The Sun's Financial Diary

The Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express, issued by American Express, is designed for those who frequently travel using Delta Airlines. Cardholders receive one mile for every dollar spent on general purchases and two miles for every dollar spent at participating retailers and merchants (including Delta Airlines related purchases). Additionally, 20,000 bonus miles [...]

Social Security has become a bit of a buzz word in the world of finance. Individuals and lawmakers alike spend countless hours trying to figure out how long the 75 year old trust fund will stay afloat and what type of benefits, if any, future retirees can expect to see from the program. While we [...]

Holiday gift shopping is likely the farthest thing from your mind as you soak up the sun’s rays this summer, but if you have children in your life than now’s exactly the right time to start thinking about it. Even as you read this article, stockrooms in the back of retailers everywhere are bursting at [...]

As I mentioned earlier, we are in the process of refinancing our mortgage to take advantage of the record low rate. We have heard back from our broker and there is good news and bad news. The good news is we have locked in a rate that’s much lower than our current rate of 4.25% [...]

The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express is designed for those with good credit who frequently stay at Starwood hotels and resorts and plan to take advantage of the various benefits and services that are provided. In reference to the reward program, one point is earned for every dollar spent on the card [...]

Like most people nowadays, I’ve worked several different jobs over the course of my career. I’ve worked for some folks who were great managers and I’ve worked for some that were their own worst enemy. My first job out of college was working for an individual who built his own investment firm from the ground [...]

Think you’ll save more money by waiting? Want to window shop a bit more before committing? Are you considering waiting until after school starts before picking up all the necessary supplies? If so, you’ll likely lose out on tidy sum of savings. The time to stock up for school and still save money is now, [...]

When we got our loan in April, we thought we got a pretty good deal with our 15-year fixed mortgage at 4.25% APR. Now, four months later, our good deal doesn’t look that good any more. I know mortgage rates have fallen to historical lows lately, but I haven’t paid really much attention to it until [...]

The Ink with Ultimate Rewards credit card from Chase is designed exclusively for business owners. This business credit card offers cardholders greater purchasing power, higher level rewards, and premium business benefits. Ink with Ultimate Rewards offers global acceptance and flexible spending capacity that adjusts with your business needs. There is a 0% APR introductory offer [...]

My wife and I like to talk relatively frequently about the things we’d like to do and things we’d like to have later in life. In reality, with two young daughters at home our financial perspective doesn’t often drift beyond the near future but that doesn’t stop us from partaking in a little wishful thinking [...]