5 Ways Twitter Can Save You Money

by MB on June 19, 2009

Although Twitter is a very simple concept, the uses people have found for it are mind boggling.

Mashable has found 5 ways Twitter can save you money:

  1. Find Deals
  2. Save on Gas
  3. Budget Better
  4. Collect Debts
  5. Avoid Bad Investments.

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Sometimes Do It Yourself Is Not The Answer

by MB on May 19, 2009

When tackling a home improvement project, sometime the most important thing to remember is to know your limits.

Even to Save Cash, Don’t Try This Stuff at Home

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Leftovers Log

May 16, 2009

Eating leftovers is a great way to save both money and time. However, a problem can arise when you spot a tasty dish in the fridge and can’t remember when it was cooked.

Not wishing to take a chance on it, you chuck the leftovers in the trash and fix something fresh, or worse, call [...]

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Return of the Uptick Rule

March 10, 2009

According to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the Securities and Exchange Commission could restore the uptick rule within a month.
The uptick rule prevents a short seller from initiating a sale until a stocks last move was upward.
The uptick rule had been in place since the 1930’s, but was repealed [...]

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Dave Barry On Income Tax Season

March 6, 2009

“It’s income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and stab yourself in the aorta.”
— Dave Barry

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Details on the New Foreclosure Prevention Program

March 5, 2009

The Obama administration announced details of its new foreclosure prevention program yesterday. Interest rates on loans could drop to as low as 2% for some borrowers. The cost to tax payers is expected to be approximately $75 billion.
Under previous programs by the Bush administration, lenders were urged to voluntarily modify mortgages. Even [...]

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5,433 Bankruptcies Per Day in February 2009

March 5, 2009

Creditslips.org reports that there were over 103,000 bankruptcies filed in February 2009.

Spread over the 19 business days of February, the filing rate is 5,433 filings per day. The figure is a 22.0% jump over the January 2009 filing rate, although the better comparison is to the November 2008 filing rate because bankruptcy rates typically fall [...]

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Watch Out For Economic Stimulus Scams

March 4, 2009

If you use Facebook, or many other high-traffic sites, you may have noticed advertisements for “grant kits” which promise to give you the inside track on getting money from the government.
The scam is this: you purchase the kit for the cost of shipping, then if you don’t return it within 14 days; you start getting [...]

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Drive One, Pay for Two

February 19, 2009

Creditslips.org has nice article on dealing with another bubble that inflated during the times of easy credit: negative automobile equity. The article states that as much as 25% of all automobile borrowers are “under water.”
Here’s how that works: The value of the trade-in is $8000; balance on the loan for that trade-in is $10,000. [...]

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Writing Personal Finance Essays Earns Student $3,000!

February 18, 2009

Jonathan Schultz, an 18 year old senior at St. Mary High School in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, won a $3,000 prize for a series of essays he wrote for a financial literacy contest.
Contestants were required to write essays that involved creating financial independence by understanding investing principles.
Shultz’s teacher received a $300 prize of [...]

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