Monthly Archives: November 2007

Deal Time

In light of my post on how amazing the day after Thanksgiving is for major deal finders like myself. Best Buy has just released their Black Friday Ads! (Courtesy of Hustler Money Blog) Best Buy Ad 1 Best Buy Ad … Continue reading

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Reward Cards: Are they worth it?

When it comes to credit card companies I have heard a saying that connects. “If you mess with snakes long enough, you are going to get bit.” Credit card companies have one motive. Can anyone guess what that motive is? … Continue reading

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So, if I won the lottery…

I am a thinker and sometimes during the day I let my thoughts roam and think of ridiculous scenarios that usually involve some sort of number crunching. This is very much one of those posts. I usually will err on … Continue reading

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ClearCheckbook Shout Out

www.clearcheckbook.com is an online money tracking utility. Oh yeah, and it is FREE to use. I talked about this service a few months back when it first came out and had a few complaints. A major one being that you … Continue reading

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The Secret Key to Saving

The key to unlock your ability to save is involving your emotions. You will not save when you get a raise, you won’t save when you get something paid off, you won’t save when something in life changes. You will … Continue reading

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Is Borrowing Money Okay?

You know in Dumb and Dumber (one of my favorite movies) when Lloyd and Harry find all that money in the briefcase. Then they start a spending spree but they promise to pay every dime back so they put in … Continue reading

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The Deal with IRA’s and Roth IRA’s

I have been getting quite a few questions on retirement recently and a lot of it is geared around Roth IRA’s vs Traditional IRA’s The Difference: Traditional IRA Tax deductible contributions (invest before taxes taken out of paycheck). Taxes are … Continue reading

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Renting vs Buying

This is sort of an age old debate, whether you should rent for your living space or whether you should take the plunge and buy. Come to think of it, this is not really a debate because you can put … Continue reading

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Lessons from Football

I am a HUGE football fan. College/Pro doesn’t matter I just love the game of football and when I see it played at a high level it gets me pumped. The undefeated Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots faced off … Continue reading

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Friday Forwards 4

Thanks to the the newest editions Carnival of Debt Reduction and Carnival of Personal Finances for including my articles Sound the Alarm! and The Market Average Respectively. Now on to the best of the best articles from this past week.  … Continue reading

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