. A quick cost analysis An average dryer load
Well, do you? I was assembling a gift off of a registry for a June wedding, and noticed that the registry contained a $120 mattress pad (!) and $80 salt and pepper shakers (!!). I declined to buy these. Not because I object, although if someone were spending $120 on me, a mattress pad is among the last things I'd want them to purchase. No, it's because I worry that the couple will forget how much the item cost! Perhaps they were giddily circling Macy's or Target or Crate and Barrel with the shooter gun, and adding whatever caught their...
While cleaning my office last Saturday, I stumbled upon a pile of old magazines. Most of these are copies of Modern Mechanix from the 1930s and 1940s, but the issue that caught my eye was the July 1971 edition of Motor Trend. Who wouldn’t be tempted by a Buyer’s Guide that offered “40 cars for under $2500″? I took a break from cleaning to see what I could learn.
Fixed Return Options (FROs) are a new type of exotic options, however don’t let ‘exotic’ scare you - it doesn’t mean FROs are complicated. In fact they’re really simple, they are just a bit different from standard put and call options.
Identity theft is currently the MOST rapid growing crimes WORLDWIDE. We’re talking about everything from surprise credit cards opened in your name to that all-famous Nigerian prince looking to send his money to your account (yeah, right!).
The current offering of Series EE Savings bonds pays 1.4% for 20 years. However, they are also guaranteed to reach face value in 20 years. After 19 years and 11 months, at 1.4%, these bonds will have earned less than one-third of the interest needed to reach face value.
If you’ve been following this blog, you will know that I have a radically different approach to owning your own home than the Dave Ramsey’s of this world who advocate paying off your own home ...
