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New Hybrid Cars – Save Money On Gas
Going with new hybrid cars is a great way to save money on gas. Additionally, you can help clean the environment through buying a more efficient gas car. Maybe you want to save US greenbacks or maybe you are inspired by your concern for the environment. Either you can’t go wrong when you buy hybrid [...]
2009 Energy Efficiency Tax Credits
In 2008, President Bush signed the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.” The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 is very beneficial for homeowners. It extends certain 2009 energy efficiency tax credits to individuals that make energy efficiency improvements to their homes. Home owners who make certain home improvements designed to increase the energy efficiency [...]
Tis The Season To Donate
While you are buying Christmas gifts for your friends and families, remember that this is also your last chance to donate to charities to be able to write off these charitable donations for this year’s taxes. In November, before Thanksgiving and the the Christmas Season, my wife and I always clean out our closets to [...]
4.5% Mortgage Rates – Time to Refinance Home Mortgage?
With the US Treasury Department considering 4.5% mortgage rates, is now the time to refinance your home mortgage? 4.5% mortgage rates represents a huge cut in home mortgage rates. That is about 1% lower than the current mortgage rates. This might give us some opportunities to save money by refinancing our home mortgages. Despite this [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance – Cyber Monday 2008 Edition
The Carnival of Personal Finance just published its Cyber Monday 2008 Edition. The Carnival of Personal Finance is a great resource for anyone who likes to read personal finance tips and news. This edition contains articles on budgeting, career advice, credit and debt advice, the economy, finance, frugality, investing, money management, real estate, saving money, [...]
What is Zipcar? Learn How to Save Money With Zipcar
If you live in the city, you might already know about Zipcar. Or, I bet you have seen these zipcars crusing around town and have wondered what they are. Zipcar is a shared car renting system that let’s you cheaply rent a car. And, you can save money with Zipcar. This is one of the [...]
How Much Money For A Home Down Payment?
JLP from All Financial Matters wrote an article today titled Back to 20% Down on a House?. In this post JLP states that he thinks that it is a good thing that mortgage companies are requiring a 20% home down payment again. While I agree with JLP that Americans need to save more money, I [...]
Investing In Your Company’s Stock Is Risky
For many of us working stiffs, our salaries from our employers are our biggest investments. Too often we don’t view our job as an investment, but it is. You are investing your time and efforts in exchange for your salary. Today I read a great article in the Wall Street Journal titled, The Perils of [...]
HSBC Savings Account Rates and Review
One of my favorite online banks is HSBC Online Banking. Due to the recent global economic decline, banks around the world are lowering their savings account interest rates. But, you can still find some of the best savings accounts rates at HSBC. The HSBC high interest savings accounts are great ways to start on the [...]
Make Money Using Coinstar Coin Machines
One of my favorite personal finance blogs, My Money Blog, alerted me to this money saving idea using coinstar coin machines. Coinstar is having a special deal that will allow you to make money using coinstar coin machines. For a long time Coinstar introduced a way to not have to pay its 10% fee for [...]
