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Sunday, May 11th, 2008On Monday, May 12th, the price to mail a first class letter will raise a penny to 42 cents. If you have have Forever stamps you won’t have to worry about anything since they are not affected by price increases. It has been reported that 6 billion Forever stamps have been purchased since they went [...]
Free alternatives to Microsoft Word
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008If you have ever bought or looked at the price of Microsoft Office you’ve found out that it isn’t cheap. If you’re a Mac user you’ve probably seen iWork. The price for Microsoft Office standard edition is only $399.95. For me that is a lot to spend when I’ll probably only use a fraction of [...]
66 ways to save money
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Here is a website that has been around for a while but is worth mentioning. 66 ways to save money was developed by several groups and organizations and managed by the non-profit Consumer Federation of America (CFA). The article lists 6 catagories and provides very sound advice for saving money. Below is a list [...]
Backing up and storing financial data
Friday, April 18th, 2008A critical part of managing your finances is where and how you store your financial data and how you back it up. With all the work that goes into managing income and expenses and creating budgets it’s all information we want to keep safe and secure.
It should be protected against:
Natural disasters such as fires, [...]
10 High Yield Savings Accounts: April 2008
Thursday, April 17th, 2008See the latest high yield savings rates at my July 2008 update post
High yield savings accounts are providing interest rates that are worth taking a look at. Your money is FDIC insured and can be accessed usually within just a few days. We have been using Emigrant Direct for two years now and they have [...]
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