Using Licensed Contractors for Home Improvement Projects
September 10, 2009
The benefits of using licensed contractors was the main feature of Angies List magazine this month. When we finished out our basement a few years ago price was the primary factor for which contractors we chose. We narrowed it down to several contractors that had been recommended and picked the one with the lowest price, […]
Summer Spending Trends
September 9, 2009
Do you tend to spend more money in the summer or less? We spend more time doing outside activities that cost nothing, like going to the park or going for a walk. But typically we do tend to do more travelling in the summer which can add up pretty quick. Quicken Online looked at how people […]
Costs of Raising Children – Kid Expenses Continued
September 8, 2009
Yesterday I wrote about the costs of raising children and got a few emails reminding me of some of the costs that I left off the list. I don’t know how I missed some of these like childcare and insurance since they’re pretty big chunks of money. I guess there are so many expenses it’s […]
Costs of Raising Children
September 7, 2009
Being a parent can be a lot of fun but it can also be quite expensive. If you’re thinking about having children, make sure you budget in enough cash each month for all the different ways kids can cost you money. Health Care Medicine It seems kids, at least young ones, are always getting sick. I’m sure […]
Lending Club Promotion – $2500 Peer Lending Giveaway
September 6, 2009
Lending Club has provided an alternative to bank financing with their peer to peer loan marketplace since 2007. During that time they’ve continually been improving the process of lending and borrowing money with a peer to peer model and now they’re closing in on 25K investors. Lending Club is giving away $2,500 cash to the person that becomes […]
Four New Retirement Saving & Planning Tools?
September 5, 2009
Retirement planning can be daunting. You make a lot of assumptions about where you’ll be financially decades down the road. You assume that the tax laws won’t do anything crazy and that the financial markets will continue to operate as they have for decades. You also debate whether Social Security funds are going to shrivel up […]
Health Insurance for Uninsured Americans Survey
September 2, 2009
Health insurance is a major concern for many Americans. When your kid or spouse is sick or injured your primary worry is how to make them better, how you’ll pay for it is a secondary concern. The movie John Q tells a fictional tale of how a parent might respond when insurance won’t cover a […]
Free Stock Trade Promotion from Zecco
September 1, 2009
Free Stock Trades Promotion Zecco will give you 20 free stock trades if you signup for an online trading account as a new customer in the next week and a half. You don’t have to use the trades right away, they are good for 90 days. I’m not eligible for the free trade bonus because […]
Financial Advisor Profile – Jean Keener
August 31, 2009
Jean Keener is another financial planner I had the pleasure of meeting in person after the financial advisor websites list I put together a while back. As we chatted about financial planning and blogging I was reminded of the search my wife and I went on to find a financial planner right after we were married. Finding […]
Save Money Buying Overstock or Returned Items
August 29, 2009
Overstock or returned goods can save you a ton of money! I’ve written in the past how I used to buy merchandise like this, then turn around and re-sell it on eBay for a big fat profit. However, even if you have no interest in making extra money on eBay, overstock goods and returned items […]
