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How We Saved Money On Our Disney World Vacation (and Had a Great Time As Well)

Published or updated December 16, 2014 by Glen Craig

how we saved going to Disney World

Some years back we needed to figure out where we wanted to go on vacation.

It was my wife, our 7-year-old daughter, our 7-month-old son, and myself.  Since our son was so young we wanted to keep the flights short.  (Back then there were four of us, now there’s six if you’re trying to keep track.)

We decided now would be a great time to go to Disney world!

Read on and you’ll find out why Disney World was a great destination at the time and how I went about researching the best prices and activities.  This is valuable stuff you’ll want to bookmark if you think you’ll ever go to Disney World.

Tips to Save Money At Disney World

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Filed Under: Frugal

What Do Your Property Taxes Pay For?

Published or updated April 28, 2014 by Glen Craig

What do property taxes pay for?

How many times have you looked at your tax bill, threw your arms in the air, and yelled our “where is all this property tax money going, this is way too high?!?”

Maybe I’m the wacky one, but I’ve done that.  (Actually, I would probably have an expletive or two in there.)

The problem with that view though is that property taxes are never a single number, but a combination of several.

Most of us tend to think our property taxes are too high, but then we get a bit hung up on the components.  We may want a lower tax bill, but at the same time we might support high spending levels in certain areas, or even just one in particular.

There are constituencies behind each category of our property taxes, which is why it’s so hard to get lower taxes overall.

So What Do Your Property Taxes Pay For?

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Filed Under: Taxes Tagged With: property taxes

The Discover it Card Review – An All-Around Card That’s Fair to the Consumer

Published or updated October 1, 2014 by Glen Craig

Would you like a credit card that didn’t hit you with a ton of fees?  

Maybe even a card that was fair to its users? How about a card with generous cash back?  Let’s add in customer service from a company known for its customer loyalty?

Oh, and keeping track of your FICO® credit score would be awesome too, right?

Mix that all together and you get the Discover it® card.

Discover set out to make an all-in-one card made up of the best qualities that consumers are looking for.  They created an all new line of cards: the Discover it card.

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Filed Under: Credit Cards, Review Tagged With: discover it card

Betterment.com: Investing in Stocks and Bonds Made Simple – Review

Published or updated January 6, 2015 by Glen Craig

Betterment portfolio screen

Have you been wanting to invest your money but haven’t been sure how to go about it?

Let’s face it, there are lots of choices out there when it comes to investing.  Even if you choose a couple of funds to cover everything you need to know which ones and find a brokerage to invest with.

There may be a simpler, easier way to do it for those who those who want to invest but don’t know where to start or think it is too difficult for them.

That answer may be Betterment.

Follow along in our review…

What is Betterment?

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Filed Under: Investing, Review Tagged With: betterment, Investing, online broker

Don’t Forget Your 401(k) When You Leave Your Job! Here’s What You Can Do With It

Published or updated November 23, 2014 by Glen Craig 82 Comments

What to do with your 401(k) when you leave your job.

A 401(k) plan is an awesome vehicle to save for retirement!  

You get to lower your tax basis (the income you get taxed on).  You might get a great company match… What’s not to like?

But what do you do with your 401(k) if you leave your job? 

Do you take the 401(k) with you?  Where do you put it?  Should you leave it?

You have some choices for your 401(k) which I’ll outline for you below:

Choices For Your 401(k) When You Leave Your Job

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Filed Under: Investing, Retirement, Taxes Tagged With: 401(k) options, 401k when you leave job, rollover IRA

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