Lately I’ve been think about what people are capable of doing when under a lot of pressure. Often the results can be quiet amazing, you never really know how much you can accomplish in 2hrs before a deadline until your forced to do it. So I thought why not take this approach to money management. [...]
Today you being the day searching google for the best Certificate of Deposit or Mortgage rate you can find. A plethora of results pop up and the “paid sponsored links” are showing some unbelieveable rates. Do youself a favor, turn off you computer.
Some of those links are scams and off-shore “banks”. One I came across [...]
Some of these savings account rates are pulled from Bankrate.com, others are found by yours truly:
As of Feb. 21, 2008
E-Trade 4.10% APY
Emigrant Direct 3.60% APY
ING Direct 3.40% APY
HSBC 3.55% APY
Nationwide 4.35% APY
Capital One 3.25% APY
EverBank 4.15% APY
iGoBanking.com 3.90% APY
Some of these accounts have a minimum deposit limit of $5,000-10,000, but for the majority a simple $1 [...]
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I cannot count the number of times I have found myself at school in the middle of class with my stomach growling. This is because I generally forget or just choose not to pack a lunch/snack. And my body’s way of responding is by making these large growls, I have no control over them.
Sometimes I [...]
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NOTE: The numbers provided in this article should not be taken literally and they are simply used to get the point across that you need to figure out how much money you need to live comfortably, and that inflation always needs to be taken into account. It is always important to seek professional help from [...]
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Help! The Economy is borderline recession and my stocks are dropping, how can I save my money?
Some of us have either put our money away in a low interest savings account or a C.D. for a period of 1-5 years. All are financially stable options and are based on both the Fed rate and interest [...]
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Greetings everyone,
This is my first post as Co-Author of Money Management and YOU! and I hope you all enjoy!
-Cameron
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People graduate high school or college and discover that they eventually need to purchase a car, mortgage, pay off loans, or purchase various other expensive yet necessary items. From my expertise, I asked my father and mother [...]
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I like to consider myself a relatively green individual, so it is time to present you with some money/planet saving options.
First up, The Niagara White Earth Shower Head. This one is going to set you back a whopping $5.00. Being green isn’t always about recycling and reducing your carbon emissions it is also about [...]
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Financial freedom is the idea that you no longer need to work in order to maintain your desired lifestyle. Which means that all your expenses are covered by your cash flow, this income should be passive in one way or another. It needs to be passive so that the cash flow is not tied to [...]
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People often talk about how much debt there in and how their financial position is so bad. What they don’t realize is that is actually two different kinds of debt, good debt and bad debt.
Good debt creates value for you, whether this is a financial figure or possibly personsel skills and knowledge. So student [...]
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