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Flood Insurance for Your Home
FEMA has gotten a fair amount of criticism after Katrina and after reading their “Myths-and-Facts” regarding that whole mess, I am still not wholly convinced that FEMA was/is really on the ball as far as disaster relief. Having said that, however, there is a fair amount of other information that they present that might be [...]
Financial Cartoons to Share
Gleaned from around the web, feel free to share these…
Enjoy and be sure to share!
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 [...]
Prosper.com Concerns
Prosper.com has some interesting notions to it that make it unique in the borrowing/lending market. If you have some extra money, you can lend it out and make a return (hopefully) or if your credit is bad, you can get a loan for a badly needed loan that you might not get otherwise, due [...]
Find Out How You Can Win $100!
We have great news! The Money Life Network is running our first ever group writing project. We’re going to all be writing around the general topic of “summer savings”. To make the deal even sweeter, we’re asking you to all join in by commenting, writing your own posts about how you’re saving this [...]
A Tipping Point to be Free From Broke
I work in the IT industry and it’s a true fact that I am currently making an income that is below both the median income for my industry as well as the median income for my area. Why am I not crying myself to sleep every night and fretting about how I am going [...]
Watch for More Ridiculous Gas Prices
I have a prediction. Albeit not a difficult one, but I would still like your attention. Before the summer is over, gas is going to be $5 a gallon. I know we just discussed the value (perceived value, that is) of buying a hybrid car to try and dissuade the rising cost [...]
The Money Life Network
First off, I hope that everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and paid tributes to the men and women who have given so much in order for us to have the best country in the world. Knowing all that was done for us in the past and in the present is humbling and [...]
Whats the Deal with FiOS?
In all of the articles that Frank and I intend to write, we have missed very few. I recently missed one for a really silly reason. It was my night to write and my internet was down. It wasn’t just down, it was kaput. Thats the first time I have ever typed [...]
We May Have Found Your Stimulus Rebate Check!
Oh Eureka. So we are hearing from quite a number of people that they haven’t received their economic stimulus check yet, myself included. Well after we got a hot tip, (thank you Greg) the mystery has revealed itself. No thanks to the IRS mind you…
According to Turbo Tax, the difference comes [...]
Can I Save My Home?
As we all sit around, glued to our bank accounts, waiting for our stimulus check, the country is hurdling towards an unknown that won’t officially be settled until July. Once the magic “R” word comes out, I would imagine that there is going to be a new shock to the system as a whole. [...]
5 Quick Tips For Milking Your Money in the Market
As we move ahead with this diabolical ARS issue, its becoming more and more clear to me that the way Americans might be best suited for investing is a little more robotic and a lot less emotional. At least on some level. I am guilty of making decisions within my portfolio that are [...]
Withdrawal IRS Stimulus Payment From Your IRA Penalty and Tax Free
By choosing to have your 2007 tax refund directly deposited into an individual retirement accounts (IRA) or any other tax-favored account, your stimulus payment will follow suit and also be directly deposited into the same tax-favored account. But don’t worry, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is allowing you to withdrawal your money tax-free and penalty [...]
Auction Rate Securities (ARS)– Where is My Money?
Undeniably, the mortgage lending crisis has spilled over into our broader economy and is now affecting nearly everyone’s pockets. 401(k)’s, which undoubtedly hold many financial stocks, are taking a beating. Foreclosures are plaguing neighborhood property values and gas prices, mixed with a pinch of a declining federal funds rate, are raising the likelihood [...]
Protect Yourself From Getting Your Money Hacked
It is becoming more and more common to use our computers to manage our money. There are now dozens of online services that pool all our accounts and present them in a fashion that is easy to read and that foster enthusiasm for saving, investing and having an over all feeling of well-financial being. [...]
