Thanks to Matthew over at 8coupons.com, my holiday headache is a little less, well–headache-y. Wait! you say. It’s not even Halloween yet, for ghosts’ sake. Why bring this all up now? Because we all know a bad economy when we see one. Look for Christmas displays starting now, or even in some cases where I [...]
The IRS just announced cost of living adjustments (COLA) affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement items for the 2012 tax year. Many of the pension plan limitations change for 2012 because the increase in the COLA index met the statutory thresholds needed. Some limitations will remain unchanged. Here are some of the [...]
On Friday, 10/21/2011, Bay Area-based P2P company Prosper will be running a one-day promotion offering to make borrowers’ 2nd payment, up to $250.* If you apply for a new loan before midnight on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, Prosper will make your second payment for you. To be eligible for the offer, you cannot have posted [...]
No, I’m not talkin’ about a revolution here. Or occupying Wall Street. This is personal. This October, around the country, Kiplinger is hosting Financial Planning Days where certified planners are giving FREE, no-strings-attached guidance–with no pushy sales tactics. Watch the Financial Planning Days video: Each local Financial Planning Day features experts from the Financial Planning [...]
I awoke Saturday morning with a cold. Lying in bed, I thumbed/clicked my way through Facebook on my iPhone looking for thrills–and found my morning’s entertainment: Five Financial Lessons You’ll Learn from the Zombie-Apocalypse. Maybe the thrills and chills weren’t unlimited, but it worked for me. Some of the gems from DebtKid’s (via Jessica Ward) [...]
Have you gotten thrown around in the market–again? Many of us can say “yes” to that, especially recently. If you finally have the resolve to quit “playing the markets” and get serious with your money, you should think about this style of investing–used by major endowments and the super-wealthy. [Quick Primer on Random Walk theory: [...]
Unless you live in a warm climate, chances are your local farmer’s market closes down for the winter and chain grocery stores and big-box wonders just don’t cut it for getting great, healthy, local produce. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get great produce, because there is a way to get the farmer’s market feeling [...]
These innovative, do-good and just plain cool online companies led the way in 2010 — and will keep moving forward into 2011 and beyond. Some are new and others are “seasoned” players, but all made news in 2010. 1 – Groupon Turning down a 6 bil buyout takes guts, and clearly Groupon has that, and [...]
This is the month when most people get really serious about shredding their debt, like the guy who actually put his credit card in a blender. How far will YOU go to shed/shred your plastic debt – ? If you are willing to do some serious (or funny) shredding of your own and put it [...]
