My Blog, Your Money

Some typical advice to save money here and there is to skimp on daily indulgences such as coffee, doughnuts, ice cream, going out for lunch, or going out to bars.  But whatever the advice may say, it’s darn near impossible to cut out all of our vices just for the sake of saving money.  Because […]

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There’s not much time left, but TradeKing is offering a bonus to refer your friends in honor National Friendship Day, $50 for you and $50 for your friend.  The conditions are that your friend must deposit $1,000 and make one trade.  Sounds easy enough and $50 is pretty good considering the relatively low minimum.  I […]

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Several years ago, I experienced one of my worst nightmares.  No, my cat didn’t die.  (I don’t even have a pet.)  It was the very bane of my existence: hard drive failure.  I was devastated and on the verge of tears.  All the data I’d accumulated over 15 years was gone.  I felt like I’d […]

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Most people have heard that they are entitled to free copies of their credit reports from the 3 national credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and Transunion.  All you have to do is visit annualcreditreport.com and you are entitled to receive one report every year from each agency at absolutely no charge to you.  For more […]

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Came across this and thought I’d share: Bank of America’s Museums on Us.  For Bank of America cardholders (Check, ATM, or Credit Card), enjoy free admission to over 70 museums across the country during the first weekend of each month.

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