September 2009

We’re Moving

by Glen Craig
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It’s been such a hectic week and it isn’t going to get any easier. We finally received a closing date for the sale of our co-op.  It’s going to take place early next week.  This means we should get out of here as soon as possible.  We could stay for a limited time period but [...]

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Making Home Affordable – How The Government Is Helping You Refinance

by Glen Craig
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Interest rates are low, and so are property values, making this the best time to buy a house.  But what if you already own one?  In fact, what if your own property just dropped in value and now you can’t afford to refinance?  Well luckily the Home Affordable Refinance Program can help you refinance and [...]

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Personal Finance Resource Links 09-20-09

by Glen Craig
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This has been a hectic two weeks. I’ve successfully watched the kids without going bonkers and everyone is in one piece!  Haha.  This has actually been an incredible learning experience being a stay at home Dad.  I have a whole new respect for what my wife has done (and is still doing).

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Is The Recession Over?

by Glen Craig
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According to remarks from Fed Chief Ben Bernanke the recession is technically over. He has agreement from forecasters as well.  This doesn’t mean things are rosy yet in the economy though.  Bernanke still feels the economy will be weak for some time. Consider that the market dropped significantly in the past year so slight gains [...]

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Should We Buy Beatles Rock Band?

by Glen Craig
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Have you seen the buzz around Beatles Rock Band? This must be one of the better marketing campaigns I’ve seen in a long time.  Every other channel seems to have something about either the game or the Beatles themselves.  I love it!  I’ve been watching The Beatles Anthology when I can catch it as well [...]

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I’m A Stay At Home Dad – For Now

by Glen Craig
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As of this week I am officially a stay-at-home-dad. No, I wasn’t fired.  See, my wife is returning to work but we’re not ready to put our newborn daughter into daycare yet (she’s barely two months old).  Since she’s under a year old I have time remaining to take to spend with her under the [...]

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Personal Finance Resource Links 09-13-09

by Glen Craig
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It’s getting chilly fast in NYC! We went from beautiful Summer weather to Fall.  I guess it’s appropriate now that school has started again.  Change is coming for us as well as we are real close to closing on the sale of our co-op.  Moving is a big change for us but it will be [...]

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10 Tips On Enjoying A Night Out For Less

by Glen Craig
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While there are quite a few fun and frugal things you can do at home, there are times when you just need to get out of the house to see friends, catch a movie or just have a dinner that you didn’t have to cook yourself.  Those occasional nights out don’t have to cost you [...]

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My Experience With myFICO – Review

by Glen Craig
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We’re real close to closing on the sale of our co-op.  As result we need a place to move to.  These days landlords and realtors tend to ask for a recent credit reports and scores in order to rent from them.  Rather than pay each time we find an apartment we liked, we decided to [...]

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