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| How Do You Plan To Manage Your Million Dollars? (19 comments) Jason, Great post. I appreciate the perspecitve of managing what we have instead of wishing for our ship to some day come in. This is something we all can do…while our ship is coming in. .-= Joe Plemon´s last post ..Debt Can Enslave You But The [...] |  Joe Plemon 2009-11-07 08:57:55 |
| $6500 Homebuyer Tax Credit For Current Homeowners Signed Into Law Today. Is It Retroactive? (4 comments) Sigh. We’ve been looking to move for the past couple years out of our small town so I can find a job. And of course, we’re missing the deadline for this by 11 months. .-= Kristin @ Prudent and Practical´s last post ..Grandma’s Pistachio Bread Re [...] |  Kristin @ Prudent and Practical 2009-11-06 21:37:45 |
| 50 Frugal Gifts You Can Give This Christmas (37 comments) Awesome write-up, really! I really love this time of the year! Snowman and Cookie – Yah! [...] |  KEITH 2009-11-06 18:08:53 |
| Senators Agree To Extend First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit And Allow Up To $6500 Tax Credit For Current Homeowners (26 comments) I believe it’s the day of the settlement/closing. [...] |  Peter Anderson 2009-11-06 17:33:16 |
| The Great Big List Of 75 Budgeting Tools, Finance Softwares And Iphone Money Apps (15 comments) Thanks for putting this terrific list together, Peter! I’ve been doing my budget/expense tracking old school style (paper and pencil) and have been wanting to upgrade! Thanks for sharing some great resources – Now I can save time AND money! .-= Chr [...] |  Christina @ Northern Cheapskate 2009-11-06 13:12:26 |
| Are In Store Credit Card Offers Becoming More Aggressive? (26 comments) i used to work in a department store, and they had us required to push those cards even if we disagreed with it. If we had low card sales, are hours would be cut short, but if we got X amount of people to sign up, we would get rewards on it. One girl [...] |  Evi 2009-11-06 10:39:42 |
| 10 Attributes Of The Perpetually Broke (36 comments) What a great list! I agree 100%. It is so important to live on a budget and be wise as you spend your money. Even though I may have the money to spend, there is nothing wrong with shopping sales, using coupons and paying bottom price for items so th [...] |  Budget Saving Mom 2009-11-06 08:36:35 |
| Ways To Watch TV Without Paying An Arm And A Leg For Cable Or Satellite (42 comments) Great article Peter, thanks. I’m going to try doing this with the WII I bought my kiddos last year. Hope it works. [...] |  Lance 2009-11-05 21:16:36 |
| Where Dave Ramsey and I Part Ways (15 comments) What Dave says about the snowball is just a general strategy, people are not smart with money, so he sets this general guideline that even he says you can tweak to some extent, the idea is to get you to start paying off your debt. if people knew abo [...] |  Will Wray 2009-11-05 20:49:31 |
| First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit May Be Extended To All Homebuyers And Increased to $15,000 Through New Bill (68 comments) I don’t believe the new $6500 credit is retroactive. As always you’ll want to verify that once the final language of the bill comes out. [...] | Peter Anderson 2009-11-05 14:46:03 |
| Ally Bank Review: High Yield Savings Account (16 comments) maybe they don’t call them sub-accounts – my understanding is that they are separate savings accounts that you can open (as many as you want) and name for different savings goals. Not sure if the chat agent was confused because of that? [...] | Peter Anderson 2009-11-05 00:20:59 |
| Wealth And Contentment: Two Peas In A Pod (10 comments) Solid post! I have to admit, the wealthier I get, the more content I am. I can’t help it Craig! However, I do admit counting the zeros got VERY boring in my 20’s, so I went out and bought rental property and stuff. Now, I feel working has more [...] |  Financial Samurai 2009-11-04 08:49:59 |
| 7 Common Questions About The 2009 New Car Sales Tax Deduction (19 comments) One Question? I bought my son (40yrs old) disabled, a new car. He is married and doesn’t live with me. I paid for the car and license’s fees. Can I take the sales tax deduction on my personal taxes? [...] |  Jim 2009-11-04 06:44:04 |
| Will The First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit of $8,000 Be Expanded To Everyone And Increased To $15,000? (49 comments) In all fairness the income limit for single 1st time home buyers should be raised. It seems a dirty trick, especially in California (Bay Area) that I can not make more than $75,000 to recieve the $8000 tax credit. Single people making less than that [...] |  jennifer 2009-11-03 13:54:49 |
| Making Home Affordable Refinance Program Frequently Asked Questions – FAQ (36 comments) Eric, I have the exact same situation as you. Have you been able to resolve anything with Chase? Any advise you could give me would be very much appreciated. Thank you, [...] |  Molly 2009-11-03 11:36:03 |
