Archives for Savings & Budgets - Page 16
My 2 cents on HSBCDirect
A reader, Alsymer, recently asked for my 2 cents on HSBCDirect. Aside from my frustration with the mortgage side of HSBC I continue to be pretty happy with HSBCDirect for…
Boston Organics
One of my non-financial goals for 2006 is to eat more fruits and vegetables. This was a lot easier for us to do when we split a share in a…
Taxes and Cancelling my 401(k)
A reader commented on my post about cancelling my 401(k) about making sure I had considered the tax implications of my choice: I am not sure if you considered this…
HSBC Online Savings and Me
I found HSBC's online account setup for their Online Savings account a little better than EmigrantDirect's process but it was not without glitches for me. The initial online application was…
HSBC OnlineSavings
I am in an account opening just applied for my HSBC OnlineSavings account which carries a $35 sign-up bonus for the rest of the month. I wasn't going to do…
22% Lower Cable/Phone/Internet
LaLa finally made the call last week to cancel our Digital Vision service from the cable portion of our telecomm service. This will save us about $12 a month going…
Should I Dump RCN Digital Vision?
So now that I have been looking at every little charge on my telecomm bill and looking for charges to axe, I became very interested in exactly what channels are…
$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…
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…