I was out of town this weekend and came back completely swamped with stuff to do. My apartment is magically a disaster again, my inboxes at work and at home are completely full, and I have to do laundry or else. But it was nice to get away and relax a little bit, even if [...]
Yesterday, I was speaking with my financial advisor, who I have known since childhood. I have money invested through his company, and have always been happy with the advice he gives me. Even though he’s got some personal interest, I have always felt like he’s got my best interests in mind as well.
He was looking [...]
A few days ago, I was talking to a friend who was excitedly discussing her holiday bonus. Amazingly, she works in an industry that’s doing quite well, and her (privately owned) company is paying out bonuses this year. They don’t know how much they’re getting, but she got an estimated figure from someone allegedly in [...]
As much as I love spreadsheets and tracking my finances, I realized recently that one thing I don’t know is how much money I bring in every month.
Sure, I know what my paycheck is and if I have any alternative income that month (blog checks, Ebates cash back, etc), that gets tracked in detail, but [...]
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 [...]