Archive for January, 2011
How to Get a Free FICO Credit Score
You’re probably already aware how important your credit score is. It influences whether you’ll be able to get a loan, and if so, what interest you’ll pay. It also impacts seemingly unrelated areas of your life, from your ability to rent an apartment to how much you pay for car insurance – even whether you [...]
Monday’s Money Deals: Chocolate, Jewelry, and Free Breakfast
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which means it’s time for deals on chocolate, jewelry, and… pizza? Well, the pizza deal is Super Bowl-related, actually. We’ll get to that. But first, this week’s freebies: a free waffle at Waffle House. Since the coupon’s good for the next month, maybe you can enjoy more than [...]
5 Reasons Online Calculators Don’t Add up
Money Talks News now features an Insurance Shopping Tool that allows you to compare rates on Auto, Health, Home and Motorcycle insurance. Check it out! Bankrate.com is a company that generates millions in revenue every year, so it’s a good bet they’ve done the research to find out exactly what people want to see on [...]
Money in a Minute: Today’s Top Headlines From the World of Money
1. INVESTING: Gold is losing its luster All that glitters is not gold. While the big news yesterday was the Dow Jones industrial average breaking 12,000, CNN Money is reporting, “Gold is looking a little less shiny lately. As fears over debt, inflation, and political instability have eased over the past several weeks, gold has [...]
5 Reasons Online Calculators Don’t Add Up
Money Talks News now features an Insurance Shopping Tool that allows you to compare rates on Auto, Health, Home and Motorcycle insurance. Check it out! Bankrate.com is a company that generates millions in revenue every year, so it’s a good bet they’ve done the research to find out exactly what people want to see on [...]
Ask Stacy: How Come I Have to Repay the Home Buyers Tax Credit?
Here’s a tax question I recently received regarding the tax credit for first-time home buyers. I’m sure that plenty of taxpayers nationwide are asking the same thing… Message: We purchased our home August 22, 2008, this was our first home and instead of receiving the tax credit they were offering, we are having to pay [...]
The 10 Golden Rules of Saving on Everything
Watch video above – read story below 1. Never buy new what you can buy used. That brand-new sparkle comes at a high price, on everything from cars to furniture to clothes. Let somebody else take the hit. Instead of heading to the department store, head to the consignment store, thrift shop, yard sale, or [...]
The Best Hotels in the U.S. and the World
Millions of travelers can’t be wrong – or at least that’s the idea behind TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Awards. In the recently-released 2011 awards, one U.S. hotel earned special mention – Cape Cod’s SeaCoast Inn was voted best bargain hotel in the United States as well as the world and the best hotel for service in [...]
Paying via Smartphone: Convenience at a Cost?
The following post comes from partner site LowCards.com. First, it was credit cards. Soon, it will be smartphone payment apps. Like cursive handwriting, paying with cash is practically obsolete due to technological advances. A greater number of cell phone manufacturers are now adding NFC (near field communication) chips to their handsets, allowing consumers to use [...]
Money in a Minute: Today’s Top 10 Headlines From the World of Money
1. JOBS: Governors put state jobs on the chopping block Time was, working for the government was job security. This morning, CNN reveals otherwise: “There will be lots more state workers joining the unemployment line this year….Governors across the nation are promising to eliminate thousands of positions and freeze or reduce salaries.” 2. SOCIAL SECURITY: [...]