Around the PF Blogosphere: August 29, 2007

Aug 29, 2007 Sun

Money articles I like:

Saving Explained has 7 tips to keep you motivation no savings on track. It’s always easy to get started. What’s difficult is doing it day after day, year after year.
Online Savings Blogs posted 11 online banking features you want to have. When I choose an online bank, no feature is attractive if the rate is not competitive.
Savvy Saver said she was caught by the Patriot Act due to some large transactions. FNBO once asked me to provide employment information also in the name of Patriot Act.
The Div Guy shares his experience on how to get started with DRIP programs. With brokerages such as Zecco* which charges $0 commission and offers free dividend reinvestment, DRIP’s value is decreasing, though I use it myself.
Blogging Away Debt has a guest post on why 0% balance transfers are baits and lists three traps: 1) Fees: Didn’t they tell me up front how much I would for the transfer? Why is that a trap? 2) Interest rate after promotion: If I get a new card for BT only, why would I care whatever interest rate afterwards? And is that rate particularly higher than normal rate? 3) They trust you to fail: Yeah, they can count on me on that.