When Your Bank Merges, Sometimes It’s Best To Cash In Yourself When I moved to my current location, I changed banks. My new bank (formerly Union Trust) is across the street from my work, people there knew my name after I came in only twice, and they offered free...
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A Review of Financial Podcasts: Part I
I Listened To Them All So You Didn’t Have ToThis weekend, I had a five hour bus ride in two directions and limited internet access, meaning I took the opportunity to consume some personal finance-related media, this time in the form of podcasts. I also was researching...
Happy Easter
Because it wouldn't be Easter without a few fun pictures (would love to give photo credits but these are out of emails I've gotten so I have no idea). Have a great day! Depends On Where You Start From Peep Show
Cheap And Fun Things To Do In Boston
So far so good on my trip to Boston. I'm spending some time with a good friend from college (and staying with her and her family, keeping the costs low). I brought $100 cash and I've been paying for everything besides my bus ticket with cash. I have $40 left for...
Personal Finance For Kids
What's Out There For The Youngest Consumers? We can talk about today's kids wanting everything right away all we want. We can talk about young consumer spending power, how they are getting into debt with credit cards, how they are lagging in test scores. We can read...
Money In The News
For your midweek news roundup...Gold is through the roof...You'll be getting that rebate check by May 16...Some people are hoarding...I mean investing in copper...75% of Americans think we're in a recession, but it won't be official for awhile...Restaurant eating is...
A Suitcase For Success
How To Pack To Save Money Over The Long Weekend I’m taking a long weekend to visit old college friends this week and as I began to pack my bag tonight since it’ll be a crazy week. I tried to pack in a way that would save me some cash. 1. A tightly packed bag...
Free Advertising With Entrecard
Exchanging Links For Credits Means Not Spending Cash On Advertising I was checking out another money saving blog, Sense To Save when I learned about Entrecard. The five minute video on their site will explain this better than I can but essentially, it is a way to...
Blog Improvement Tips
Order To Get More Visitors, Continuous Site Improvement Is NecessaryOriginally, this blog was started so I could write to inform and entertain. Like most other things, however, there is more to blogging then meets the eye. Thank goodness I find myself equally...