Archive for 2009


Finding the Value in Money

Let’s be honest—money has no real value. When you strip away the power, the glamour and glitz, and the intrigue that is associated with owning some, it becomes nothing more than exactly what it is: a piece of green and white cotton paper with some jargon about trust, a photo of a dead president, and [...]


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11 Ways to Save Money on Groceries

One of the money saving tips you’ll read about most often is to eat out less and cook more. But just like you need an overall spending plan to manage your income and expenses, you might need a good grocery shopping plan to make sure that cooking is actually cheaper for you.
Over the last [...]


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$70 Sprint Credit

Sprint customers get to cash in on this week’s Free Money Friday offer. Sprint is giving you $70 to renew your contract.
And why would you want to renew? Well, if you are a SERO customer, it’s a no brainer! Since there aren’t any plans around like it, I figured why not take the extra [...]


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Joining Pentagon Federal, Real Estate, and Investing

I recently highlighted our mortgage refinance with Pentagon Federal Credit Union. A reader, Vic, wanted to know more about joining the credit union.
Not only do they have some incredibly good mortgage rates, but they also have good balance transfer rates from time to time (which we used on our rental property), and decent car [...]


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ETFs Versus Index Funds

Yesterday we determined what is an ETF?
In the overview, Jill mentioned that ETFs usually have lower expense ratios and are ideal for a one-time small investment that you will hold for a long time. They’re also good for trading a large group of assets at once. However, you have to account for the trading [...]


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