With barbecue season still going on strong and Labor Day coming up, we do a lot of grilling of hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, tomatoes and buns.
But let’s depart from tradition for a moment: I thought it would be a good idea to find out how many meals we could squeeze out of one of [...]
Owning your own business can be both challenging and rewarding. There are some things that you will want to consider before taking the plunge and opening your own business, especially if you are new to working for yourself. Here are some of the basic rewards and concerns that most new business owners have experienced. Becoming [...]
The Pros and Cons of Being Self-Employed is an original article from the website brip blap.
We had just returned from our last vacation… but I have a confession to make… while we were there, I convinced Scott that we should squeeze in just one more summer vacation before Labor Day weekend rolls around and our oldest heads back to preschool. We had a fantastic time in Seattle, and I was [...]
This is a column by regular contributor Clark.
The earlier parts of the bond series dealt with the basic types of bonds and their risks and suitability. This part will begin a sub-series on corporate bonds.
As mentioned in the first part of the series, corporate bonds are issued by companies to gather funds for their business. [...]
When we first bought our home we received a ton of advertisements for mortgage protection insurance in our mailbox within the first week. They kept on coming at least one or two letters per week offering mortgage protection insurance, mortgage protection plans, and mortgage cancellation insurance for the first six months of owning our home. [...]
Just a simple question for you..are you ready for some football? I know I am. And what’s this rumor about extending the NFL season to 18 games? I don’t like it. As much as I love football, I don’t think extending the season would be popular. With 16 games, every game counts. With 18 games, [...]
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At the heels of a $50 bonus for new TradeKing customers, ETrade has come up with their own sweet offers. I’ve actually been an ETrade customer for ages now and have been with them since they first launched. That’s way over a decade ago. At any rate, I’ve always been happy with [...]
Stock analysis across multiple stocks is much simpler if you take advantage of the insight you can glean from a collection of stock market ratios such as earnings per share, price earnings, dividend yield, and debt to asset ratio. The performance and market conditions for each company behind shares of stock you’re comparing will vary, [...]
Flexible Spending Accounts Provide an Easy Way to Save Money and Pay for Health Care Expenses One unfortunate result of rising costs associated with health care and health insurance is that employers are now looking for ways to trim employee health benefits. This usually includes increasing co-pays, out-pocket-costs, and deductibles. The good news is that [...]
About the Author: Jeremy is a retirement planning specialist and founder of Generation X Finance and the guide to Financial Planning at About.com. To learn more, follow Jeremy on Twitter.
Losing your job can be psychologically and emotionally draining, as well as can suck the life out of your bank account. Unemployment insurance is typically a few hundred dollars a week, which is a fraction of what you used to make, and equates to a salary considered under the poverty line in the United States. [...]
Social Security has become a bit of a buzz word in the world of finance. Individuals and lawmakers alike spend countless hours trying to figure out how long the 75 year old trust fund will stay afloat and what type of benefits, if any, future retirees can expect to see from the program. While we [...]
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When my son was little he had a mild addiction to Thomas the Train collectibles. Those things were everywhere (you may remember Harold the Helicopter’s flight to the bottom of our guest toilet and my mission to retrieve him)! Then it was monster trucks. Now, Legos are all the rage.
And what about these new Legos? [...]
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(I’m sorry if I’m a little late and you’ve done your back to school shopping. I’ve been a little distracted the last week (see my previous posts. However, hopefully this gives you a day or two to save a little money.)
Back to school time is a hectic time period for parents. There [...]
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Don’t you just love cash back sites? I rarely buy anything online now without first going through one of these sites to find out what kind of online deals are available. With more and more of these sites around, we no longer have an excuse not to earn some money on our next online [...]
The marriage tax penalty is set to make a comeback in 2011. Lets take a look at the marriage tax penalty, an often confusing and overused term, to see what it really means and why it’s coming back. What is the Marriage Tax Penalty? Ten years ago, married couples had to pay more than double [...]
One of the things that I realized during two cross-country moves is that you can really rack up the credit card rewards points with a little help from doing something you have to anyway. Moving can be expensive, but you can offset some of the costs by being savvy about your rewards:
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One of [...]
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today. – Laurence J. Peter
Our last article explained why the economy is not relevant to investing – short term. If you want to forecast the stock market this year or next year, the economy is essentially irrelevant – [...]
Years ago when I first worked the “front lines” talking to employees of some of the largest 401(k) plans, it seemed that many of the calls I received had something to do with employees who left or were leaving their employer. Often, people simply wanted to know “how to get their money” and we would [...]
The best moving companies for your money aren’t necessarily the cheapest. When it comes to moving you have to consider not just the hourly rate of the movers but also their level of experience and the speed with which they work.
Since you’re trusting them to load and move all your belongings you want to make [...]
Holiday gift shopping is likely the farthest thing from your mind as you soak up the sun’s rays this summer, but if you have children in your life than now’s exactly the right time to start thinking about it. Even as you read this article, stockrooms in the back of retailers everywhere are bursting at [...]
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A year ago, I moved into a new apartment building. It’s a luxury building, and I was the very first tenant to occupy the 600 square foot space with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. At the time, the brand new building was offering 2 months free rent, bringing the pro-rated monthly total to just [...]
Welcome to the Million Dollar Journey August 2010 Net Worth Update – RRSP Contribution Edition.
It’s a little past halfway through the year and I finally got my act together and made our RRSP contributions. I figured since our cash savings was buiding up, we might as well put it to some use. The bright side is that [...]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live a minimalist lifestyle? It’s a movement I’ve been an admirer of for some time, but unwilling to put into practice in my own life until now.
Recently, I began watching a new survival show on Discovery Channel called “Dual Survival.” One of the featured survivalists, [...]
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It’s time to take the bull by the horns. If you’re one of those folks who started the year by resolving to get your finances and debt under control, and feel that there’s more you’d like to do for this cause, then do read on. If your current resolution is to chip away [...]
There has a been a lot of action since I wrote about MonaVie Blackmailing Me. I got a lot of traffic thanks to a lot of people on Reddit.com voting the story up. One would be slightly exaggerating, but one could say I had a good month that day. That tells me [...]
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