January 2012

How to Turn Gift Cards into Cash

January 7, 2012

Did you ever receive a gift card to a store where you never shop? With the holiday’s behind us, you may be sitting on a lot of gift cards you may never use. One option is to re-gift them. But another option is to sell the gift cards online for cash. Buy and Sell Gift [...]

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Ready Debit Card Review

January 6, 2012

I‘ve reviewed a lot of prepaid cards here on the Dough Roller. I’ve done that for two main reasons: (1) prepaid cards are a growing market as people look for alternatives to traditional banks and credit cards, and (2) there is still a lot of confusion concerning how these cards work, particularly when it comes [...]

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5 Tools To Keep Your New Year’s Resolution In Check

January 4, 2012

A New Year’s resolution is, in the words of Mary Poppins, like a pie crust promise–easily made, easily broken. But that doesn’t stop us from making promises of positive change every year. Whether it’s a big change or just a few tweaks, New Year’s resolutions are a dime a dozen. In fact, almost 50% of [...]

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Electronic U.S. Savings Bonds–Say Goodbye to Paper

January 2, 2012

As of today, U.S. savings bonds have gone digital. Paper savings bonds are history. I’m get a bit nostalgic when it comes to paper bonds. There’s just something comforting in holding physical evidence of your investment. And the designs of paper bonds over the years have been quite impressive. So before we get to how [...]

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