I’ve been dropping hints here and there, and if you’ve been following me on Twitter you knew something was up! We’re having another baby!!! We just got our clearance from the doctor that they believe the baby is healthy. (My pregnancies are high risk, so to get that news brings a lot of relief.) We [...]
It’s Friday! So let’s get right to our Free Money offer for the week! American Express is offering a $100 gift card for using the American Express Gold Card. How to Get Your Gift Card Open a new American Express Gold Card and enroll in the Membership Rewards program. Spend $500 in 3 months to [...]
Update: The $15,000 home buyer tax credit was eliminated in the compromised bill. It’s now an $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. A reader, Keith, left the following comment about the $7500 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit: I just read that the $7500 home buyer tax credit is going to be jumping up [...]
Zecco Price Changes Just as I was exploring my options for a new brokerage, including TradeKing and Sharebuilder, Zecco changed the rules. I was excited to try out Zecco because they used to offer free trades. However, I got this email from Zecco last week: As of March 1st, 2009, we’re increasing the minimum level [...]
Five years have passed since I helped my brother-in-law on the path to get out of debt. He’s learned to only spend what his paycheck brings in and is considering buying a house. Because his credit report was trashed from late payments, collections, and settlements, he wanted me to check into the statute of limitations [...]
