I’m officially on vacation this week and next… although I’m not exactly sure what that looks like when you don’t have a 9-5 job anymore! Since preschool is on winter break, I decided that I will take some time off and not write for these two weeks. However, you’ll still see articles that I wrote [...]
It’s the post that we have been eagerly waiting for… the giveaway winners!
I’m pleased to say that there was a huge turn out for this giveaway with over 2000 entries between comments, email subscribers, GreatCanadianRebate members and link backs. Many thanks to our sponsors (see below) for making this giveaway interesting.
Without further delay, here are [...]
A life lesson, using a child as an example: when my son was born, we were good parents. When he cried, we ran to him. We rocked him, sang him comforting songs in English and Russian. We gave him milk to get him to sleep. We slept in the room with him. We still do. [...]
The best college for your money obviously depends on what you’re looking for in a school; but whether your college search is for you or your kid, the best college for your money often boils down to a basic cost/benefit analysis.
College Cost / Benefit Analysis
Free Money Finance has a great cost/benefit analysis for undergraduate [...]
It’s being reported today that the New York Yankees have signed free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira. For much of the last few weeks, their rival (and my favorite team) the Boston Red Sox were rumored to be a front runner in negotiations. It all changed in a matter of a couple of hours [...]
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A reader, Casey Shea, sent me a link to his song which I thought was VERY appropriate for the times. I thought I’d share it since I enjoyed it. Check out his site for more!
CNN has an article about The National Association of Realtors saying that home sales dropped 8.6% in November. That’s a pretty steep drop for just one month. What I take from that is that this may be one of the best times to buy a home. Buyers have not only this information [...]
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We have the opportunity to offer you a few questions and answers about the Visa debit card. We got to learn a few facts about it, as Visa is one of our site sponsors over the next few months.
Photo by Asim
Visa Debit Card Facts
1. Using the debit card will cause a hold to be [...]
You may have noticed a new sponsor lately. Yep it’s Visa. You might recognize them from such places as the logo on the cards in your wallet, and the signs on a door of a shop. In fact it’s just about everywhere (you want to be) 
. Anyway, I found myself [...]
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FNBO Direct Dropped Rate to 2.80% APY
Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary
FNBO Direct Dropped Rate to 2.80% APY
Wow, that’s a big cut, isn’t it?
I just received an email from FNBO Direct with their latest rate at 2.80% APY, down from 3.25%, even below HSBC Direct. It was just last week when I wrote about the bank’s relative consistency in keeping [...]
Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary
Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary
MyCorporation Reviews
When MyCoporation ran the one-week free Inc and LLC registration promotion early this month, I took the opportunity and filed my own LLC registration with them. The reason for me to decide to form an LLC for my busness is, of course, for benefits on taxes and protection.
Who [...]
List of Biggest Fund Companies in 2008
Size isn’t everything, but fund companies with a large number of assets are probably doing something right. In addition, the larger companies are generally able to keep costs down and weather difficult economic times better than smaller companies. So, I thought it would be interesting to take a look [...]
List of 50 Largest Mutual Fund Companies Ranked by Assets for 2008
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Make a Guess Win a Prize Daily Giveaway – Day 3
Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary
Make a Guess Win a Prize Daily Giveaway – Day 3
Time for today’s Make a Guess Win a Prize Daily Giveaway question:
What’s your predication of the closing number of the Nasdaq tomorrow December 24rd?
Yesterday, Jay from Market Folly won the first day’s contest by making almost a perfect guess [...]
Remember back in August, when we had to Dig Up The Water Pipes at Our House? (And the fabulous picture Digging Out of Dirt of our front lawn).
Well, we finally have a resolution. This was one of those adventures that my husband and I couldn’t have done better on our own. We each took [...]
The best travel websites help you find cheap airline tickets or hotel reservations with the least amount of hassle. Here are some of the things we look for in a travel website, whether using it to book a vacation or business travel:
Lowest price on hotel rooms and airline tickets
Easy to search and compare prices and features
Ability to [...]
The best travel websites help you find cheap airline tickets or hotel reservations with the least amount of hassle. Here are some of the things we look for in a travel website, whether using it to book a vacation or business travel:
Lowest price on hotel rooms and airline tickets
Easy to search and compare prices and features
Ability to [...]
This is a guest post by Julie Broad. Julie is a young real estate investor who achieved a million dollars in net worth by the age of 30. This article shares some of her experiences in real estate investing with more information about Julie at the end of the article.
Think you should always buy the [...]
Last week my daughter participated in a Santa’s Workshop event at school. It is an annual event where children and their parents discuss a shopping budget, and the kids are allowed to walk through “Santa’s workshop” selecting gifts for friends and family while spending up to their established cash limit. Parents send in money the [...]
Since I asked everyone to share their most memorable holiday story with us in the Epson Workforce 600 Printer Holiday Giveaway, I thought I’d share my own favorite Christmas memory.
My Favorite Christmas Memories
I’ve tried to rack my brain to recall all Christmases past, and I discovered that try as I might, I can’t really remember [...]
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QuickBooks Pro 2009 FREE after Rebate at Staples Today Only
Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary
QuickBooks Pro 2009 FREE after Rebate at Staples Today Only
Are you a small business owner who do your own accounting?
If you are, then you may want to check out this free offer from Staples: QuickBooks Pro 2009 FREE after rebate at Staples. The QuickBooks Pro edition is designed for [...]
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Difference Between a Debit Card and a Credit Card
Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary
Difference Between a Debit Card and a Credit Card
For those who have followed this site long enough, you know I am a credit card person. Though I have a Bank of America Check Card in my pocket all the time, I only use it to withdraw cash. But I [...]
I’d like to thank Free From Broke for passing along news via Twitter that Quickbooks Pro is free after rebate today from Staples. I’m really tempted to pick this up and graduate from Excel for my businesses. The biggest issue I have is that it’s a whopping $160 mail-in rebate. I have [...]
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We share some money saving ideas from the book, The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map To True Riches.
Years ago, when I passed the personal finance section at the bookstore, I envisioned heavy tomes with plenty of intimidating graphs, worksheets galore, and enough lectures to scare me off from spending money. Jeff Yeager’s book The Ultimate [...]
I usually don’t talk about politics here, and this won’t be much of an exception. Even though the two people below are political, it’s more about their success stories. Perhaps it’s just finishing Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, but I’m thinking quite a bit how some of the most successful people got that way – despite [...]
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Make a Guess Win a Prize Daily Giveaway – Day 2
Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary
Make a Guess Win a Prize Daily Giveaway – Day 2
Here is today’s Make a Guess Win a Prize Daily Giveaway question:
What’s your predication of the closing number of the S&P 500 Index tomorrow December 23rd?
There were a few invalid entries in the first contest because the participants guessed [...]
