This an update for my investment portfolio, including 401(k) plans, IRAs, and taxable brokerage holdings. There have been only a few small changes since my last portfolio update. As always, this is our own personal portfolio and may not … [Read the rest]
More social media bribery! Yahoo Movies will give you a coupon for a free small popcorn if you "Like" them on Facebook. The coupon will be sent via text message. Good at Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres or Edwards Theatres locations. … [Read the rest]
Virgin Mobile has a set of no-contract Beyond Talk plans that include minutes and unlimited data. Their lowest plan currently offers 300 minutes and unlimited data for only $25 a month. Previous post with more details here, but now you can buy an … [Read the rest]
Netflix users around the country are abuzz about Netflix's new pricing plans. Previously, all DVD plans included unlimited internet streaming. Late last year the prices were upped slightly to $10 a month for 1 DVD out at a time, $15 for 2 DVDs, and … [Read the rest]
According to a press release, the Treasury will no longer sell paper U.S. savings bonds through banks and other financial institutions as of January 1, 2012. You can still buy electronic savings bonds through TreasuryDirect.gov. I didn't see … [Read the rest]
Over the years, I've read numerous articles about "missing money" that the government may be holding for me. I would always enter my name, but there was never any unclaimed property for me... until today! I was reading an Businessweek article … [Read the rest]
I changed up some of the design of the website last night, not really sure why, I had some free time and have been meaning to try some things out. I don't have the motivation to do a complete redesign, but wanted to update things slightly to … [Read the rest]
The Wall Street Journal has a rather surprising article 401(k) Law Suppresses Saving for Retirement regarding a recent law that allowed employers to automatically enroll their employees into their 401(k) retirement plans. The goal was to encourage … [Read the rest]
I was looking through the Barnes & Noble bargain bin and found a book called "How to do just about everything". Okay, how to unplug a toilet... how to carve a turkey... hey, a personal finance section! Wow, quite awful. After coming home and … [Read the rest]
Over the long weekend, a few conversations rekindled my curiosity about gaining a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. Now, I really don't want to be a financial planner. I'm quite happy with my current career right now. I primarily … [Read the rest]
Happy Birthday America! Here's some of what I've been reading over the long weekend: The Death of the American Dream I A good long-ish editorial from the The American Interest magazine about the "American Dream". The American Dream used to … [Read the rest]
California, along with many other states, is broke. As part of an attempt to create more revenue, California passed a more aggressive law to force online merchants to collect sales tax. A 1992 Supreme Court decision stated that retailers that … [Read the rest]
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