Fresh off a new parking lot fender bender (thank goodness no one was hurt!), it’s time to drill down on the money aspect of the damage. Even though I carry insurance, it’s always better to step back and look at the math to determine the best way to proceed financially. For small fender benders, it’s [...]
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A lot of what we do is plan for retirement by accumulating money. However, there’s some planning that goes into the decumulation phase too. And it’s where one of my favorite retirement planning calculators excels: the Optimal Retirement Planner (ORP). There’s a lot of advice floating around to access your taxable accounts first, then your [...]
Chase Bank $125 Sign Up Bonus
Posted byHere’s a quick Free Money offer from Chase for opening a new checking account. But, you’ll have to act fast, the $125 offer expires today! Thanks to Keerthi for submitting this deal. How to Get Your $125 Bonus Open a new Chase Total Checking account with a $100 minimum deposit by August 15, 2011. Within [...]
Starwood Sign Up Bonus
Posted byReady for another Free Money Friday travel offer? Now that you have all of your free flights squared away, it’s time to focus on the hotels. The Starwood Preferred Guest card is offering 25,000 Starpoints (2 free nights). How to Get Your 25,000 Starpoints Apply for the Starwood Preferred Guest card. Earn 10,000 Starpoints after [...]
Obviously, it’s already a long week with the market swinging wildly each day: back to back stock market slides, a rally, another slide, another rally, and another slide. And based on the way investors are reacting to every piece of news lately, it seems likely that the volatility will continue for awhile. Some people have [...]