MIT’s Real-time Inflation Calculator

Posted on December 16, 2010 // 11 Comments

A lot of people are worrying about inflation or deflation in the future. The most widely used definition of inflation is the Consumer Price Index, which is published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is based on a basket of consumer … [Read the rest]

The E-Myth Revisited: Small Business Book Review

Posted on December 15, 2010 // 9 Comments

I bought The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber at a outdoor market because it was a finance "bestseller" and I'd seen it on a few reading lists. It's been sitting on my bookshelf since … [Read the rest]

Borders & Waldenbooks 50% Off Coupon

Posted on December 14, 2010 // 1 Comment

Borders has a printable coupon good for 50% off any one single item. Valid 12/14-12/16. The coupon says you need a Borders Rewards number, but it's free to join. Maybe I'll actually buy a book not from Amazon! … [Read the rest]

eBillme Offer Fine Print: 10% Off Home Depot Gift Cards, $15 Rebate on $100 Amazon.com Gift Card

Posted on December 14, 2010 // 1 Comment

For some reason, I always thought the website eBillMe was a service that lets me pay over time (and also pay interest charges). I was confusing it with BillMeLater. Upon further review, it seems like eBillMe tries to do the opposite. The way their … [Read the rest]

Practical Uses For American Express Gift Cards

Posted on December 14, 2010 // 10 Comments

American Express Gift Cards are basically prepaid credit cards that work anywhere that accepts American Express. The good thing is that they have no inactivity fees, no maintenance fees, no balance check fees, and they never expire. Other than for … [Read the rest]

‘Tis The Season For Giving… Away Your Extra Stuff

Posted on December 12, 2010 // 3 Comments

It's the Season of Giving, so why not give away the things you don't need anymore? I think right now is even better than "Spring cleaning". We just spent a chunk of this past weekend making a box of stuff to give to various charities. Here's … [Read the rest]

$1 for Three DVD Rentals from Redbox – Groupon

Posted on December 10, 2010 // 4 Comments

Here's a little deal that won't break the bank. Groupon has a national deal this weekend (Fri-Sun) that will get you three one-day rentals at RedBox kiosks for $1. Retail is $1 per day, so $3. If you don't have a Groupon account already, please … [Read the rest]

Sharebuilder New Account $50 Bonus

Posted on December 10, 2010 // 13 Comments

I just noticed that discount stock brokerage Sharebuilder is offering a $50 cash bonus as long as you open a new account with $50 by December 31st with promotion code 50WS10. (The code is also mentioned on the promo page.) It doesn't appear that you … [Read the rest]

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Now Has Admiral Shares

Posted on December 9, 2010 // 4 Comments

If you own shares of the Vanguard Total International Stock Index mutual fund, you may be interested to know that Vanguard recently announced that Admiral shares of the fund now available to those with balances of $10,000 or more. Here are their … [Read the rest]

Quantitative Easing Is Printing Money

Posted on December 8, 2010 // 21 Comments

You've probably heard the term quantitative easing. You might even have read news or blog articles about what it means. I've always thought all that blah-blah-blah about the Federal Reserve buying Treasury Bonds sounded a lot like printing … [Read the rest]

Coinstar Promotion: $50 in Gift Cards for $40 in Coins (No Mail-in-Rebate Required)

Posted on December 7, 2010 // 14 Comments

Coin-changing machine operator CoinStar is repeating a promotion where if you change $40 in coins into a gift card, you can receive an additional $10 gift card by mail at certain retailers. It's actually better this year because it is no longer run … [Read the rest]

Creating Our First Charitable Giving Plan

Posted on December 2, 2010 // 9 Comments

Up until this year, our charitable giving has been all over the place. If we saw something we wanted to support, we'd write a check. If our workplace had some sort of matching grant or charity drive, we'd participate. I always buy whatever a … [Read the rest]

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