How cool would it be to take a vacation overseas (or just across the country) for nothing more than the cost of getting there? That would surely save a ton on hotel costs, especially in Europe with the value of the American dollar so low! There are tons of people taking these [...]
Those of you who are regular readers of this site know that I am not a fan of spending money I don’t have on things that don’t bring me very much in return. I often talk about saving your money for experiences rather than “things” that you don’t need, but this post is about [...]
Good idea or not, President Obama’s individual economic stimulus package is worth more to each person than the last one was that was done under President Bush. Bush’s stimulus package gave every person $600, while Obama’s gives each person about $13 a week…or $676. The difference? We got the $600 stimulus package [...]
I don’t know the answer, as I don’t shop at warehouse stores – which is why I am asking you guys in this post to help me out. The reason I ask is that I hear people talk about all the money they save by shopping at these stores, but when I have asked [...]
Shopping online is becoming more and more convenient in terms of time and money saving – the key is to be up-to-date with new tools and hacks the web offers to us. Let’s have a look at most creative ways to shop on a budget. Couponing and budget shopping tools are numerous. They vary from [...]
Every day on the news (which I really need to stop watching, to be honest), there are stories about families giving up this or that due to the continuing downturn in the economy. As I mentioned the other day, we have not really felt that much of an impact yet due to where we live [...]
Although I would love to find/use more of them, we have a hard time with using coupons because of the kind of products we buy. We purchase as much organic, natural, local foods as much as possible, and it is very rare to find coupons for those types of goods. I did once find a [...]
If you have been thinking of switching your brokerage house, now might be a good time to consider TradeKing. They are running a special where they are offering to reimburse new clients for up to $150 in account transfer fees, and once your account is over there trades are only $4.95 each. Is [...]
According to Citizens for Tax Justice, here are the six worst tax cuts (PDF Download) in the Senate’s version of the stimulus package, which will cost $123 billion more than the original House bill would have:
1. The Alternative Minimum Tax “Patch”
Projected Additional Cost Compared to House Bill: $70 Billion
Why It Won’t Help the Economy: [...]
Did you know that if you did not qualify for the tax rebate last year, you can try to qualify for it again this year? For instance, if your income was too high or you did not make enough last year to qualify for the rebate, you might be able to get it this year [...]
My Two Dollars reader Kelly sent in the following question to the M-Network’s new feature “Ask The M-Network“:
“My husband and I currently have 30K in savings and put in 2500 a month into a HSBC Online account paying about 2.4% currently. Is this the best place to save or grow this money? We have about [...]
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You’ve probably heard the rule of thumb [...]
My Two Dollars reader Jaimie sent in the following question to the M-Network’s new feature “Ask The M-Network“:
“I have always lived paycheck to paycheck. I am paid weekly and in extreme desire to enable financial security I have instituted a new budget plan. I pay a portion of every bill I have (utilities, car payments, [...]
Have you seen the new ads on television extolling the virtues of having a landline at home instead of VOIP or cell phones? They are pretty cute ads, with young kids saying how clear the calls are and how it’s like being back in the 1800’s or something… “you know, connected to the land“. [...]
