The Sun's Financial Diary

One of the great drawbacks of this historically low interest rate environment we’re in is that it’s darn difficult to get anything close to a decent return on your cash nowadays. Sure, you can move it into riskier investments like bonds or even high yield bonds to try to juice your returns but a move [...]

American Express has replaced its old Blue Cash Credit Card with the new Blue Cash Everyday Card. The new card, which was launched yesterday, looks similar to the old card in design, but has a rewards program that is better than that of the Blue Cash Card for those who don’t charge a lot on the card [...]

Ever wish you could print your own money? Coupons come pretty darn close. I’ll admit to fluctuating back and forth between being a die-hard coupon toting convert and leaving them by the wayside, but the savings can’t be argued with. If you’re thinking 50 cents here and maybe a buck there, think again. For the [...]

The 2011 federal income tax deadline, April 18th, is only a little over a week away. If you haven’t finished your tax return yet, there isn’t much time to wait now. I haven’t done with our tax returns yet, as many times in the past, I will probably wait till next Friday April 15th to [...]

I’ve said it (many times) before, and I’ll say it again because it’s worth repeating: misery loves company, but money savers like it (and financially benefit from it) even more. Many hands, eyes and efforts make light work, including making tight budgets work better! So if you’re looking to save money, then seek the fiscally-sound [...]

With the 2011 tax season in full swing, many of us will begin to prepare to file their 2010 taxes. If you don’t plan to heir an account to do your returns, a tax preparation software is all you need to get the job done without much pain and receive your refund back faster(if you [...]

We bought our house around this time last year after more than three months of searching and negotiating. Even though it is believed that winter may not be a good time to buy a home (we started looking in December 2009) because of a smaller inventory, the purchase was made as we were trying to [...]

If you’re anything like me, you still have yet to file your federal income taxes for 2010. In my case, the work is already 99% done. The 1% that is left to be completed is printing out the form, writing a check and making a trip to the post office on Friday or Saturday. The [...]