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Current Bank & Broker Promotion Bonuses
If you are looking for a little incentive to open a bank or brokerage account, there are a few promotions currently running which will give you as much as $50 bonus for a single new account. Check them out. Maybe there’s something you need
TradeKing $50 bonus for a new account: Open an account [...]
Use Automatic Alerts to Avoid Late Fee and Returned Check Fee
From the first day I had my own bank account, I have always maintained an adequate level of fund in my checking account to cover everyday expenses. Since when money goes out of and comes into the account is very predictable, I don’t have to keep a lot of my money in the checking account [...]
The True Cost of a Coupon
Like many frugal femmes, I love to clip coupons. Every Sunday I relax with a cup of tea, a sharp pair of scissors and the Sunday paper. I flip through all the coupons and clip any I see for products that I regularly use.
Recently, I’ve noticed many stores pointing consumers toward the use of online [...]
Revolution Money To Be Part of American Express
When I read the news this morning that American Express is paying $300 million to buy Revolution Money, the first thing came into my mind was “What will happen to Revolution Money Exchange once it becomes part of a big business that doesn’t usually offer free services?”
I first knew Revolution Money more than two years [...]
Why Throw Money Away?
“Are you kidding me?”
Those were the exact words I thought when my husband came home and shared with me what he saw his coworker doing. Each week she digs deep into her purse and purges it of all the loose change both in her wallet as well as the coins floating around in the bottom. [...]
Track Stock Portfolio in Real-Time with Google Template
What are you using to track your investments?
I have been using Quicken Home & Business for investment tracking for years. It is a powerful and convenient tool that does a lot of other things than tracking stocks and mutual funds. However, the convenience comes with a price tag of $100. It’s not cheap for sure. [...]
PerkStreet Checking Account $50 Bonus
This is a new free online checking account offer with $50 new account bonus.
PerkStreet Financial is offering a PerkStreet Online Checking Account that allows account owners to earn cash back with their Visa debit card. Every time you use the debit card in non-PIN transactions, you can earn 1% cash back. Right now PerkStreet Financial [...]
Black Friday Bargain Shopping Guide
Every year as Thanksgiving draws closer and closer, another holiday season begins to descend upon us. Only the season I’m referring to is the holiday SHOPPING season.
The day after Thanksgiving – traditionally known as Black Friday – is the day that unofficially kicks off the Christmas shopping season. Retail chains have worked hard [...]
Bought a Few Stocks Today
I forget when was the last time I traded stocks. It must have been at least a few months ago because since I started this new job in June, I barely had any time during the day for *my own business* , but today I made a couple of purchases: one IPO [...]
Buy Foreign Stocks: E*Trade vs. Fidelity
When E*Trade launched its global trading platform in 2007, I saw it as an opportunity to finally be able to buy some internationals stocks that are not otherwise available to retail investors in the U.S. At that time, Chinese stocks were as hot as they could be and buying Chinese stocks seemed to be the [...]
Prepare Now for Next Year’s Tax Bill
Every year around this time you’ll hear a lot of tax experts tell you about what you need to do before the end of the year in order to manage your projected tax bill. Liquidate your flexible spending accounts. Make charitable contributions. All of these recommendations are wise.
But this year’s isn’t the [...]
