We all want to know how we’re spending our hard-earned dough (or, at least, we should want to know). Budgets are lauded as the ultimate financial tool because they tell us in detail how we’re spending our money. But what about our time? While the cliché that time is money may be [...]
Photo Credit: Wolfgang StaudtWelcome to the Best of January and February 2008. Here you’ll find the best articles, posts, tools, resources and news about money, finance and investing from the past two months.
News and Analysis
Are payday loans actually good for us? An Experimental Analysis of the Demand for [...]
Important Update: We are currently out of ING Direct referral links. You can, however, check out our list of high yield savings account options. A great option is Everbank, which pledges that its rates are in the top 5%. You can learn more about Everbank’s online accounts and apply online at [...]
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My wife and I recently received a call from a debt collection agency. They didn’t identify who they were in the voice mail or that they were calling to collect a debt. When we called back, some guy said he was with The Northland Group and claimed we owned some [...]
I hate junk mail. So does Green Dimes, a paid service ($20) that claims to stop up to 90% of the junk mail for its members. And as an interesting twist, Green Dimes plants 5 trees for each person who signs up for the service. Here’s how it works (and a DIY [...]
Identity theft is scary. A friend of mine several years ago had his voter registration revoked because the Commonwealth of Virginia thought he was a convicted felon. It turns out that a former roommate of his was the convict, but had given the police my friend’s name and social security number. It [...]
No, I’m not making this up. A new online service claims it will pay you to interview for jobs, on average $300 – $600 per interview. NotchUp is an online company that aims to take the hassle and cost out of placing “top-tier candidates” with employers. And it boasts that it has [...]
The Internet offers a wealth of information about personal finance and investing. Whether its a news item, a new online tool you want to try out, or information to help make you a better investor, all this information can be overwhelming. I’ve tried everything from e-mailing a link to myself to using bookmarks, [...]
I’m reminded of Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day when he was behind the wheel of a pickup and cautioned the groundhog: “Don’t drive angry, don’t drive angry!” That was just before they drove off a cliff. Now I can hear Bill telling me, “Don’t write angry, don’t write angry!” [...]
