I’m doing NaNoWriMo again this year, and on the forums, there are age group message boards – for the 20-somethings, 30-somethings, 40-somethings, etc. I don’t frequent the 20’s forum because it’s often filled with very young college kids who I feel very distant from, but I popped in and there was a thread asking if [...]
This isn’t a new article, but I came across it again the other day and found it interesting. The article asks whether it’s better to penny pinch and save on the little things (like making coffee at home rather than buying it) or if you should forget the small stuff and just make big changes [...]
The other night, I got an e-mail from a friend who’s kicking herself for letting her car registration expire. Her car got towed and impounded, and was damaged in the process. She has now spent nearly $1000 dollars dealing with all the problems. (My first reaction was that the damage to the car was fairly [...]
I am a huge fan of breaking down how much something really costs. You buy a box of donuts for $5. If there are 12 donuts in that box, each donut costs you 42 cents. It’s simple. I think a lot of us do this at the grocery store. I [...]
I just had a CD mature, so I’ve been scoping out rates at banks I know and trust. I put together a table and as I was looking at it, I thought, “Hey, the blog readers might like this as well.” So here you go.
ING Direct
HSBC Direct
FNBO Direct
6 month
1.25%
1.75%
1.25%
9 month
1.50%
2.05%
1.25%
12 month
1.50%
2.30%
1.50%
18 month
1.50%
2.35%
1.75%
24 month
1.50%
2.05%
2.25%
There are other [...]