Credit Protector Changes?
I love when My Money Blog gets all university on us and spells out what we need to do to put more money in our pockets. Whether it's arbitrage with…
Tax Filing Options: A Mini-Roundup
For several years I have been a faithful Taxcut user. Last year, after purchasing an iMac I was pleased to see that they offered a version that ran on Mac…
Emigrant’s Crappy Cash Back Card
Gee, just as I was getting all excited about the new Emigrant Direct Cash Back Mastercard I notice that "America's Highest Cash Back" rate of is asterisked. Huh. Check it…
File-A-Palooza
From the title of my blog maybe you can guess that I am not the best person at maintaining orderly files. I am 38 years old and I have never…
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…
Lowering My Fidelity Commission Level
Fidelity offers three commission levels depending on how many trades you do per year and/or the total across all your Fidelity accounts. The default rate that everyone qualifies for is…
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…