In the midst of all of your Olympics-watching, take a break to catch up on some of this week’s great finance reads on retirement, insurance and real estate! source: Jon Curnow Finance Reads Inexpensive Ways to Keep Kids Entertained this Summer – Trying to keep your kids busy this summer without breaking the bank? This […]
Archive for 2012
Six Ways to Avoid Student Loan Debt
Posted byAttending college is a great way to educate yourself and get the job you want. Whether you’re going right out of high school or going back to school for a career change, college is expensive. Between tuition, housing expenses, and books and supplies, you can easily be in debt for many years after you get […]
Amanda recently detailed The Aftermath of Debt Payoff in which she and her husband entered the “non-mortgage, debt-free†stage of life after paying off all of their student loans and car loan. Congrats Amanda! But they haven’t quite figured out where to go next. With their financial situation drastically changed, readers had lots of great […]
I originally published this article 4 years ago during the last Olympics. I thought it would be fun to revisit the list as we’re enjoying the 2012 Olympics! I updated a few of the news links, but as I was rereading it, ironically, most of the financial lessons still apply! What do the Olympics and […]
My wife’s parents paid for the four years she spent in college leading to her bachelor’s degree. I paid my own way. We both went on to earn masters degrees, which we paid for ourselves. In the meantime, we had been saving for retirement, as well as college for our daughter. My wife is very […]
If you’re in the midst of a move, this week’s finance tips on insurance, moving costs, cutting expenses & getting rid of junk are definitely for you. Read on for all that and more! source: Erwyn van der Meer Finance Reads Moving Advice: How to Save on Your Next Move – My apartment is in shambles […]
Capital One $100 Sign Up Bonus
Posted byThis week’s Free Money Friday offer from Capital One is a good one – a nice, easy $100 sign-up bonus on a cash back card! A reader, Tim, first told us about the Capital One® Cash Rewards Visa for people with excellent credit. While we were checking out the card, we found a sign up […]
I’m working on redeeming all of our sign up bonuses from the Credit Card Application Spree. Next up is finding the best way to redeem Citi Thank You points! Last week I worked on the Best Way to Maximize American Express Points and now it’s time to move on to the Citi points. We have […]
When people talk about fuel efficiency the number most often used is mpg (miles per gallon). Though this is a good number to use it can be confusing when trying to compare two different cars. Why do I think it’s confusing you say? You’d think that if I say “this car gets 5 miles more […]
To get your finances in great shape and save more money, there are a lot of things you should start doing. For me, I started keeping better track of my spending, started clipping coupons and watching for deals, and started earning more than I spend. But with all of these things you can start doing, […]