What a magical time this is for movie fans. Now, for the first time in history, the technology exists to let us hunt down any movie we desire on video streaming websites, drop a few invisible credit card bucks, then sit back and relax to watch images … [Read more...]
Funny Money: The Highs, Lows, Hustles and Flows of Video Streaming Websites
May 23, 2013 by 3 Comments
Toshl Review: A Beautifully Simple Manual Budgeting App
May 2, 2013 by 3 Comments
A reader recently let me know about Toshl, a budgeting app available online and for iPhone and Android (thanks, Rachel!) In a sentence, Toshl is a manual budgeting and spend-tracking app with a beautiful design and intuitive user experience. As far … [Read more...]
With Its Video-Game Twists, Kapitall Takes Mystery Out of Investing
March 16, 2013 by 1 Comment
Along with saving, donating, and (judicious) spending, investing makes up one of the four cornerstones of a sound financial foundation. And that's fine, so far as the saving, donating and spending parts go (especially the spending). While you can … [Read more...]
Capital One Venture Credit Card Review
February 10, 2013 by
Capital One Venture Card The Capital One Venture Card pays double miles for every dollar spent. There is a $59 annual fee after the first year. View details or apply Capital One VentureOne Card The Capital One Venture Card pays … [Read more...]
Best Cash Back Credit Cards
January 29, 2013 by
If you're one of us few and proud who religiously pay your credit card balance off in full each month, you get to benefit from cash credit card rewards -- the percentage of your purchases that your card will pay you back as points, miles, or even … [Read more...]
Credit Sesame Review: A Free Tool for Improving Your Credit
May 23, 2011 by
Credit Sesame is new service providing free credit score tracking and ways to organize your existing debts so you can identify opportunities to pay them off faster. It's like Credit Karma meets Debt Goal meets LendingTree. Credit Sesame gives … [Read more...]
ShareBuilder Review: Alternative to Online Brokers Targets Automatic Investors
November 8, 2010 by
If you want to start investing, you need at least a couple grand to get you going, right? Brokers have minimum opening deposits, and then you need to buy enough shares of stock to justify paying trade commissions. Although that may be true at many … [Read more...]
Book Review: Your Financial Playbook
September 14, 2010 by
MoneyUnder30.com contributing writer Mark Riddix has a talent for describing often confusing investing topics in language that we can all understand. So if you’re a fan of Mark's clear, straightforward investing advice here, check out Mark’s … [Read more...]
Angie’s List: Pay a Little to Save a Lot
June 22, 2010 by
If you're moving to a new city, buying a home, or just need to find a plumber/doctor/lawyer and don't know where to start, it's time to consider Angie's List. What is Angie's List? Angie’s List is, according an MSNBC review, “the behemoth … [Read more...]
Scottrade Review
June 7, 2010 by
Recently I wrote about the best place to open an IRA; I recommended Vanguard for buy-and-hold investors and TradeKing for investors who want to do more active trading. Although I think many new investors will be well-served by TradeKing, in … [Read more...]
