Personal Finance

There May Be Unclaimed Money Or Property Waiting For You

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Did you know that you might have property or money waiting for you to be claimed? I had heard about it but didn’t really understand what it was.  Well, I [...]

A CD Ladder Plan For Beginning Savers

Are you just starting off building up your savings? I’ve mentioned before that a great way to save is by putting money in a high yield savings account such as ING Direct.  A way to make a little more interest is to open a Certificate of Deposit, or CD for short.
What is a CD? Here’s [...]

Buy That Fun Stuff Without Going Into Debt

You want to buy that new something. Maybe it’s the Nintendo Wii and the Wii Fit? Maybe it’s a new digital camera? Perhaps it’s a new flat-screen TV or a GPS? You can’t afford to buy it out-right. If you charge it to a credit card you will be paying interest [...]

Our Economic Stimulus Check Arrived

I checked our ING Direct savings account today and the government was true to it’s word - Our economic stimulus check came in! In total it was $1800. This is $600 each for my wife and I and $300 for each of our kids. Fortunately we had our tax refund direct deposited into [...]

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