Author Archives: Caitlin - Page 4
$240 Off Telecomm for 12 Months
"Just ask" indeed! Armed with the simple "how to" on MyMoneyBlog, inspired by several past posts (specifically at BudgetingBabe and StopBuyingCrap), and today's carnival post about using competitive offers as…
My Missing Money
A couple of months ago, I found myself on the MissingMoney site. It's a searchable database of abandoned property throughout the US. On a lark, I searched on my name…
So…are we suckers?
Flexo drew my attention to Ted Rall's article on Yahoo: Charities are for Suckers in which the author claims: Cutting a check to the Red Cross isn't just a vote…
On Giving, Abundance & Fear
FMF has a short but thought provoking post in which he states his agreement with author David Bach on giving and his observation that "giving people become wealthy". I think…
Lowered Auto Insurance Cost
My auto policy renewal information showed up a few days ago, so I dug in looking for ways to reduce my cost. MA has fixed auto insurance rates and places…
Opening an Individual 401(k)
PFBlog is writing a series of posts regarding Tax Strategy for Self-Employment now that he and his wife will both have side income. We didn't go through anything as elaborate…
Returning Crummy Products
Our purchase of a front-loading washing machine apparently requires "high efficiency" laundry soap. A trip to our "formerly favorite but very close grocery store" turned up no fragrance free options,…
Reducing Long Distance Expenses
Working Assets Long Distance vs. Sprint 50 At Home Even though we spend an average of only $15/mo on long distance, I've been looking for ways to reduce our cost…
2 More Cents on Surviving Unemployment
Nicole over at The Budgeting Babe has a great post about coping with sudden job loss. This got me thinking about how we got through our extra lean year. I…
Where to Consolidate My IRAs?
Having several chunks of retirement funds scattered all over was making me crazy and unable to manage. My recent plan had been to consolidate all but the Roth into my…