The Dough Roller Weekly RoundUp (Prosper Cash Rebate Edition)

November 8, 2009

Social lending has become a great way to earn high interest rates on your money and the folks at Prosper have provided even more incentive.  From now until December 31st 2009, Prosper is offering cash back for the money you invest.  The two tiered breakdown is as follows:

Invest $1,000 – $4,999 by December 31 and [...]

Don’t Be Tempted By The Glitter Of Gold

November 6, 2009

There can be no mistaking that gold is once again in vogue.  There are so many commercials on late night television with celebrity endorsements trying to convince you to buy gold coins or telling you that you can make a fortune by selling your scrap gold.  But the only people who are actually making money [...]

How to Tell if a Credit Card Number is a Fake

November 5, 2009

Have you ever taken all of your credit cards, spread them out on a coffee table and noticed patterns in the 16 digit numbers?  Well, neither have I. But believe it or not, there is a way to verify if the credit cards you hold in your wallet are the real deal or phony [...]

Discount Brokers that Pay Interest on Cash

November 4, 2009

A reader recently asked which low cost stock brokers pay the highest interest rates on cash. This question is particularly important if you plan to have a fair amount of cash in your brokerage account. And the interest rates paid by brokers on cash balances vary considerably. Some brokers don’t pay any [...]

10 Simple Steps to Buying a Car or Truck on eBay.

November 4, 2009

For someone who is prepared, buying a vehicle on eBay can be a financially responsible decision.  For those who are unprepared, it can be a very scary, very disastrous move.  Four years ago, I purchased a 2003 Ford Mustang with 23,000 miles from a dealer in Florida on eBay and the car runs just as [...]

Where Does The Money You Spend on A Movie Ticket Go?

November 3, 2009

As has become recent tradition, some friends and I decided to head to the movies and see Saw VI.  Even though I haven’t really liked the last 3 Saw movies that have come out, I feel compelled to continue to watch them, as if I’m addicted.  Well, Saw VI certainly lived up to my expectations, [...]

Best Digital Camera Bargains for 2009

November 1, 2009

have a love-hate relationship with digital cameras. Having owned several, including my current Nikon D-70 that I got for Father’s Day a few years ago, I speak from experience when I say that when it comes to getting that critical family shot, what can go wrong, will go wrong. Just this week [...]

The DoughRoller Weekly Roundup (American Express Money Manager Tool Edition)

November 1, 2009

American Express recently launched a money manager tool that gives you one more way to stay on top of your finances.  This tool allows you to:

Keep track of due dates for bill payments
Review all of your spending across multiple bank and investment accounts
Consolidate rewards statements for hotel and frequent flyer points
Calculate your total net worth
Set [...]

OptionsHouse Offers 100 Free Trades

October 31, 2009

OptionsHouse, one of the lowest cost online discount brokers, regularly offers promotion codes and other discounts. I’ll keep track of each promo code here as they become available. Here are the discount codes currently available from OptionsHouse.
100 Free Trades from OptionsHouse: Follow this link to OptionsHouse and use the promo code FREE100 [...]

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