photo © 2008 Jeff Turner | more info (via: Wylio)It’s been about a month since I started searching for my first investment property. At present, there are about 60 real estate listings that meet my basic criteria of being a modestly priced condo or townhouse close to a college campus. That’s a lot of listings …
Back in August 2010, I recommended a move into the NC State Employees Credit Union Bridge Account as a good risk compared to the low returns offered in traditional money market accounts. That has turned out to be a prescient call since it’s paid off at 3% returns for the past 2 quarters! For those …
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photo © 2005 Tracy O | more info (via: Wylio)This is my second post on net worth and the first of the new year. Now that we have 1 month’s worth of data, we can begin to look at how my net worth changes over time. And, since it’s the beginning of a new year, …
Perhaps it's a bit ironic or just plain mean that I'm using the Capital One catchphrase but not their credit card. Oh well. 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 …
photo © 2008 Andres Rueda | more info (via: Wylio)I think not. At least not for those of us who are credit card deadbeats. The last time a Federal Reserve Bank output some research about credit cards, the study left a lot to be desired after one gave it a thorough read. It was a …
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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 …
