Life of an Investor Archives: Invest:Saving Money
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11 March 2010
Bank of America Eliminating Debit Card Overdrafts
I previously blogged about a situation which I am not proud of in which I racked up some overdraft fees from Bank of America due to a lack of planning. Then a few months ago, I told you about the fact that BOA was limiting their fees to only $140 a day. Now I have [...]
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25 February 2010
How to get a slightly higher interest rate on your savings account
As you can see above, I am very close to reaching my goal for an emergency fund. Early last year, I began a bit of a modified version of the Dave Ramsey Plan and I am currently working on Baby Step 3: Three to Six months of expenses in an emergency fund.
Since I planned [...]
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22 February 2010
Credit Card Benefits Being Cut
In the past, I had heard that with the new credit card regulations being handed down from the government, benefits would start to disappear and potentially annual fees would start to come back. I rarely use a credit card now days and I never carry a balance, so many of the new regulations don’t affect [...]
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26 January 2010
Extended Warranty Secrets Revealed
Just over 5 years ago, we purchased a brand new Hyundai Santa Fe. we loved the fact that it came with a 5-year bumper-to-bumper warranty and a 10-year powertrain warranty. They also offered us oil changes for life, which was a nice perk. The last nail in the coffin was the 0% financing available at [...]
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30 December 2009
Get Amazon Prime for One Dollar (or free)
I just signed up for a 3-month trial of Amazon Prime for only $1.00. Normally, this would cost around $7.00 per month. The main feature is that when you order from Amazon, you can have your items shipped 2-day for free. Also, you can upgrade to overnight shipping for only $3.99. I had previously signed [...]