| What Should I Put In My Safe Deposit Box Or Fire Safe? (10 comments) Thank you Peter you have helped me out on my assignment. By the way, Why do people have their own vault at home and not in the bank safe deposit vault and why would it be good to have both. [...] |  Hannah Scott 2009-11-03 08:06:11 |
| Lawmakers Push For An Extension Of The $8000 First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit Into 2010 In Proposed Bill (11 comments) HOPE IT EXTENDS BCAUSE IM IN LIMBO AT THIS TIME AND I WANT TO BUY MY FIRST HOME. BUT THE MORTAGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT FINISH BY THAT TIME. SO JUNE 2010 SHOULD BE PERFECR FOR STRUGGLING SINLGE PARENTS OR LOWER INCOME FOLKS LIKE ME IN A BORDER TOWN IN T [...] |  LIZ REYES 2009-11-02 15:02:43 |
| HSBC Direct Bank Review: Online High Yield Savings Account (1 comments) I’ve been with HSBC Direct for 3 years now, and I love it! I have both the online payment account and the savings account. Both accounts are compounded daily, and interest is paid monthly. Currently, the online payment account yields .85%. I pay a [...] |  Lea 2009-11-02 12:15:35 |
| An Emergency Fund Will Help Reduce Your Risk Of Financial Catastrophe (14 comments) For people with debt, I believe emergency fund, is counter productive. My reasons to believe it are outlined at http://www.mewithoutdebt.com/2009/11/feeling-broke-is-good.html .-= mewithoutdebt´s last post ..Feeling broke is good =-. [...] |  mewithoutdebt 2009-11-02 11:31:23 |
| Time Is Running Out To Get The $8000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit (8 comments) We have an accepted contract on a short-sale. It was accepted in July. We still have not been able to get this contract done. Our realtor was not the listing agent so it is even harder to get info on what in the world is the hold up. My question is: [...] |  Debby 2009-11-01 19:51:18 |
| Rates Are Low. Is It Time To Refinance? Our Refinance Story (31 comments) A couple hours before closing they threw out a MI requirement! I am convinced that there are so many people out there just trying to prey for your money! I knew my REFI to beg to ONLY have to pay 2/3 MORE the mortgage than my neighbor (having moved i [...] |  Tom Felten 2009-11-01 08:32:24 |
| Making Home Affordable Refinance Program Eases Eligibility To Allow For Higher Maximum Loan-To-Value Ratio (28 comments) Has anyone heard when Bank of America will roll out the 125% program? And is it possible to go to new lenders for the 125% mortgage, or do you have to stay with your current mortgage-holder? [...] |  Abby 2009-10-31 11:00:19 |
| This Blogger Fell Into The FICO Trap, But Saw The Light And Became Debt Free (7 comments) It is soooo cool to listen to younger people get it so early. I am 47. My wife and I have been working our way out of debt for 10 years. It takes that long when you bury yourself that deep. I started backwards too. I had built up quite a bit in retir [...] |  Gary Atkinson 2009-10-31 05:08:38 |
| Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps By The Numbers: Getting Started (23 comments) Just stumbled on this blog site but it fits me to a tee! I lead FPU at our church each year and have personally met Dave last year in Chicago while attending a conference. He was super nice and talked to me a little bit; and signed my book of course. [...] |  Rick Cadden 2009-10-30 20:16:09 |
| What The Movie Wall Street Can Teach Us About Greed (10 comments) Greed isn’t just the excessive obsession with money, it can also be about power. I think power was what Gekko was after. Money can’t do anything for you, it’s just paper, or electronic pulses, or a very heavy metal, it’s the power that it gives you [...] |  Ron 2009-10-29 18:51:09 |
| 125 More People Personal Finance Junkies Should Follow on Twitter (86 comments) Great list, thanks for posting! I’d love to be included in the next edition. Us personal finance bloggers have to stick together! =) www.twitter.com/NextRichGirl [...] |  Jen @ NextRichGirl 2009-10-29 10:52:50 |
| Make Extra Money By Doing Graphic Design Work On The Side (9 comments) This really is a great idea for anyone that has a little bit of an artistic bent. Even if one doesn’t have any formal training it is pretty straightforward to learn what you need to know online. .-= Credit Card Chaser´s last post ..Think You Could G [...] |  Credit Card Chaser 2009-10-28 21:54:46 |
| Making Home Affordable Loan Modification Program Frequently Asked Questions – FAQ (18 comments) Did you ever get your loan modified? i have a client with a tax lien that cant refi were you able to get it done? [...] |  Lisa Richardson 2009-10-28 19:34:29 |
| Buy And Hold Investing For Beginners (9 comments) Hey all, thanks for the feed back. I know investing is about the money, but anyone want to talk about the emotional difference between buy and hold and market timing? There has to be some “value” to a good night sleep. This is a huge factor for me [...] |  Craig Ford 2009-10-28 06:31:49 |
| Devotional: Building Our Faith (7 comments) RE: Devotional: Building Our Faith @biblemoney matters on 10-4-09. Thank you Jason, I needed to hear that. May God continue to bless and keep you. [...] |  Donna Keylon 2009-10-27 18:16:25 |
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