Vacation Without Kids
January 16, 2011
With all the talk of rental car insurance and rental car rewards you might have been able to tell we’re going on vaction. This is a monumental one, it’s the first time we’ll have been away from our daughter for more than a night since she’s been born. Our son is excited to visit his grandparents and be […]
10 Credit Card Rental Car Insurance Surprises
January 13, 2011
Does your credit card offer rental car insurance? In honor of Jerry Seinfeld using his only credit card that didn’t have rental car coverage, these are ten things you might not know about insurance when renting a car. It all started when I rented a car recently with my Blue Cash card and I called […]
Why I Joined a Gang
January 8, 2011
It all started back in 2006 when I started chatting with a guy named Henry about personal finance and blogging. We became friends and started connecting with other people who were interested enough in personal finance to write about it every day online. We were all going through similar things and got a lot out of […]
What’s the Soundtrack to Your Life?
January 6, 2011
If you had to pick one song to be the soundtrack for your life, what would it be? That’s the question I recently asked the readers of the Money Smart Life newsletter. Here’s what I wrote: What’s Your Theme Song for Life? See, music reminds us of where we’ve been and inspires us towards where […]
Save Money on Your Sprint Cell Phone Bill
January 5, 2011
How to save money on your cell phone bill is something I covered a number of years ago but recently I emailed a friend that works at Sprint and he offered some more tips on ways to lower your phone bill. For those of you that don’t use Sprint, sounds like tip #2 might work with […]
ShareBuilder Review
January 2, 2011
ShareBuilder Review 2014 ShareBuilder is an online brokerage, offering discount stock trades via automatic investments for only $6.95. This online discount broker makes it simple and afforable to start investing. Even if you don’t have much available to invest each month ShareBuilder helps your investment go farther. It’s dividend reinvestment and fractional share purchase abilities […]
Happy New Year
December 31, 2010
What are your big plans for 2011? For years, I’d start out January 1st full of good intentions but my momentum always seemed to fizzle out by mid-February. Then, right after graduating from college, I finally got serious about following through and started to see real results. Almost all the success I’ve had in life […]
Why I Love My American Express Blue Cash Card – Amex Blue Cash Review
December 27, 2010
Blue Cash from American Express is one of the top cash back cards, click here to see if you qualify for it’s rewards. Review last updated, September 2011. Credit cards can be a useful financial tool for those that access credit responsibly; they can actually be used as a way to make some extra money! […]
Payroll Tax Cut 2011
December 26, 2010
The payroll tax cut comes as part of the federal tax cut extensions that address the Bush tax cuts which were ending. To make up for the expiring Making Work Pay tax credit, the 2011 payroll tax cut reduces the amount you contribute to Social Security by 2% next year. It won’t impact your federal […]
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2010
I hope you’re having a merry Christmas! Our four year old son has made this one of the most enjoyable holidays in a long time. His excitement and wonder have been contagious. It’s neat to think back to a time when even the smallest things could be so exciting. He didn’t get that many presents […]
