SmartyPig

The following is a list of top online banks that offers high yield savings account, high interest savings account, or high yield money market account. All of these accounts are FDIC insured up to $250,000. Your principal is protected and you’re guarantee a positive nominal return on investment. For March 2010, the average interest rate [...]

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 [...]

If I have heard one resounding theme over any others among friends and family it’s that the possibility of a vacation is out for this year. In some cases, people I know have not taken a vacation in years! The number one reason: they can’t afford it. Well, at least they think they can’t afford [...]

This was another great week for the blog. First, Moolanomy was featured in a major Canadian newspaper, Metro News Calgary. Second, we were cited as top 10 personal finance blogs in Wise Bread’s top 100+ Personal Finance Blogs list. Third, we were featured in Free Money Finance’s March Madness Round 2 against Prime Time Money’s [...]

In the past few weeks, I have been compiling a list of ways to make some money off sign up bonuses and giveaways. I have compiled a decent sized list, and have added to my sidebar under Featured section: Deals, Specials, and Freebies. And I would like to highlight a few of them here:
Revolution Money [...]

Today, my guest post Seven Traits of Successful People was published this morning at Get Rich Slowly. If you have a moment, please head over there to take a look. If you are Get Rich Slowly readers, welcome to Moolanomy and may I recommend these articles for your reading pleasure:

50+ Frugal Tips, Ideas, and Resources
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Hank at My Investing Blog is hosting a giveaway with a few prizes up for grab. There are a couple of ways to enter, and one is by answering the following question: “How will you spend/save your 2007 tax return? If you aren’t getting one, how much do you owe?”
My Plan For The Big Fat [...]

Yesterday I stumbled upon SmartyPig. It is an online piggy bank where you could set up savings goals, and invite family and friends to contribute to your account. While your savings is accumulating, it’s earning a competitive interest rate of 4.30% APY. Once you reach a savings goal, you can choose their SmartyPig MasterCard® Debit [...]