Archive for April, 2008
Poll: Did You Do Better in 2007 than in 2006?
Bush and Cheney did.
According to the tax returns released to the public, Mr. and Mrs. Bush reported a total taxable income of $719,274 for the tax year 2007, an increase of $76,369, or 11.88%, than 2006. The vice president couple did much better last year than a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Cheney’s 2007 total [...]
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SmartyPig Eliminates $25 Check Fee
It seems that SmartyPig continues to improve its service to lure more customers.
After reducing most of the fees they charge savers for their services shortly after launching the site, SmartyPig also eliminates the $25 fee for requesting a paper check yesterday. Previously, when account holders reach their saving goals and wish to get the money [...]
Popularity: 19% [?]
Weekend Linkage - April 13, 2008
Lending Club is Dead Are you using the social lending site to borrow/lend money? Lazy Man and Money saw signs that the site may be in trouble.
Woman Refuses to Roll Over 401k Saying She Would Lose Half of Her Money Generation X Finance encountered a person who told him just that. Unbelievable!
The Best Time [...]
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Buy Treasury Securities at $100 Minimum
Do you invest in Treasury bills, notes, and bonds?
If you do, then there’s a good news. Starting early this week, Treasury Department has lowered the minimum purchase from $1,000 to $100. The change applies to Treasury bills, notes, and bonds with maturity from 4 weeks to 30 years, which means that 4-week T-bill is [...]
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Stop All Junk Mail
Do you get a lot of junks, such as catalogs, coupon books, and pre-approved credit card offers, in the mail?
According to 41pounds.org, the average adult in this country receives 41 pounds of unwanted junk mail each year. That’s a lot of junk mail!
In the May issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, the magazine listed several ways [...]
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