November 27th, 2009
I’m sure you’ve seen all the Black Friday “deals” out there for spending money. ING Direct is doing something a little bit different this year and having their own Black Friday deal…and this is a good one.
Open an Electric Orange account today (Friday November 27, 2009 from 12:01am to 11:59pm ET) and get $121 account opening bonus. I’m all about
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November 25th, 2009
It’s easy to be down in the dumps these days. The economy is bad, and may or may not be improving. Unemployment remains high, savings account interest rates low, and the stock market shaky. It’s getting colder outside, which some people (ok, me!) may hate. And yet, there is much to be thankful for. If you’re reading this, you have ...
November 24th, 2009
This really sounds like the ultimate oxymoron, but one of the best ways to get out of debt is to go a little bit further in. What’s that? First, to help this make more sense, let’s clarify – if you need to get out of bad debt, going into good debt will help you pay off those credit cards and ...
November 23rd, 2009
I’ve always found that tipping, by far, is the best investment you can ever make in almost any situation. Anyone who has ever bellied up to a bar knows that a dollar a drink is all it takes to get the speediest of service on even the busiest of nights. Want a nicer hotel room? I’ll tell you about a ...
November 9th, 2009
Quite a few readers simply tune out when I mention investments. They don’t believe the topic applies to them at all. “How can I possibly worry about investing when I can barely put food on the table?” they’ll ask.
The answer is simple: virtually every single person has the resources with which to begin investing. It may seem ...
November 6th, 2009
Whew, the end of yet another week. Can you believe it’s already November? It seemed like only yesterday I was trying to figure out what to get my wife for Valentine’s Day and already we’re planning for Thanksgiving in a few short weeks. It’s been a heck of a year so far, though we still have a little bit to ...
November 4th, 2009
Now that my book is finished, I’ve decided to embark on another big time-consuming project, but this one is a little different.
I’m a big fan of online banks. I think they’re an incredibly powerful tool for helping you with your personal savings. For a long time, I’ve wanted to talk about a slew of online banks, just to ...
October 26th, 2009
Lately, I’ve been under a lot of stress – perhaps the highest level of stress I’ve been under since switching to a full-time writing career. I’m in absolute crunch mode with my second book, with a manuscript due in a few days. I’ve also been slowly moving into public speaking – and I certainly get a healthy amount ...
