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Are You Happy w/ The Low Interest Rates Right Now?

February 6, 2012
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It just occurred to me that I haven’t made much money at ALL on any of my savings or money market accounts I have… Or even checking accts for that matter, though that one is *always* in the $hitter. In fact, I haven’t really blogged about the Fed or its affects on the interest rates [...]

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The 7 Most Hated Fees & Price Bumps

December 5, 2011
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I was dozing off to Money magazine last night (cuz it was 3 a.m., not cuz it was boring! haha…) and one of the blurbs was on the their readers’ most hated fees and price bumps – which of course snapped me right back up ;)  Who doesn’t love to complain with their fellow man [...]

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Guess What? If Someone Accidentally Gives You Money in Your Account, It’s Still NOT Your Money.

October 13, 2011

How many times have you received “free” money in your account, knowing it was someone else’s mistake? Raise your hand. (Higher – I can’t see them! Haha…). Okay, now how many of you went ahead and SPENT this money thinking you were being sneaky and could get away with it? Anybody? Anybody? Would you tell [...]

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I Now Have 16 Accounts at ONE Place. Is that bad? ;)

July 12, 2011

Yup, already opened up a new IRA so my 401(k) will have a home! Sprinted right over to USAA and opened up my 16th account with them ;) You know I don’t waste any time with my money! Haha… It’s gonna be a crazy one too when all that $180,000 gets transferred over like that… [...]

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The (Crazy Simple) “Bucket” Budget

June 29, 2011

I came across this SUPER simple budget the other day in Money Mag, and I’m not gonna lie – it’s kinda sexy! Especially if you’re just starting out and looking for a beginner’s budget. I haven’t seen a system this simple in quite some time, or at least one I thought was good enough to [...]

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USAA meets the iPad. And makes me jealous.

February 22, 2011

I got a pretty cool email the other week from USAA. They asked me if I wanted to check out their new iPad app before the rest of the world saw it (woo!). I really really did, but I really really also didn’t have an iPad :) Nor have I ever touched one in my [...]

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How often do you check your bank accounts? :)

February 15, 2011

It’s okay, you can be honest here — it’s a safe zone. I won’t make fun of you :) Do you check ‘em 5 times a day?  A week?  Once a month? I like to check mine at LEAST once a day.  Every single morning to start the day off right.  And then followed by [...]

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Always keep $100 in your checking account

November 1, 2010

Hidey ho my financial friends! Today I’d like to talk about checking accounts. In particular, PADDING your accounts so you don’t make a jack ass out of yourself – something I was pretty good at back in the day ;) Example #1: Bringing my 2-week supply of groceries to the check out lane, only to [...]

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How Bank of America Made Me Bald

October 21, 2010

(This is a guest post from my brother,T. Penny.) If I had hair, I’d pull it out. In fistfuls. Until all that’s left is a pink hue and a snow-white scalp freckled with black dots where hair used to be. Mark my words, Sexy readers, a recent experience with the bastardly Bank of America made me want to pull whatever [...]

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Tip #397: Hide your money from yourself

October 1, 2010

This is a tip that I never really thought worked, but starting to realize its benefits. I first read about it in my boy Alan Corey’s book , A Million Bucks by 30, and for whatever reason it was the one main thing that stuck in my mind :)  That, and realizing I’d never hit [...]

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