Many students nationwide may find themselves scrambling to find student loans to pay for tuition this September. According to an ABC News report, more than 100 lenders nationwide have announced they will cease offering student loans due to the … [Read more...]
Avoid Credit Card Foreign Currency Transaction Fees
July 28, 2008 By
American credit cards—Visa and MasterCard in particular—are increasingly accepted all over the world. Although these credit cards can be a convenient way to pay while traveling aboard, be prepared to pay foreign currency transaction fees of up to … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Travel Secrets
July 25, 2008 By
It’s great to get out and see the world while you’re young. Unfortunately, you will also never be so poor. Problem solved. Here are five frugal travel secrets to save you some yen, dinar, Euros—or whatever it is you’ll be spending. … [Read more...]
Do You Have a Financial Role Model?
July 23, 2008 By
This is pretty neat: I received an invite for a contest for a VIP pass the World Business Forum. The September event in New York includes talks by Tony Blair, Colin Powell, Madeline Albright, Jack Welch, and Muhammad Yunus, and the contest is … [Read more...]
Are Europeans Better- or Worse-off Financially than Americans?
July 22, 2008 By
Imagine paying a high tax for owning a gas-guzzling SUV, enjoying six weeks of paid vacation each year, or giving half of your paycheck to the government. In this guest post, Emily Starbuck Gerson, of the CreditCards.com blog Taking Charge, describes … [Read more...]
Start with $5; Get $12,000
July 21, 2008 By
This story about how a writer who saves every $5 bill she comes across, and in three years has amassed $12,000, is the most e-mailed story today on Boston.com. … [Read more...]
Couponing: Do You Clip and Save Coupons?
July 21, 2008 By
My parents have always been coupon fiends. I remember Saturday mornings from my childhood, sitting at the kitchen table with my father helping him clip grocery coupons from last Sunday’s newspaper (and sort through envelopes of saved coupons) … [Read more...]
Business Credit Cards
July 17, 2008 By
Business credit cards are the credit card industry’s best-keep secret. They often feature lower APRs, better rewards, higher credit limits, and better introductory terms than consumer cards—and anybody with good credit can get one. No business? … [Read more...]
Donating Clothing? Beware For-Profit Drop Boxes
July 16, 2008 By
Donating your unused clothing makes a lot of sense; you can help out a charity like Goodwill or the Salvation Army while cleaning out your closet. You’ll even score a small tax deduction. But choose whom you give you clothes to carefully; … [Read more...]
IndyMac Closing: Lessons from a Failing Bank
July 15, 2008 By
IndyMac Bancorp—once the nation’s 10th largest mortgage lender—has gone belly-up, leaving approximately 10,000 uninsured depositors high and dry. These guys will be lucky to recover 50% of their uninsured money. What can we learn about managing … [Read more...]
I'm David Weliver. At 26, I had NO savings and NO financial plan. I was maxed out, stressed out, and fed up. Then, I changed. I repaid $80k of debt, tripled my income, and bought a home. I'll show you how to get similar results. 