The Chase Freedom card now has a $100 bonus cash back promotion for a limited time. Apply now before this is gone! Cash rewards credit cards are a fantastic way to get free money without much effort. Chase Freedom, a card I’ve had forever, just sent me a new card in the mail with a [...]
Since Microsoft Money discontinued their product, I’m in the process of a huge conversion of our personal finance software. After reviewing most of the money management software available, I decided to go with the market leader, Quicken. A large part of the decision was based on the converter that Quicken is perfecting for Microsoft Money [...]
If you’re planning to make a 2010 Roth conversion, you’re going to be given an interesting choice on your Roth conversion and when to pay tax: pay the taxes now or spread the Roth conversion taxes over two years. Roth Conversion When to Pay Tax? For 2010 Roth conversions, your options of when to pay [...]
A little over a year ago, I won a SmartyPig gift card. I had heard of SmartyPig, but since I had an established ING account as well as a few others, I had never seriously considered opening an account there. Once I got the gift card though, I decided to try out SmartyPig Bank. Since [...]
Last Thursday’s market crash will be another one for the history books. To say the markets took a wild swing on May 6, 2010 is a bit of an understatement. To celebrate the Carnival of Personal Finance, we’ll take a look at some interesting pieces of the puzzle as well as some fun videos from [...]
