Archive for December, 2008
Personal Finance Reviews Links Of December 9, 2008
Here are some personal finance reviews I found today:
2 million’s Personal Finance Blog reviewed Ooma, a Voice over IP telephone system that’s supposed to help you eliminate the need of a landline, except that you have to purchase the device of course. Right now since I am paying about $15 a month for my landline, [...]
Mint: A Free Online Personal Finance Tool For Everybody
Today, I am going to take a look at Mint, a popular online personal finance tool that’s free for everybody.
I just started to use Mint recently and don’t have all my accounts linked to it yet, but from my limited experience, Mint seems to be a very solid online tool. From the minute I started [...]
First Georgia Community Bank, The 23rd Failed Bank In 2008
Banks keep failing, even though the government has poured hundreds of billions of dollars into the financial sector. There’s no sign of easing as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced today that First Georgia Community Bank, which headquarters in Jackson, GA, was closed by authority on December 5 with its deposits acquired by United [...]
Personal Finance Reviews Links Of December 5, 2008
I am glad it’s finally Friday again. What a week!
Did you read the government unemployment report this morning? 533,000 jobs were lost in a single month, the most in a single month in 34 years! That’s more half a million people! Looks like the economic situation is getting worse, despite the various efforts from the [...]
FNBO Gas & Grocery Rewards Card 3% Cashback
Do you want a credit card that rewards you 3% cashback for using it to shop at gas stations and grocery stores?
Nowadays, cards with this -generous- offer are rare. But if you are looking for one that really rewards you, then you may want to take a look this, maybe new, card from First National [...]
Personal Finance Reviews Links Of December 3, 2008
Last week, I submitted one of my articles to the Carnival of Personal Finance and it was accepted. How nice! The carnival was hosted at Living Almost Large and my entry to the carnival is Discover Card abruptly canceled its holiday promotion. I think I should do it more often because this is a new [...]