Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 5997582 I am technically an independent contractor, so I fund my retirement through a SEP-IRA (self employed IRA). So, instead of having money deducted from a...
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I'm going to show my age here, but I read a blog post today that reminded me of the 1982 movie Night Shift, starring Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler. At one point in the movie, Keaton's...
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Via Spending Smart today I learned of a cool money-saving idea that is also darn smart marketing: Paradies Shops, which runs those airport stores where you can pick up books, magazines, Fruit Stripe...
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``You can sell it to Berkshire, and we'll put it in the Metropolitan Museum; it'll have a wing all by itself; it'll be there forever. Or you can sell it to some porn shop operator, and...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrew Manley My wife has a significant event coming up that I want to buy her a very nice piece of jewelry for. Like really nice. I'm willing to spend in the...
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The miami herald is again bringing up a subject that rears its fat head every so often: With airlines now charging passengers for checked-in luggage, refreshments and other previously free services,...
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There have been a few stories in the last few years about airlines starting to accept credit cards in flight, but Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines is going a big step further: Sun Country...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrew Johnson I read a lot of personal finance books and online columns, etc., and sometimes it amazes me what gets put out there as expertise. I'm not saying there...
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I am not the most diligent comparison shopper. I am blessed with the desire to not really want very much, which allows me to pretty much buy what I want when I want it. (Within reason, of course;...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Pali Rao I pay my bills every Friday afternoon, and I really look forward to it. Here's why. I don't like to see my money go out the door more than anyone else...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Jacob Wackerhausen You know those no-interest, "buy now, pay later" offers you'll see from furniture stores or appliance retailers, the ones where you get...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Jill Fromer This is interesting, and probably long overdue: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Management Service (FMS) has announced that a prepaid...
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Always thought-provoking writer Seth Godin steps away from his usual marketing-focused posts today to offer a simple personal finance lesson: Only borrow money to pay for things that increase in...
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© katiebate The best of other PF blogs today: Mrs. Micah: When the Man Was Arrested on Our Door Last Night: They didn't have to break down the door. The man apparently opened it and we heard...
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You haven't had a lot of luck in your love life. Yeah, you've had some relationships, maybe even one or two marriages, but it didn't work out and now you're not only alone, but broke,...
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Here's a neat idea I haven't seen from a credit card before. The online travel site Orbitz just launched a new credit card with Capital One. It's mostly pretty standard in terms of rewards...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 5092899 I have a REALLY hard time holding on to my wallet. I am very absent-minded, so I've tried to train myself to only lay it down in one of two places in...
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Interesting article today from Liz Weston about the benefits of marriage and the "myth of the marriage penslty." One statistic really jumped out at me: One marriage penalty that remains has...
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