Do It Yourself Lessons Roundup
May 10, 2011
How did you spend your Mother’s Day weekend? Our’s was consumed by putting together our kid’s new playset. We spent all day Saturday and Sunday putting it up and then I had to take a day off work on Monday to get it finished. We had considered hiring someone to assemble the playset for us […]
Term Life Insurance 101
May 9, 2011
The main purpose of life insurance is to help protect your family from financial hardship in the event you die and they’re left with the same expenses but less income. If that were to happen and you had bought life insurance then they’d receive what’s known as a death benefit, a lump sum cash payment […]
30 Year Mortgage vs 15 Year Mortgage
April 29, 2011
“Would you like a fifteen year or a thirty year mortgage”? You are sitting in a tiny chair with an anxious mortgage broker staring back at you, visibly impatient and waiting for an answer. For you it’s a major decision, but to the broker your just another customer in a long day at work. So, […]
5 Reasons Not to Join Angies List
April 27, 2011
Angies List is a great way for current or soon-to-be homeowners to find local contractors to do work on your house or property. We use Angies List and I’ve written about it a fair amount on this site but it’s not for everyone. I had a reader email me about the site after reading my […]
What You Really Want
April 23, 2011
When was the last time someone sat you down and asked what it was you really wanted? I’ve done that with some of you over the last few months and I think it’s starting to pay off. It all started when I was stuck in traffic one day, grumbling to myself about how I hate […]
Blue Cash Everyday(SM) Card from American Express
April 21, 2011
The rewards program for the Blue Cash card was one of the best cashback cards, in my opinion, and has recently gotten a little better. This has actually been one of the biggest years for our cash back payout, up to $560 so far, and now I don’t have to wait to redeem it. Blue […]
Bad Credit Score Immunity
April 18, 2011
Your credit score takes so many factors into account, some of my readers feel like anything they do could potentially send them on the road to a bad credit score. In several follow up emails to my post on ways to improve your credit score, I had people comment that they worked hard in one […]
Tax Deadline TurboTax Giveaway!
April 15, 2011
Turbotax has given me three codes to giveaway for TurboTax Deluxe for all of you last minute tax filers. As I mentioned the last time I offered free TurboTax codes, waiting until the last minute is no fun. If you owe the IRS money like I did this year, I don’t blame you for holding […]
12 Steps to Improve Your Credit Score
April 14, 2011
Improving your credit score quickly is possible if you’re talking about a small improvement but to raise your credit score significantly you’ll have to put in some effort. Credit Score Strategy & Tactics The best long term way to improve your credit score is to make regular timely payments and keep your balances low. This is a […]
Using Credit Cards Overseas Roundup
April 10, 2011
If you read about the British Airways card free flight offer yesterday and were thinking of using your card on your trip you might be interested in an email I recieved from a reader named JT. About a month ago after we covered the features of the American Express Expresspay cards, I got an email from JT that […]
