The sole purpose of this post can be summed up as crap-avoidance. Every year millions of people get tons of crap whether it be at Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, or your birthday. To overcome this I will borrow from Oprah and show you a list of Slug's Favorite Things. As a reader of my blog, …
Last night I received the news I've been waiting for at least 5 years. Finally, TreasuryDirect is updating its archaic login process to the modern world. The announcement on their website reads: Important Notice: To make our customers' experience better, we're updating TreasuryDirect's authentication process. The change will make it easier for you to access …
I'm sure by the title alone you can tell this is going to be one of my most read posts of the year. I expect it will be picked up by most of the blog personal finance aggregators as well. I mean why read 5 Tips for Preparing Your Home for Sale or Yet Another …
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I received an email today from ING Direct Sharebuilder incenting me to download their mobile app. The deal works like this: Download ShareBuilder's mobile app for iPhone®, BlackBerry® or Android™ then make a trade using the app between today and October 28. Once you execute the trade you'll receive a rebate to offset the cost of the trade …
I’m going to make this as clear as I possibly can. The PenFed VISA Platinum Gas / Cash Rewards Card is the only gas card you need. Really, that’s the gist of this whole post. I could stop this review here, but I know it’s hard to trust a masked man so I guess I’ll explain in …
Wow, it seems like September really flew by. Maybe that's because I spent half of it in bed in a flu-like haze. One day my son will learn that his hand is not a good substitute for a tissue. Until then, I will suffer. Some good news on the homefront though. We found a …
At the end of 2010, British Airways was promoting a pretty incredible offer I was really tempted to jump on. New cardholders would receive a bonus of 100,000 British Airways miles — 50,000 miles after their first purchase and another 50,000 after spending at least $2,000 in the first three months. That's easily enough miles to …
Welcome to the Q4 edition of Maximizing What's in Your Wallet! As a reminder, this post is for all the credit card deadbeats out there looking to maximize cashback rewards. So, if you never carry a balance on your credit cards, have them set to auto-pay in full every month, and want to make the …
I've written a lot about my experience as a lender on Prosper. Since I first started, Prosper has made huge improvements in their interface and their ability to properly vet potential borrowers. Default rates have dropped and current investors in low risk loans seem pleased with their returns in the high single digits (Interested in …
I thought I'd start your day with this video this morning, but it's more for me than for you because I've been lamenting all the crappy financials news I've been getting lately. It just seems to be piling on. Here's a short list: 1) My precious primary credit card, the Schwab Invest First VISA is …
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