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I started my own Zecco referral bonus sharing program back in December 2007 when Zecco relaunched its Zecco Friend program. At the beginning, it was actually pretty good. I sent new customers to Zecco and got a $50 bonus for each new customer shortly after they opened and funded a new account. I then shared [...]

Not just that they all want your money, but the way they treat you as a customer.
Last year, I had a nightmare with American Express over the fraudulent charges on my Costco TrueEarnings card. Though eventually, the issue seems to be resolved, I had to keep calling and calling them every month for more than [...]

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Reader Mail: How Do I Reduce Investment Fees? @ Million Dollar Journey
Stay away from load funds, buy funds with lower expense ratio, and avoid frequent trading of stocks (unless you do zero-commission trading). Well, these are actually my ideas
Save Money on Gas – [...]

We started to save for our daughter’s future education shortly after they were born (for our second daughter, we did wait nearly four months before opening a 529 plan for her ) and since then we have been making monthly contributions to their 529 accounts, currently5. Th at $14,77e reason for deciding to [...]

I can host them for you here on this blog!
When I published my ING Direct Orange Savings Account $25 signup bonus post on April 27, I thought it could be a while before all the 25 referral links are taken because, ING Direct, as well as this referral problem, has been around for a long [...]

All good things must come to an end, including the promotion from RevolutionMoneyExchange. It has been two months since I reviewed RME, the Paypal competitor, and offered an additional $5 bonus on top of the $25 signup bonus from RME. The promotion, which has been run much longer, will officially end tomorrow, May 15th, so [...]

The Oakmark Funds reopened its Global Fund (OAKGX) on May 9, 2008. The fund, which has been closed to new investors since December 2003, invests in both domestic and foreign markets, holding 42.6% of its assets in U.S. stocks and and the rest in developed and emerging economies outside the country. According to Morningstar.com, OAKGX [...]

I am a credit card person. Wherever possible, I use credit cards to pay for my purchases. To me, credit cards are my friend, not foe. The reasons for me to favor credit cards over debit cards or cash are twofold:

I know exactly where my money went,
I can get cash back for the money I [...]

Personal Finance Across Borders I – Retirement Accounts Million Dollar Journey compared retirement saving accounts offered in the U.S. and Canada. No much difference I have to say.
7 Tips to Simplify Today Brip Blap offers some ideas to live a simple life. The one I like the most is “Stop trading, start Investing.”
Money Tips for [...]

It has been more than four months since I last updated my little interest rates table. During this four-month period, the rate picture of online banks has changed a lot, going down 5% something to mostly in the neighborhood of 3% APY, as the Fed cut interest rates every time they met. However, the latest [...]