As I flipped the calendar to December, I had a note that one of the intro rates on our credit cards expires this month. I have a balance of $58,980 on my IN:CHICAGO Card from American Express at 0%. I looked at the terms, which I store in an excel spreadsheet, and read the following: 0% through billing [...]
This weekend our local university hosted their annual ski and snowboard sale. It’s a great way to pick up new and used equipment at discounted prices. We will need to purchase skis for our kids soon and I want to make sure that we aren’t spending unnecessary money. As with all things kids, the equipment is quickly outgrown [...]
Based on the input from the emails I got, I officially have a last name: DuPaix. Read why I assumed a pen name. Then enjoy my favorite article this week at The Digerati Life: Quitting My Job, Retiring Early: 5 Steps To Lifestyle Change. Other great personal finance articles: What Started as a Joke Turned [...]
I often end up on subscription lists for various newsletters. One I noticed in my mailbox today was from Little Grad. It’s the Little Insights Newsletter. It had some great tips on energy savings: College Saving Tip: Heating Water Energy Consider installing a drain water waste heat recovery system. A recent DOE (Dept Of Energy) [...]
In Roth IRA Conversion Rules Highlighted Russ commented that his employer is starting a Roth 401k plan in 2008. The Roth 401k plans are relatively new and many people haven’t heard of them yet. Employers are slowly starting to offer them to employees. Let’s explore how the Roth 401k works, the benefits over the Roth [...]
