Archive for April, 2007

Around the PF Blogosphere: April 18, 2007

Posted by Sun on April 18, 2007 (0) Comment

Some articles for you to read in your spare time:

My Financial Awareness tells you what you need to know about credit counseling companies, if you need their services. But how many out there really want to help you?
Wise Bread talks about the ridiculousness of bottled water, in a three-part series
Advanced Personal Finance explains how the [...]

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Who’s Checking My Credit?

Posted by Sun on April 18, 2007 (6) Comment

I know every time I apply for a credit card, buy a car, or open a bank account, I will receive a credit check from the lender. That’s understandable because the lenders need my credit history to assess my ability to pay the loan back. In these cases, I am the borrower and the banks [...]

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What Does NetworthIQ Statistics Say about Net Worth?

Posted by Sun on April 17, 2007 (7) Comment

I have been using NetworthIQ to track our net worth for several months now and find it’s a quite nice tool. However, for most of the time, I go straight to my account and update the numbers without paying much attention to what happened elsewhere. Last night, when I was broswing NetworthIQ, I noticed that [...]

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IRS Gives April 16 Storm Victims Two Extra Days to File Their Tax Returns

Posted by Sun on April 16, 2007 (2) Comment

If you are living in the Northeast and is affected by the weekend storm, IRS will give you two extra days to file your income tax return beyond the April 17 deadline. According to the IRS announcement,
Victims of the major storm affecting several Northeastern states on Monday, April 16 will have two additional days to [...]

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Around the PF Blogosphere: April 16, 2007

Posted by Sun on April 16, 2007 (3) Comment

Hope you find the following articles  worth reading:

My Personal Fiance Odyssey wonders if buying a more expensive house is a smart financial move, I asked myself the same question when I wrote Uncle Sam a big check yesterday
Everybody Loves Your Money lists top 13 money saving ideas of all time, including “Eat one meal a [...]

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