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The first step to buying a used car is choosing a vehicle, or at least narrowing your options. Ask yourself: How many passengers do you regularly carry? What sort of trunk or cargo space do you need? What is the minimum gas mileage a car has that will stay within your budget? What would your [...]

Seven words you never want to hear at Christmas: “WHAT!!! YOU GOT ME A GIFT CARD?!?!?!?” On the other hand, if someone really wants a gift card, why fight the crowds and spend hours looking for the perfect gift? It’s easy and it will be easier to have a debt free Christmas if you know [...]

We’ve briefly touched on the topic of paying income taxes on eBay sales in the past, but a lot of people are unsure as to whether additional income in general needs to be reported to the IRS. By additional income, I’m referring to anything that’s not part of your usual pay packet, which can include [...]

Who doesn’t need some extra money, even if it’s just to increase your savings? As the latest economic downturn has shown, no one ever seems to have enough savings, and many of us have none, so having some extra cash to save without having to take an outside job is never a bad idea. There [...]

In this Ask The Expert With Larry Swedroe article, Randy is shying away from the stock market and wondering if he should invest his money in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), or in Certificates of Deposit (CDs). Here’s the question from Randy:
Hi Larry…..seeing that the 5 year TIPS auction in January (reissue) offered a nice [...]

This is one of those times that I wish my money were in a 5-year certificate of deposit instead of a high yield savings account.  About a week ago, I got news from WTDirect that they lowered their savings account interest rate to 2.81% APY.  Then HSBC Direct followed suit and lowered their online savings [...]

I recently came across a web site called MoneyAisle.  It’s an online auction marketplace where you find the best certificate of deposit rates, as well as the best interest rates for high yield savings accounts.  The system works by having banks actively bid against each other in live auctions.  And this is absolutely free for [...]

This is the 6th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry’s full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page.
Now, let’s get to the questions and answers (please note that the [...]

This is the 2nd issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry’s full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page.
Now, let’s get to the questions and answers (please note that the [...]

Some of you may already know about The Freecycle Network. Over the weekend, my wife and I visited our friends in New Jersey. We discussed how companies make so many products for babies and parents now that it is very easy to overspend. During the conversation, he indicated that many of the baby’s things are [...]