ATM Surcharges Skyrocket – No More Free Checking?
Two recent articles have really gotten me worked up. The first is about the end of free checking. The second is about the rising cost of ATM fees. To summarize: only 39% of checking accounts are free...
View ArticleUSAA Career Starter Loan Under $10k, Should Pay it Off in a Year
Just a quick personal note on my progress towards paying off my student loan debt. This week my USAA Career Starter Loan went below $10,000! You can see the screenshot below: I’m having trouble finding...
View Article2013: Free 2012 Tax Filing Software for Military from Military OneSource
UPDATE: The Military OneSource H&R Block free online tax filing service is live! According to myPay, all 2012 tax statements for US military personnel (active, Reserve, Guard, civilian, retired)...
View ArticleHow to Lower your Time Warner Cable Bill
I love Reddit.com because it shows the power of the “wisdom of the crowd.” Anyone can post anything they want and the users of the site vote content up and down, based on whether they like it or not....
View Article2013: Free 2012 Tax Filing Options for Military Sevicemembers
Tax time is here! If you’ve properly configured your tax withholding, you shouldn’t be receiving that large of a tax return. However, we know how crazy the military tax situation can be, with many of...
View ArticleBedinaBox.com Review – PacDown PacBed Memory Foam Mattress
I read a great maxim the other day: Never skimp on things that separate you from the ground. Now that’s some great advice. I don’t believe that just because you pay more for something you’re going to...
View ArticleWhat Does Cyprus Teach Us? Diversify
A security guard watches over trucks delivering billions of Euros to Cypriot banks. Diversify, diversify, diversify. This woman lost $200,000. This guy lost $1,000,000. Why? Because the evil bankers...
View Article8 Ways to Save Money on Deployment
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson) Ah, deployment. Whether it’s 30 days or 15 months, it’s never easy. All of the preparation that goes into deploying, the actual deployment, and...
View ArticleWhen Selecting a Credit Card, APR Doesn’t Matter
This is a bit of a follow up to my article on how credit cards work. APR, or Annual Percentage Rate, is how credit card companies make money. (There’s also their transaction fees of 1-3% of each...
View ArticleWe are a Proud “Zero TV” Household!
The AP is reporting that broadcasters are beginning to worry about “Zero TV” households, a demographic that has risen by 3 million to 5 million households since 2007. Not surprisingly Netflix started...
View ArticleAmerican Express Waives All Card Holder Fees for Active Duty Military
American Express has offered me excellent customer service and credit card products since 2007. My first credit card was an AmEx Blue Cash, which I used all throughout college. I cancelled that card...
View ArticleAuto Insurance Quotes for Military Personnel
Thanks to Jonathan from My Money Blog for the idea to run auto insurance quotes for military families. Many of the major car insurance companies offer discounted rates to military servicemembers. I run...
View ArticleWhat is Peer to Peer Lending?
Over the next few weeks I’m publishing the entirety of my free report on “How to Make Money with Lending Club” as blog posts, so you can access them without having to download the report. If you’d like...
View ArticleMy Lending Club Story
Over the next few weeks I’m publishing the entirety of my free report on “How to Make Money with Lending Club” as blog posts, so you can access them without having to download the report. If you’d like...
View ArticleHow Lending Club Works
Over the next few weeks I’m publishing the entirety of my free report on “How to Make Money with Lending Club” as blog posts, so you can access them without having to download the report. Last week was...
View ArticleIs Lending Club Safe?
Over the next few weeks I’m publishing the entirety of my free report on “How to Make Money with Lending Club” as blog posts, so you can access them without having to download the report. Last week we...
View ArticleTesting T-Mobile’s Global Unlimited Data Plan in Germany
At the beginning of this month I had the chance to do a live, on the ground test of T-Mobile’s Simple Choice Plan just outside of Frankfurt, Germany. I travel to Germany and other European Union...
View Article2014: Free 2013 Tax Filing for Military Servicemembers
Tax time is here! W2s should be released on myPay by 24 January. If you’ve properly configured your tax withholding, your tax return should be quite small. However, we know how crazy the military tax...
View ArticleThrift Savings Plan – The Best Retirement Plan in the World
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) offers a unique, low cost, tax advantaged, diversified, and automatic investment opportunity to US government employees and military personnel. Since I’m active duty Air...
View ArticleTraveling Europe with T-Mobile’s Unlimited Roaming Internet
A couple of work related trips brought me to Europe for a few weeks. When I wasn’t working, I rented a car and hit the autobahn, travelling around Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, and...
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