I’m just getting settled here at home after getting back from a 14 hour flight. I had a nice break from blogging for a week while I found myself halfway around the world on a short visit with friends and family. This is how I felt during my trip:
This is not [...]
The Child Tax Credit is available to taxpayers who have a “qualifying child.” A person is a “qualifying child” if he or she has not attained the age of 17 by the end of the taxable year and meets the requirements of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 152(c). In general, a qualifying child is any individual for [...]
Dust off your down payment. Here are some tips for first time home buyers who are ready to enter the current real estate market.
I remember how just a few short years ago, I felt eager about jumping into the real estate investing market as a landlady. Somehow, it seemed more compelling then, to [...]
Quicken Online is Intuit’s web-based version of it’s popular personal finance software. Quicken Online is even easier and simpler than the desktop version, offering a quick and easy way to track how you spend your money. Now you can sign up for Quicken Online for free!
The Wall Street Journal free trial gives you free access to [...]
The Presidential election is just over a week away, and there are millions of undecided voters out there. The economy seems to be the hottest topic for this election, because we have recently seen the stock market go crazy, investment banking firms go under, and the sub-prime mortgage industry wreak financial havoc throughout the country. [...]
It’s been a while since I offered a giveaway contest here at Frugal Dad. I’ve been playing around with a site called CafePress.com where you can brand your own items, and I have to say that of all the things I’ve ordered for my own personal use, I like this canvas tote bag the most–I [...]
Consider safe havens for your money while you wait out the financial storm.
Photo by Pong
Here’s a guest post from one of the personal finance bloggers I greatly admire. Jim writes at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity, a personal finance blog that rocks! Jim’s blog was one of the original personal finance sites I’d surf [...]
I got a very interesting e-mail this morning… almost 1800 words. I wrote a 1700 word article earlier this week (probably my longest ever) and I can say that writing that much takes a long time.
The emailer, who I will call Buffy, has a friend, who I will call Faith, who had [...]
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CollegeAdvantage $25 Referral Bonus
I opened a 529 account for our second daughter last year four months after she was born. After some research, I decided to use Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan because of the selections of investments (mostly Vanguard index funds) and the plan’s low cost. Since then [...]
Discover Card has a great deal for your holiday shopping. For every $200 you spend on your Discover Card at participating malls, you get a $20 gift card! It’s an easy 10% back on your holiday shopping.
Discover Mall Rewards
Details of the receipts into rewards program:
Dates: November 1, 2008 – January 4, 2009
Location: There are [...]
Investing in the stock market comes with bonuses this month: a TradeKing $50 Promotion, ShareBuilder $50 Bonus, and free stock trades at Zecco.
The TradeKing $50 promotion for new customers is over at the end of this month. You get your $50 bonus after you make your first trade with TradeKing so if you’re interested be [...]
Who doesn’t like coupons? Does it matter to you whether they’re clipped from the paper or delivered to your cell phone? In previous coverage of mobile money we talked with Kim Dushinski, author of the upcoming book the Mobile Marketing Handbook about avoiding mobile spam and how consumers can benefit from mobile deals. Today we’ll look [...]
Glenn Beck is a conservative commentator on CNN who differs from other commentators who call themselves conservatives but really mean “party hacks.” I don’t agree with him all the time, but his economic views usually mirror my own…
…which is why I found these emails unnerving. He sent some letters to his family that ended [...]
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This guest post was written by ABCs of Investing – a brand new site for novice investors which offers two short and quick investing posts per week. Feel free to subscribe to the feed.
How ’bout them stock markets? Hmmmm…not so good? Well, whatever you do – don’t wimp out and switch your [...]
Stock Trading Tools
As I have been on a stock research frenzy, it was with great timing that a representative from INO.com contacted me about their free educational stock trading offerings.
INO TV offers free online educational video seminars on stock trading. The only thing required is registration (free).
INO Trend Analysis offers free technical/trend analysis of a [...]
While I’m on vacation, I’m having other writers fill in and write guest posts. This is a guest post from Matthew over at CDLadders.com. CD Ladders is a great resource for learning about how CD ladders work, where you can set them up, and the benefits of using a CD ladder. If you enjoy what [...]
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Best Travel Rewards Credit Cards
So far I have talked about best cashback credit cards and credit cards with good gas rewards. Another category that I haven’t touched is cards with travel rewards. The reason for leaving out travel cards is that I don’t travel much, so there’s little chance [...]
Photography: That was supposed to be going up, wasn’t it? by rednuht
The new icebreaker for every conversation seems to be the economy. Readers, family, friends, and neighbors are all asking about it. Everyone wants to know what to do in the current economy. There’s a wealth of great information already out there; here it is [...]
Mobile devices will have a growing impact on how people manage, track, and spend their money in the coming years. Mobile banking, mobile shopping, and even personal finance tracking on our cell phones or other devices will give us additional flexibility and functionality in spending and managing our money.
One thing consumers need to be aware [...]
I meant to post something last night, but I had to spend most of the evening wrestling with password changes. I don’t know if it was related to my recent loss of my USB key, but many of my password-protected sites suddenly didn’t work with the usual password I assigned to them. I had to [...]
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A couple months ago my wife and I started a passive search for a new home. We are looking to downgrade to save a bit on the mortgage, and have more money each month to put towards meeting our aggressive savings goals. When starting the house hunting process it is a good [...]
This is another guest post from Thicken My Wallet, a former lawyer, who coincidentally used to setup holding corporations for his clients. I’ve asked TMW to write about holding corporations as I’ve gotten many emails regarding the details of this entity.
If you are an entrepreneur who owns a corporation, you may have heard of [...]
It’s not often that I do a book review. Though it seems that at least once a month some author’s marketing team sends me a new book, I almost never get around to them. The biggest reason is that I’m an extremely slow reader and most books would take me 8 hours to [...]
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What Are the Different Types of Insurance and How Can They Help You?
This is a guest post by Andy, a member of ampminsure.org, an online insurance community. The community members here are dedicated to helping people with insurance queries round the clock.
Insurance can effectively help you in protecting yourself [...]
A recession may be looming, but overall, the U.S. economy isn’t in as bad a shape as we may think. Or is it?
SVB: The stock market goes up and down 900 points at a time and the wild behavior is making many of us sick in the gut. But how about we step outside [...]
