A dollar is a dollar, or is it? Saving on a small budget.
The bottom line, before I go any further, is that saving anything is better than saving nothing at all. It’s something that I’ve had a hard time coming to terms with myself, and it’s taken me quite some time to truly believe “better than nothing”.
I KNOW that there are people out there complaining that with [...]
How I’m Currently Generating Income – Part 2 of ??
In Part 1, I talked about my current (June) online ventures that are making me money. But now I’m going to discuss how I recently opened up a ShareBuilder account through ING Direct, and have invested a very small sum into the account.
Why am I writing about this, this way? Because I’m the first [...]
How lucky can I get? Quitting smoking AND saving money?
Okay, so yesterday I went to my doctor (whom I hadn’t seen in over a year) and I had one mission in mind: to get an Rx for Chantix, the stop-smoking drug.
Here in NY, a pack of “premium brand” cigarettes is going up to about $6 a pack in a couple days. Figuring on a [...]
WaMu offers free online checking and savings accounts
As some of you know, online savings accounts typically offer a higher interest rate than traditional bricks-and-mortar banks can, due to the low overhead and “automatic” nature of the internet.
WaMu is now offering personal savings accounts at a current rate of 3.25% (3.3% APY) with what they’re calling “relationship interest”. Otherwise, it’s only 0.25%, which [...]
Save money and energy with new siding and windows
It’s a proven fact that updating the windows and siding in your home can reduce your home heating and cooling costs by more than half over the course of a year. Well guess what we’re doing at my house!
