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Over Christmas, my husband’s parents came to stay with us for two weeks. We have an extra bedroom, but no bed for it. While the air mattress is fine for a couple of nights, we didn’t want my in-laws to have to sleep on it for two weeks. We’re not quite ready to buy another [...]

iPhones are often criticized as expensive and ostentatious. Why buy a smart phone when you can make calls from a $10 pay as you go phone? It may seem like a waste of money, but used properly an iPhone can be a powerful tool in your personal finance arsenal. Here is just a small sampling of [...]

On January 18th of this year, I finally decided I was ready to make some New Year’s resolutions. I’ve never really done the resolution thing in the past, and so I wasn’t compelled to do it come December 31 or January 1. But I recognize that goals are good — and so I came up [...]

Converting to a Roth IRA is not new, so what with all the buzz about about this Roth IRA Conversion event in 2010? What makes it such a big deal is that up until then, most people couldn’t convert to a Roth IRA because their income was too high. For example, in 2009 if an [...]

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past year or so, you may have realised that the global economy has been somewhat tenuous. People have learned the hard way that they need to be wise with their money, and, for some it means taking on extra work to boost their income, pay off [...]

Welcome to the 76th edition of Money Hacks Carnival. In this edition, I’ll be presenting some interesting and fun facts about money along with the submissions. For editor’s picks, please look for entries noted with (EP).

Money Fact #1: $1 bills wear out in about 17 months. Bills of larger denomination last longer because they are [...]

I began investing in single family homes with a good friend and business partner about 4 years ago. In that time, we’ve purchases and remodeled 5 single family homes, all of which are rented by reasonably reliable tenants. Over that time we’ve learned a thing or two about investing in real estate. In this article, [...]

There are many free budgeting software online today. I even reviewed a few like Mint and Quicken Online. Honestly, it would be impossible for me to review them all because there are just too many. However, I came across BudgetPulse through one of my regular reader, Craig Kessler. I was impressed by the software and [...]

Kiplinger recently listed their favorite credit cards, from the lowest interest rate credit card to those that give you various types of rewards toward your mortgage, college savings, investment, and trip.

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Here are their top 7 credit cards:

Bank of America Upromise World MasterCard – Deposits a 1% rebate in your Upromise account. [...]

One of the first things you must do on your journey toward achieving financial success is to turn on your Financial RADAR. Similar to a real radar, which allows you to detect objects and safely navigate through hazards, your Financial RADAR allows you to understand where you are today and navigate your way toward financial [...]