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Is Your Patience Tanking with the Market?
If you have been paying any attention to the markets lately, then you probably have noticed the huge fluctuations the past couple of weeks. Key market events, like the Fed’s decision to keep the interest rate idle, and the rise and fall of the price of oil, seem to mean more to investors than companies actual [...]
The Joy’s of Three Paycheck Months
July is around the corner, and for Ben and I, this means a three paycheck month! Many employers, like ours, pay their employees using a 26 pay period cycle versus the traditional 24. Of course, this means each check is a little less, but twice a year we get the third magical paycheck. These extra paychecks feel [...]
Be Your Own Expert
“Do it yourself,” a frugal man’s favorite words. If you are anything like me, you might take this to the extreme. I attempt to do most everything myself, whether its home improvement projects or automobile repairs, I’ll give it a try. However, before starting a new project, I’ll be the first to tell you that [...]
Save on Mandatory Fun Trips
Last Friday, I read Ben’s great post about saving money by taking a staycation. Ironically, I was on vacation attending a wedding in Iowa at the time. But it really got my thinking about ways to save on mandatory wedding vacations, like the trip I found myself on (there are just some weddings you cannot [...]
You Deserve a Luxurious Vacation…Let Me Finance It For You
Today, I receive an email from CitiFinancial. This isn’t rare, being they send email to current and past customers at an annoying frequency. As you can tell from the text of the email (pasted below), Citi is offering a loan in order to finance a vacation. We all know financing a vacation is a horrible idea, [...]
Pay Off Your Mortgage By Age 65
Being a recent first time home-buyer, my final mortgage payment is comical to think about. And this is exactly why many people don’t think about actually paying off their mortgages, ever. The Washington Post recently reported that, “more than 55 percent of boomers who have mortgages do not plan to pay their mortgages off until [...]
Spend $100 on Dockers Apparel and Receive a $75 Gas Card
It’s Father’s Day weekend and I’m sure many of you will be out looking for the perfect gift for the old man. If your greedy and want to get a little something for yourself, then consider this offer from Sears. Good through tomorrow, spend $100 on Dockers apparel and receive a $75 shell gas card. [...]
Make Summer Activities Affordable
This post is the latest in the Summer Savings Series by the Money Life Network. Check out the details for the contest here.
Living frugally definitely has its challenges in the summer. With the nice weather comes expensive outdoor activities like concerts, golfing, and drive in movies (yes, they still exist). You don’t [...]
Top Financial Leader Thinks Second Wave of Foreclosures Coming July 1
“We have a wave of foreclosures coming after July 1, which may make the first wave look small by comparison.” - Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Earlier this week, Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, expressed his less than enthusiastic financial forecast for the coming months during a Securities [...]
How Much Were Your Closing Costs?
Do you remember closing on your first home loan? You sit down in a small room with your realtor, the seller, the seller’s realtor, and a title agency. The agency plops a huge stack of documents in front of you and one by one, you sign your paychecks away. If you are [...]
