Track Your Finances with HelloWallet

January 30, 2012

I‘ve been writing about finance for many years now, having trudged through the many reviews of online software to help consumers budget.   Quicken has always been my software of choice, but I have to say that as of today, I’ll be using HelloWallet for all of my budgeting needs.  This software may be a bit [...]

Read the full article →

OptionsHouse Current Deals and Promotions

December 15, 2011

It’s become routine for online discount brokers to woo customers by providing a few free trades or a little up-front cash. But OptionsHouse has taken the idea to another level.  Currently, OptionsHouse is offering five different promotions, each awarding a little something different for potential traders. I use OptionsHouse for both casual investing and to [...]

Read the full article →

Visa and MasterCard are not Finite Options for Rental Car Insurance

December 5, 2011

Let me tell you a horror story about credit card rental insurance.  A few weeks ago I needed a rental car.  Enterprise was located right around the corner, so I figured I would give them a shot.  This was my first rental car, so I wasn’t exactly sure how this process worked. But to my [...]

Read the full article →

OptionsHouse $600 IRA Bonus

November 23, 2011

In a down economy, the possibility of earning big cash bonuses without shelling out money of your own has proven to be difficult.  Outside some of the best credit card deals, banks are becoming more stingy with their promo offers. But OptionsHouse has just launched a goody.  From now until December 31st, 2012, anyone who [...]

Read the full article →

Get A Totally Free Credit Score from Credit Sesame

November 15, 2011

It wasn’t until a few years ago that a consumer could obtain their credit score without entering their credit card information.  Most credit monitoring services would offer a “free trial”, ready to charge the day after the trial expires.  Now, anyone can obtain their  Experian credit score for free, without entering payment information by signing [...]

Read the full article →

30 Christmas Gift Ideas Under $10

November 10, 2011

With Christmas a full month away, now is the time to get your holiday shopping done.  With each day that passes, the stress of crossing off names on your buying list will only increase so this year, instead of waiting until the last minute to buy a ton of gifts, get it done early and [...]

Read the full article →

Triple Credit Report and Score from Privacy Guard for $1

October 31, 2011

Free credit reports are nothing new. But as we’ve have written before, while you can get your free report at AnnualCreditReport.com, it won’t come with your credit score.  A company called Privacy Guard, however, just launched a 30-day trial for $1 that allows users to check their triple credit report and score. So I decided [...]

Read the full article →

TD Ameritrade Review – A Canadian Spin on the US Market

October 11, 2011

It’s been a while since I’ve seen Sam Waterston (who you might know as district attorney Jack McCoy on Law and Order) promote TD Ameritrade in television commercials. But after years of wondering whether or not they are a top notch online discount broker, I decided to give them a shot.  Oddly enough, I learned [...]

Read the full article →

Just Saved Another 30% Using Progressive Snapshot

September 16, 2011

Living in Miami as a single guy with a terrible credit score, my auto insurance bill was out of control.  I’m pretty sure had I decided to pick up comprehensive and collision insurance,  I would have been paying more than most families pay on their mortgage.  Geico was just not cutting it and two years [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries