Amazon.com recently announced changes to their Free Super Saver Shipping program. First, the minimum order size for "free shipping" has increased to $35 from $25. Second, it is officially getting slower: With free shipping, your order will be … [Read the rest]
Amazon Free Super Saver Shipping: Higher $35 Minimum, Officially Slower
Posted on October 23, 2013 // 26 Comments
International Bonds Now Largest Asset Class in World Market
Posted on October 21, 2013 // 9 Comments
This Vanguard article included an infographic (see below) that shows the growth of international bonds as an asset class. If you were to consider the world's investable market as split between bonds and equities, internationally-issued bonds are … [Read the rest]
Fidelity 529 College Savings Plan Index Portfolios & Fee Reducton
Posted on October 17, 2013 // 2 Comments
Fidelity Investments recently made a 40% reduction on the management fees for their direct-sold 529 Index Portfolios, with total expense ratios now ranging from 0.19-0.29%, down from 0.25-0.35%. Fidelity runs 529 plans based in New Hampshire, … [Read the rest]
Free Online Finance and Retirement Planning Course from Stanford
Posted on October 15, 2013 // 5 Comments
Stanford University is offering a free open online course "Finance of Retirement & Pensions" taught by Joshua Rauh, Professor of Finance, running 10/14-12/13. Here's the course description and a video: In this eight-week course, you will learn … [Read the rest]
Uncrustables and the Many Degrees of Frugality
Posted on October 14, 2013 // 7 Comments
At the recommendation of reader from one of my Cost of Convenience posts, I have been reading the book Make the Bread, Buy the Butter by Jennifer Reese. In it, Reese does many similar cooking experiments where she decides whether it is better to … [Read the rest]
How Simple or Complex Are Your Finances?
Posted on October 10, 2013 // 10 Comments
Dan Kadlec of Time magazine offers up 9 Ways to Simplify Your Finances. I always swing back and forth, wanting a nice simple financial life one day, and the next day itching to try out all the cool new financial tools out there. I tend to split … [Read the rest]
TripAdvisor + American Express $5 Promo
Posted on October 9, 2013 // 1 Comment
Link your American Express card, write an approved review on TripAdvisor, get $5. Details at sync.americanexpress.com/tripadvisor: Get a $5 statement credit when you connect your eligible American Express Card with TripAdvisor and leave one … [Read the rest]
Gradsave Groupon: $50 Towards Any 529 College Savings Plan For $30
Posted on October 9, 2013 // 20 Comments
Groupon is currently offering a $50 Gradsave gift card for $30, which can be redeemed for a $50 deposit into any national 529 college savings plan. So if you're already meaning to contribute some money towards a 529 plan, it's basically at least … [Read the rest]
Ooma Phone Service Long Term Review + Referral Discount
Posted on October 8, 2013 // 45 Comments
The Ooma Telo is a VoIP system that creates a home phone service through your broadband internet. Just plug in your regular landline phones and go. Features include unlimited domestic long distance, 911 service, caller ID, voicemail, and call … [Read the rest]
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Shopping Bonus – 750 Miles
Posted on October 7, 2013 // 2 Comments
The Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Shopping program is like other cashback shopping portals (eBates $10 bonus, TopCashBack, etc), except that they give you Alaska Airlines miles per dollar spent as a reward. They just sent me a new promotion where … [Read the rest]
How Do You Compare? Retirement Plan Savings by Age
Posted on October 6, 2013 // 19 Comments
Vanguard, a big name in defined-contribution retirement plans like 401ks, recently released their How America Saves 2013 report (pdf) which included data from over a million retirement plan participants. The report itself is quite dense and a bit … [Read the rest]
Straight Talk SIM Card + Any iPhone 4 or 5 = $45 Unlimited Prepaid Plan
Posted on October 4, 2013 // 403 Comments
October 2013 Update: "Unlimited" has been clarified to mean 3G/4G data speeds for 2.5 GB per month, throttled to 2G data speed after that. Both AT&T and T-Mobile SIM cards are now available, with the newer ones allowing 4G / LTE speeds if you … [Read the rest]
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