Monthly Archives: April, 2007

Forums For Personal Finance Discussion

My blogging pal, JD, from Get Rich Slowly has reopened the Get Rich Slowly forums. If you decide to join in and discuss personal finance, go to the Get Rich Slowly homepage and look for a dark-green, four-digit number. You will need this number when you click over to the forums to register. (The number [...]

Using Google And Yahoo To Track My Investment Portfolios

All of my brokerage accounts have “built it” portfolio trackers which track stocks and ETFs in “real time”. But, I use two, free, online portfolio trackers to keep up with my portfolios throughout the day. Google Finance provides stock quotes, business news, and offers portfolio tracking. Setting up a new portfolio takes just a few [...]

Carnivals, Network Updates, and Articles To Read

No Credit Needed participated in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance, hosted by All Financial Matters. My post for this week’s carnival can be found here: Preparing For Life Without A Credit Card Articles included in this week’s carnival that I like include: The Sun’s Financial Diary writes about tripling your money! Mighty Bargain Hunter [...]

I Made A Decision About ESA Funding For 2006

My original goal for 2007 is to save 60% ($48,000) of my gross income in retirement or education savings accounts. One of my mini-goals, inside of my main-goal, was to contribute $2000 to my son’s ESA for fiscal year 2006. I have made the decision NOT to fund his ESA for 2006. I have already [...]