The Sun's Financial Diary

It was a rare, gorgeous day yesterday, so we took the kids to a nearby farm to pick our own strawberry, the first time ever for us. Too bad that we didn’t know the hours of the farm before leaving home in the afternoon. When we arrived, we were told that we only had less [...]

I have heard some rumors that Chase no longer gives 3% cash back to Freedom Card holders for shopping at gas stations and grocery stores. I haven’t got the notice from Chase myself yet and my latest statement on May 13 still shows 3% cash back for every $1 of eligible purchases made at gas [...]

Not now, but in about two to three months.
We have been living in New Jersey for the past 13 years, moved a few times, but always in the state. Probably because of having been here for so long, we kind of like where we live. We think we are going to stay in NJ [...]

Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway filed its first quarter 13-F with the SEC last week. From the filing, you may find a few investment ideas from where Buffet is putting his money, as noted by Morningstar. At the end of the first quarter, Berkshire holds a total of 41 stocks in its equity portfolio, with American [...]

Nowadays, a lot of things are becoming increasingly difficult to do without a good credit history, while at the same time, those days of easy credit has probably gone forever, thanks to the financial crisis that has put a squeeze from lenders and borrowers alike.
Not only will a good credit history help get the loan [...]

Buy.com has factory reconditioned Asus Eee PC 900 Black Netbook for $199 with free shipping.
Buy.com has AOC 2217V 22″ Widescreen LCD Monitor for $147.99 with free shipping.
Buy.com has Verbatim USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $49.99 shipped free. It comes with Titanium enclosure and includes easy-to-use backup software for encryption/password protection .
Buy.com has Lexmark X6570 [...]

These $100 bills look good. You know you can get one of them by getting a bank account.
Right now, there are a couple of banks offering $100 bonus when you open open a checking account with them.
Chase Checking Account $100 Bonus
Open a Chase Checking Account before June 23rd and get $100 bonus when you set [...]

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”
-Abraham Lincoln
A lesson everyone must learn is the need to persist when it is difficult. When we experience defeat and rejection, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit, but the successful have learned to persist.
Mark Victor [...]

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 yesterday. The House, already passed its own version of the bill last month, also voted 361 to 64 today to wrap up the legislation. Now the bill is sent to the President for his signature to become a law, [...]

Just a quick reminder that the $25 bonus from Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan will end at the end of this month.
If you are considering open a college savings account for your child’s future education, Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan makes a nice choice. The nationally available program was selected by Morningstar last month as one of [...]