Money Management and Personal Finance | The Dough Roller
The last car I bought was a Certified Used Car. That moniker gave me some comfort about the quality of the car. After all, the car was c-e-r-t-i-f-i-e-d. Surely that means high quality, right? Not so fast. And I should have known better. The car I bought was a 2011 Toyota Camrey Hybrid. It was [...]
With mortgage rates once again at an all time low, the rate on a 15-year mortgage is really tempting. According to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey, the average rate on a 15-year mortgage is just 2.63%. And that’s almost 70 basis points lower than the rate on a 30-year fixed. And the really low rate has [...]
In my weekly column on U.S News & World Report, I wrote about Credit Cards Gone Wild. The article was about how credit card issuers are offering all kinds of crazy bonuses to get your business. I listed many of these offers in an article here on Dough Roller last week about the best rewards [...]
Imagine your finances are in shambles. You’re drowning in credit card debt and not making nearly enough money. So you cut your discretionary spending and get a second job to generate some more income. Most would applaud the responsible steps you are taking to fix your finances. If you are the government, however, we call [...]
Update: This offer is no longer available, but you can see our review of the Citi ThankYou Credit Cards. With the holidays approaching, Citi is launching a limited time edition of its Citi ThankYou(R) Preferred Card. With this offer, you can earn up to 40,000 ThankYou points worth $400 in gift cards. Here’s how it [...]
Yesterday I read an article written by Paul Krugman that made me hurl. Called The Twinkie Manifesto, the title of the article was the best part; it was all downhill after that. Krugman wants us to return to the day when the top marginal federal income tax rate was 91%. And his argument is as [...]
Over the years a number of readers have asked me how to transfer money to and from a PayPal account. I use a PayPal account, and I always transfer funds via my online checking account. But many readers don’t have and don’t want (or can’t get) a checking account. So for these folks, today we’ll [...]
The question I receive more than any other is whether you should pay off your debt before investing. In response to my article on paying off debt versus saving for retirement, a reader asked the following question: I recently finished grad school with about $180k in debt, most of which is at high interest rates [...]
Traveling doesn’t have to break the bank. In fact, with a little effort, you can find some great deals. Where such deals be found? I’ve assembled a bevy of resources to aid you in your travel planning (the below are not in any particular order and the resource that yields you the best deal will [...]