Awesome Space-Saving and Multi-Tasking Furniture

Posted on August 18, 2010 // 6 Comments

Thinking about simplifying your life and living in less space? Perhaps you already live in a small space. If you haven't heard of Resource Furniture, you should definitely check out this video of space-saving and transforming furniture from … [Read the rest]

LendingClub P2P Loan Investment Returns Update 2010 Q3

Posted on August 17, 2010 // 14 Comments

LendingClub.com is a website that securitizes person-to-person loans so that you can lend money to other people in as little as $25 increments, and you collect the interest after some fees. The idea is to replace banks and credit cards as the … [Read the rest]

Morningstar Admits Fund Expenses More Important Than Star Ratings

Posted on August 17, 2010 // 12 Comments

A funny thing happened when Morningstar performed a study on whether expense ratios or Morningstar "star" ratings are better at predicting higher future mutual fund returns. Expense ratios won. Russel Kinnel, Morningstar's director of mutual … [Read the rest]

Portfolio Manager Rick Ferri Shares Personal Portfolio and Asset Allocation

Posted on August 16, 2010 // 12 Comments

In a recent post on the NY Times Bucks blog, portfolio manager and author Richard Ferri shared his own personal portfolio. As a proponent of low-cost, passive investing, it was not surprising to see mostly index funds in his portfolio, but it was … [Read the rest]

Price Relativity and Behavioral Economics [Poll Results]

Posted on August 13, 2010 // 25 Comments

After two days of polling for my Frugality and Decision Making question, here are the results of my casual survey. As with my monkey poll question, each visitor was randomly given one of two different poll questions. I really love that you all … [Read the rest]

Frugality and Decision Making Poll of The Week

Posted on August 11, 2010 // 44 Comments

Here's another poll to test your frugality behaviors and decision-making processes. There is no right or wrong answer, I promise. Just answer the poll honestly before reading further. It'll just take a second. (Due to some technical hurdles, … [Read the rest]

SmartyPig BBVA Compass $150 Checking Account Bonus

Posted on August 11, 2010 // 3 Comments

While clicking around on the SmartyPig site, I saw that their new partner BBVA Compass Bank has a $150 bonus for new accounts. It doesn't seem to be limited specifically to SmartyPig users, although it is "only available in AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, NM & … [Read the rest]

Chase Checking Bonus: 100 Bucks For New Accounts

Posted on August 11, 2010 // 2 Comments

Chase has an online offer for a $100 bonus for opening a new Chase Checking account with $100 and either setting up direct deposit or making five debit card purchases within 60 days of opening. You can either open online or in-branch. Ongoing, … [Read the rest]

Volunteers Wanted For NPR Article About Taxes

Posted on August 11, 2010 // 5 Comments

Here's an e-mail I got yesterday from a reporter from National Public Radio, looking for some volunteers for a story that requires someone who is both willing to be open about their finances and who also keeps a close accounting of things. … [Read the rest]

SmartyPig: Tips and Tricks To Use Like a Bank Account

Posted on August 10, 2010 // 24 Comments

In a previous post about 4 Stash Your Cash Deals Most People Haven’t Heard Of, I mentioned the new FDIC-insured savings site SmartyPig.com since they have consistently high yields, currently at 2.15% APY on balances up to $50,000 with no minimums or … [Read the rest]

Everbank Online Check Deposit Review – FreeNet Checking and Yield Pledge Money Market Accounts

Posted on August 9, 2010 // 22 Comments

When I first heard about online check deposit a couple years ago, I was pretty excited. I loved the idea of scanning in checks from your home computer any time of day without the hassle of going to the bank or waiting for snail mail. But at the time … [Read the rest]

My Money Blog Readers Are Exceptional Human Beings

Posted on August 7, 2010 // 13 Comments

After two days of polling for my Are You Smarter Than a Monkey question, here are the results. As I revealed after voting, visitors were each served up one of two different poll questions randomly, with an equal chance of getting either one. … [Read the rest]

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