Archive for 2009


A White House Blog, Mortgage Rates, Taxes, and More!

As if this isn’t a sign of the changing times… as President Obama was sworn in yesterday, the White House Blog was launched! It will be an interesting time in personal finance to see how his plans for the economy unfold.
I watched the inauguration and part of the parade with my three-year-old. I explained [...]


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I Refuse to Pay Fees to Change My Name!

Even though I didn’t get my donations dropped off in December, I actually did have plans to drop off some stock certificates at my local broker. I planned to sell them in time to take the tax loss.
Unfortunately, I hit a road block. I got married. Five years ago.
Changing Your Name on Financial [...]


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How Long Do We Really Need to Keep Those Papers?

As part of my effort to organize myself for the New Year, I’ve found that I’m starting to become a pack rat with papers.
While I was busy purging paper and backing up the electronic data, I realized that when we don’t know how long to keep something, we end up keeping it forever… or not [...]


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Amboy Direct $25 Sign Up Bonus

Amboy Direct is offering a $25 sign up bonus. You know the deal, Free Money Friday is all about bonus money!
How to Get Your Sign up Bonus

Open a new Amboy Direct savings account and use the Reference Code: 102417 on the application.
Keep a minimum balance of $3,000 or more for 90 days.
Get your bonus about [...]


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Time to Refinance?

It’s a good thing I don’t have a job! Or else I’d be refinancing again… I think in the past 7 years, we’ve had 3 houses, and at least 8 mortgages! It seems like every time I turn around there is a lower rate, or a better loan. I turned into a refinance junkie.
I [...]


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