I know this is a bit off-topic for my blog, but it can be a fun and frugal activity to build a cold frame, if you already grow some of your food yourself so indulge me on this one. According to Wikipedia cold frame is a “is a transparent-roofed enclosure, built low to the ground, …
photo © 2009 Robert Fairchild | more info (via: Wylio)Welcome back to my ongoing saga of learning about investment property. When you’re thinking about puchasing property for investment purposes one of the first questions to ask yourself is “what kind of investor do I want to be?” There are basically 3 types: Fix and Flippers …
photo © 2009 Rich Brooks | more info (via: Wylio)I’ll be honest. Investment property is a new area for me. I have bought 3 homes and sold 2, but those were all my primary residences at the time. The closest I’ve ever come to investment property was being a tenant during my college years. Given …
photo © 2008 Dan4th Nicholas | more info (via: Wylio)I woke this morning and began reading the day’s personal finance articles as usual. I came across this article in the NY Times where they’re reporting that “the lowest percentage of shoppers in the 27-year-history of a national survey said they used credit cards over the …
photo © 2005 Tracy O | more info (via: Wylio)Net worth. It’s an interesting concept. I first became interested in net worth when I saw that I could calculate it in Yodlee, along with all the transaction tracking and account aggregation services. Another place you can track it is at Net Worth IQ. You can …
As many of you know, I carry a large number of credit cards in order to maximize the rewards offered by each one. One of these cards is the Discover® More Card!. I ONLY use my Discover card to make purchases when they fall within the 5% cashback categories. This takes a little work because …
photo © 2006 Ray Tsang | more info (via: Wylio)For those of us interested in optimizing our personal finance, the income that the IRS takes out of our paychecks and holds hostage until we do our taxes in the next year creates a palpable feeling of pain. The idea that the government is taking the …
photo © 2010 Patrick Feller | more info (via: Wylio)Some days I just need to rant, and today is one of those days. Today, I’m addressing a non-personal finance topic in hopes of bringing sanity to another part of your everyday life — driving. The following list may or may not be applicable to you, …
Top 10 Reasons I Want to Shoot Somebody – Driving Edition Read More »
Normally when I get a credit card offer in the mail, it simply gets shredded and recycled. Yesterday, however, I received an offer from American Express that proved too good to pass up. It takes a lot to catch my attention as my readers know. I remember the days of free toasters to open bank …
Some may recall my initial excitement about learning about and opening my bridge account at the NC State Employees Credit Union back in April 2008 (If you need a refresher on the basics, check back at that post). I checked back in during June of that year, and it just wasn’t going my way. In …
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