A Bold Move
I just purchased some shares of RSP, an ETF which tracks the S&P 500. RSP is an “equal weight” ETF. It does not focus on the size of the companies that it invests in, but is comprised of equal portions of all the stocks in the S&P 500. After yesterday’s pullback (free-fall?), I wanted to [...]
Get $2 For Signing-Up With Upromise
I use Upromise to earn rewards when I use my debit card. If you’ve been thinking about signing-up with Upromise, now would be the time! If you sign-up now, you’ll get $2 automatically credited to your account. You can link your debit cards, grocery cards, and credit cards (boo!) to your Upromise account and receive [...]
Problems With TD Ameritrade
For the past three days, I’ve been trying to transfer $2200 from my checking account to my daughter’s TD Ameritrade ESA. TD Ameritrade has the lamest cash management / transfer system I’ve ever tried to use. First, you can only link ONE checking or savings account to your brokerage account. Second, the only way to [...]
Show Some Love: Vote For Me Over At FMF!!!
Free Money Finance is running a “March Madness”-style competition, pitting various personal finance articles against one another in a fight to the finish. I’ve entered four of my best posts. You can find out more about the contest by clicking the following links:
Details about the contest itself including a list of all of [...]
It Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This!
I recently received an AWESOME email from one of my readers. “Newsgirly” from Seeking Serendipity sent me this email and I asked her if I could share it with you:
Hi NCN,
I just wanted to take a moment and personally thank you for all the time and thought you put into your excellent blog. It [...]
Kroger Deodorant Deal
Today, I went went shopping at our local Kroger. My favorite deodorant, Speed Stick 24/7, was on clearance for $1.58 a can. Right next to the cans of deodorant was one of those “blinkie” coupon dispensers with $1.00 coupons for Speed Stick 24/7. So, combining the clearance price with the coupon, I was able to [...]
