March 2008

Carnivals and Weekly Finds

by Glen Craig

This week I took part in two carnivals. Antishay Ventenne hosted the Money Hacks Carnival #5 – Haute Couture Edition. Not only was my submission Why Getting a Large Tax Refund Is Bad included but it was also an Editor’s Pick! Million Dollar Journey hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #145 – Baby Education Edition. [...]

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Five Gifts For Kids That Keep Giving

by Glen Craig

Ever have a hard time trying to find a gift for a child? Me too. Sometimes I find what I think is the perfect gift but it’s usually rare. Other times I feel like I’m just buying some little gadget that will amuse for a bit before it turns into clutter; just another toy in [...]

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A Spring Cleaning Frugal Workout

by Glen Craig

It’s Spring which means it’s also time for Spring cleaning! It’s a great time to go throughout the house and get rid of all the clutter. Also you can clean all of those nooks and crannies in your house that may not get the attention they could throughout the year. But should the benefit only [...]

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Best of Free From Broke So Far

by Glen Craig

If you’re new to Free From Broke or haven’t been here in a while please take a moment to look through ten of the most popular articles so far…. Can’t Pay On Time? Change Your Due Date! Breakfast is the Most Important Meal My 401(k) is Killing Me, I’ll Never Retire! What is the Opportunity [...]

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Gates No Longer Richest and Why You Can’t Keep All Your Eggs in One Basket

by Glen Craig

Forbes reported earlier in the month that Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. That honor now goes to Warren Buffett. That’s right Bill, you’re no longer #1!! In your face! Haha…can you see me catching up to you?!? Are you scared? Somehow I don’t think he is. The article goes [...]

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Five Ways Fantasy Baseball is Like Personal Finance

by Glen Craig
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  I had my draft for my fantasy baseball league I’m in earlier this week. I’ve been in the league with these particular guys now for over five years. It’s not a money league but we’re real competitive nonetheless. I gotta say I’m real excited! Not only is real baseball starting soon (go Mets!!) but [...]

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Why Getting a Large Tax Refund is Bad

by Glen Craig

It’s great to see our bank account take a nice jump but what I’m going to tell you now is why a large tax refund is bad. Your large income tax refund is an interest-free loan to the government When you get back a large refund it means the government was able to hold on [...]

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A Nice Surprise in our Bank Account

by Glen Craig

We had a nice surprise of sorts in our online savings account. Upon logging in we discovered that our Federal tax refund was deposited! This was a nice boost to the account since, as I mentioned from our accountant trip, we were getting a pretty large return. The refund hit the same day I transferred [...]

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Lower Savings Rates and an Irrelevent Post

by Glen Craig

I was just checking my ING savings account and I noticed that their rates dropped again. Savings is now at 3.10% APR. I still love ING and I’ll deal with it. When I started with ING the rate was around 2%. It had even dipped below 2% for a bit. All this and their rates [...]

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This Week’s Carnivals an Interview and Book Contest Update

by Glen Craig

This has been an interesting week. Haven’t been able to blog as much as I’d like. We got our car back finally and we also had parent-teacher conferences this week. I’ve also got a mid-term to study for next week. There’s also been an interview and a book contest to mention. To start things off [...]

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