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Citi Launched New Forward Visa Card: Get Rewarded for Keeping a Good Credit
This could be a hot credit card.
Citibank launched a brand new credit card today, called Forward Visa Card, which the bank claims will “help you see rewards of maintain healthy credit.” After a quick glance, it does seem to be a very rewarding card because card member will not only enjoy rewards (in ThankYou Points) [...]
I Hate IGoBanking
It looks like I made a big mistake about two months ago when I moved all my money from Dollar Savings Direct to IGoBanking.
I have left IGoBanking a long time ago, but moved back in April after seeing their actually increased the rate of their savings account from 1.85% APY to 2.12% APY, the highest [...]
Friday Deal: Amazon Flip HD Camcorder Sale
Amazon.com currently has Flip HD Camcorder sale from now till June 20, 2009. When you buy a qualifying Flip HD Camcorder, you can get to accessories for free. Items on sale include:
Flip MinoHD Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Chrome) for $199.99
Flip UltraHD Camcorder, 120 Minutes (Black) for $188.68
Flip UltraHD Camcorder, 120 Minutes (White) for $188.00
Qualifying accessories include [...]
Alternatives to MS Money
Early last week, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Money Plus will no longer be available for purchase after June 30, 2009 and all purchased Money Plus products must be activated before January 31, 2011. The software maker cites the change in the market where banks, brokers, even third parties have started to offer their customers free, [...]
Did TurboTax Mis-calculate My Recovery Rebate Credit?
It never makes me feel good when receiving a letter from the IRS because most of the time, it’s not going to be a good news (luckily I haven’t got into any trouble with the IRS so far). So when I saw the letter from IRS in my mailbox today, I was first kind of [...]
Where Is Gold Heading to?
I am a firm believer of investing in gold.
Having been investing in gold since 2002 (Tocqueville Gold Fund (TGLDX) is my main vehicle to invest in gold though I have also bought a few gold coins in the past couple of years), I was pretty excited when gold broke the key $1,000/ounce mark in March [...]
American Express Online Savings Account 2% APY
Here’s another high-yield savings account offer, even though the rate isn’t as good as the rate from Ally Bank I mentioned last week.
The new offer is the High-Yield Savings Account from American Express. The credit card issuer received permission from the Fed to become a bank holding company last November. Right now the savings account [...]
Free Online Money Management Tools That Make Your Life Easier
Are you using any free online personal finance tools such as Mint, Yodlee, Wesabe, or Quicken Online?
I am not really a big fan of online tools as I prefer to store sensitive information on my home computer instead of on a website. For example, I use Quicken Home & Business to track my investments and [...]
House and Job Update
After some delay, we finally put our house on the market.
This afternoon, we called one of the agents we talked with before and signed all the paperwork with him so we can get the process started. Originally, the plan was to list the house at the beginning of the month, but now it’s the middle [...]
New PineCone Research Sign Up Link
To become a PineCone Research panel member and get paid for completing online surveys, use this latest registration link to sign up. And, like always, you have to act quickly before the line expires. If you are not familiar with PineCone Research, check my paid survey reviews page, where I reviewed some popular paid online [...]
Strep, House, and Job
There are just so many things going on recently that I wasn’t able to find time to post anything.
First, our 4-year old was diagnosed with Strep last Thursday. She started to cough a little bit on Tuesday, then woke with a mild fever on Thursday. Since New Jersey is one of the hardest hit states [...]
