I've been updating my list of the best 0% APR Balance Transfer offers about once a month as offers expire, but this month I actually came across a pretty good one - 0% APR interest for both purchases and balance transfers for 10 months with the Miles … [Read the rest]
Budget Results for July
Posted on August 15, 2005 // 8 Comments
My MS Money files went caput with my dead harddrive, but I managed to at least get July's expenses done. Here are our results in our target areas: We went under on Dining and way over on Groceries since we BBQ'ed all July 4th weekend when my … [Read the rest]
MMBPM Stock Portfolio Check-In
Posted on August 14, 2005 // 2 Comments
I'm not the type of person to obsessively check stock quotes throughout the day, but I think I'd like to start documenting my stock performance periodically. I last did this two months ago for my MyMoneyBlog Play Money portfolio (tracked at … [Read the rest]
Snap, Crackle, Pop…
Posted on August 13, 2005 // 6 Comments
...is the sound my hard drive made yesterday. Well, more of a clicking, but either way I think it's dead. Warranty expired too. I'm glad I still have my laptop. At least I backed up everything recently. Should I get a new hard drive, or a whole … [Read the rest]
Presidential Bank Premier Savings Account Review
Posted on August 11, 2005 // 8 Comments
[Update: This review still applies, but the rates are a bit old. Currently rates for this account can be found here. As of 4/3/06, it is 4.62% APY.] Now that Presidential Bank has raised their Premier Savings Account rate even higher to 3.87% … [Read the rest]
Presidential Bank Premier Savings now pays 3.87% APY interest, Checking at 3.75% APY
Posted on August 10, 2005 // 1 Comment
Very nice. Up from 3.75% APY. See their site for more info. Their Internet Plus Checking is now at 3.75% APY. I'm going to write a quick write-up about the pros and cons of the Premier Savings account for the curious. … [Read the rest]
How to Beat the Market?
Posted on August 9, 2005 // 15 Comments
Don't worry, I haven't turned into some financial "advisor". I was researching ETFs for my 401k roll-over, and came across this article from RadicalGuides: Turning Taxes to Your Advantage. As you know, I'm a index fund (or ETF I guess) guy. I … [Read the rest]
Slight face-lift to MyMoneyBlog
Posted on August 8, 2005 // 10 Comments
If you've been visiting this site within the last hour, you've probably seen some funky things going on while I tested out new background images and colors (even bright pink!). I ended up taking a picture of... what else? My money! My $20 bill to … [Read the rest]
August 2005 Financial Status / Net Worth Update
Posted on August 8, 2005 // 9 Comments
Carnival of Personal Finance #8 is up
Posted on August 8, 2005 // Leave a Comment
This week's Carnival of Personal Finance is up at Consumerism Commentary. Check it out! … [Read the rest]
Should I roll over my 401k? Part 4 – Final Decision
Posted on August 6, 2005 // 15 Comments
(Want to catch up? Continued from Parts One, Two, & Three) Ok, last part, I promise. After doing a lot of research, mostly on ETFs, I've decided to choose option #1 and roll my 401k over to Vanguard and stick it in one fund, their Vanguard … [Read the rest]
Turning the Costco & ShareBuilder offer $50/$75 Opening Bonus into $1000+
Posted on August 4, 2005 // 28 Comments
I'm really not the hugest fan of ShareBuilder, but it seems to be pretty successful. Right now, in partnership with Costco, they are offering a $50 bonus and 10% rebate on transaction fees to Gold/Business Members, and a $75 bonus and 25% fee rebate … [Read the rest]
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