Ok, I get asked all the time about where to get the best rates for a savings account. First off, you want a money market account, not a savings account. Money market accounts pay better rates in exchange for restrictions that should be very easy for you to meet.
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Ok, technically, it isn’t greenmail, but the actions of Carl Icahn in regards to Yahoo! have been very reminiscent of the old strategy. Basically, Icahn used his fortune to buy up a large amount of Yahoo stock and then complained loudly in the media about the Yahoo board, specifically about their decision not to sell [...]
I’ve written recently about our attempt to sell our home without a realtor using Iggyshouse.com. We used them because we got a free MLS listing and a place to upload a ton of description and pictures. Their site was down for a disturbingly long time in June and part of July but is back up [...]
Today’s inspiration comes courtesy of All Financial Matters (a solid blog with good hard numbers data) who notes that a Money Magazine article called “The Mole” discusses how just because a financial advisor says he puts his clients first doesn’t mean he does. Really? Did I miss something? If it says “I put my clients [...]
Unbelievable. I grabbed my trusty notebook this morning and wrote a post for the Finance Gourmet from one of the many topics I have listed in there. Basically, I wrote about how actually saving some money is more important than learning all the tricks to investing money, particularly when you don’t have much money to [...]
Like trying to setup a fancy exercise routine before commiting to regular exercise sessions, trying to take on fancy investment ideas before building up solid savings is doomed to failure. Here is how to make it happen now.
That zero percent credit card offer might not be a good deal for you. Here is the trap, and how to avoid it.
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