Register | Login

Published News

This is just a quick note to say that I recently received a letter from E*Trade Bank saying that they’re moving my account to Discover Bank. According to the letter:“We are writing to let you know that your E*Trade Bank account referenced above will soon be transferred to Discover Bank, and become a Discover Online [...]
Andy sent me a tip by e-mail the other day. This isn’t long enough to be a reader story, but I think it’ll be useful advice for some GRS readers. Andy says he’s learned that if he pays his bills as they arrive, he feels a lot less stressed than if he puts them off to the end of the month.When he got his first credit card, Andy made a habit of paying his bills when he got them in
It seems like every time I travel, I come home committed to win my war on Stuff. This time was no different. I lived out of a single carry-on bag while vacationing in Belize last week, and even that felt luxurious. Now I’ve returned to a house packed with doodads and gewgaws, knick-knacks and baubles.The more I purge Stuff from my life, the more I travel, and the more I see (and read) about
Ask someone how much it costs them each month to drive their car and they will likely quote their monthly loan payment. Most of us forget other expenses incurred such as maintenance, fuel and one of the biggest expenses, car insurance. Saving money on car insurance is a relatively quick way to lower the cost [...]Post by Frugal Dad
The January unemployment report is due out this Friday, and some are predicting negative news, mostly because of an annual adjustment for jobs “miscounted” last year. I heard the figure 824,000 being tossed about today, as in we really lost 824,000 more jobs last year than reported. My favorite term in these reports has become [...]Post by Frugal Dad
Last year was a year to forget, especially if you were one of the many millions to lose their job. Fortunately, through various stimulus packages and other laws, unemployment benefits were extended to help people through a difficult time. Unfortunately, some of those unemployment benefits are taxable as income. Fortunately, for the 2009 tax [...]Unemployment Benefits Are Taxable from personal fin
According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center Report for 2008, the vast majority of cases reported to the agency that were fraudulent in nature involved a total dollar loss of $264.6 million with a median dollar loss of $931.00 per complaint. This was up from $239.1 million in total reported losses in 2007.Step back for [...]
This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks.I find predictions, and the people who make them, fascinating for a few reasons. First, I — like everyone — would love to get a hint of what’s coming up
Sort News
Username:

Password:

Remember:
Articles from successful, small, independent, high quality websites.