Exciting news for people with excellent credit—Advanta just released a version of its popular Kiva Business Credit Card for non-business owning professionals (i.e., everybody). [...]

Confused about the differences between subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans? [...]

Note: This promotion has expired! Good news for anybody who wants to get in the stock market now. Online broker TradeKing has extended its $50 new account bonus through November. Here are the details:

If you’ve been thinking about starting to invest in stocks on your own, now’s looking like a good time to “buy low”. Online broker TradeKing is offering new traders a $50 bonus after your first trade…but it’ll end on November 30, 2008! Featuring $4.95 trades, TradeKing is consistently given high marks in SmartMoney magazine’s annual broker survey, including a win this year for best customer service.

I’m curious to hear your arguments for contributing to either a Roth IRA, traditional IRA, or both. What do you do? Unless I’m missing something, the scales tilt heavily on the side of Roth IRAs for us twentysomethings. [...]

An informal survey for readers and guests to follow the year’s biggest shopping weekend; please take just a second to respond in a comment. How do you pay for everyday expenses? With a credit card? Debit card? Or cash? Why? [...]