I thought I would share some of my favorite reads from this week. I have learned quite a bit from the blogs I read.
FMF writes 11 Great Ways to Earn More Money. I plan on implementing some of these myself.
Paid Twice writes Creating Subaccounts in ING Direct Savings Accounts. I just opened [...]
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Looks like lawmakers are planning on implementing a do over of the rebate checks from several years ago in an attempt to head off an impending recession. CNN has an article posted on there site discussing some of the details.
The biggest component of any government plan to jump-start the economy is expected to be issuing [...]
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The company I work for offers a chance to reduce our annual heath premiums by $100 per family member with a maximum of $300. Basically we have to earn 100 point via various activities and log them into a website by the end of August. In the past I have been the only [...]
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A week back, I was pondering what to with our little one’s gift money. We could not open an account in her name as it would be a strike against the state healthcare she receives for being disabled. It was decided that we would have my wife open a saving account online so [...]
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Now that we are several days removed from our trip to Cleveland Clinic, I have decided to look at future trips. The last one cost about $1150 for airfare, hotel and extras. The expense is very tough when trying to climb out of the debt that we are in. Also, every time we are out, [...]
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The latest edition of Kiplinger magazine has a retirement special and with it, an insert on how to reach a million dollars at different age groups. It is a pretty simple setup that they have and I took a look at the 35 year old age group, since I am a 30 something.
You’ve Saved: [...]
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The trip to Cleveland has come and gone. The shortest time of the journey was spent at the Dr’s office. Our little one did really well on all four plane trips. Not one balling session our of her. The flights and airport experience went really smooth. TSA was quite accommodating of our extra items and [...]
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In my December budget summary, I discussed getting rid of the $14 worths of fees on our checking account. It seems we were still on an old type of account that carried an $11 monthly fee. The bank does not even offer this type of account anymore.
I shot an email over to the help desk [...]
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Our youngest daughter, with the developmental issues, has a few $$ saved up. Unfortunately, we can’t open savings accounts in her name. She receives state medical aid, which is a big life saver, but if she carries any savings or earnings she is penalized.
The direction he have been looking at is to open an account [...]
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We took the little one to the Children’s Hospital for 2 appointments today, 11am and 12pm. The 12pm Dr was running late. How late? Well, when the medical assistant went to check when he would be ready, she came back with a $15 lunch voucher to the cafeteria.
This turned out well since we usually end [...]
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