Personal Finance Articles (Archives)
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Listed in reverse chronological order:
- Spend Less Than You Earn
- Money Roundup: The Death of Reader Edition
- Discover Card: 5% Reward Categories for 2013
- Chase Freedom: 5% Reward Categories for 2013
- Citi Dividend: 5% Reward Categories for 2013
- Income Tax Underpayment Penalties
- Effects of a Speeding Ticket
- Money Roundup: Hacked Google Account Edition
- Estimated Tax Payments Due Soon (Q2 2013)
- Should You Invest in an IPO?
- How to Handle a Windfall
- Money Roundup: Disney Price Increase Edition
- Free Summer Movies for Kids – 2013 Edition
- What is Tax-Equivalent Yield?
- Money Roundup: Denied Credit Card Edition
- Mutual Funds vs. ETFs – Which I Prefer and Why
- Upromise World MasterCard: $50 Bonus, 0% APR, and Up to 5% Cash Back
- Discount Disney World Tickets
- Tax Consequences of Vanguard Mutual Fund Share Conversions
- Money Roundup: Overwhelmed Edition
- Using an Allowance to Teach Kids About Money
- Investing With a Three Fund Portfolio
- Money Roundup: $0.25 Ice Cream Edition
- Collecting Copper Pennies
- Risk Tolerance and Your Social Situation
- Is Angie’s List Worth the Money?
- Searching for Silver Coins: When Did the Mint Stop Making Them?
- Money Roundup: Partial RSS Feeds Edition
- States With No Sales Tax
- Effect of the Internet Sales Tax
- Cheaper Isn’t (Always) Better
- Save Money by Re-Shopping Your Recurring Expenses
- Stock Market Predictions and Google Search Data
- Money Roundup: Overly Paginated Edition
- How to Haggle Even if You Hate Haggling
- Why Buy I-Bonds?
- Proper Asset Allocation in Retirement
- Money Roundup: Tax Refund Edition
- $100 Signup Bonus (NFL Extra Points Visa Card)
- Investing With Fidelity’s BrokerageLink
- What is Chained CPI and Why Should I Care?
- Current Series I Savings Bond Rates (May 2013)
- Predicting I-Bond Interest Rates
- Money Roundup: Don’t Ditch Bonds Edition
- Putting a Cap on Retirement Accounts?
- $444 Signup Bonus + 2x Rewards (Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard)
- GPS Navigation and Financial Management
- Money Roundup: Tractor Maintenance Edition
- 0% Balance Transfers and Debt Reduction
- Roll Your IRA Into a 401(k)?
- Dirty Money and Spending Behavior
- Money Roundup: Ask Me Anything Edition
- Current Credit Card Reward Categories
- Are You Saving Enough for Retirement?
- Why You Should Fund a Roth IRA Even if You Think You Can’t Afford It
- Money Roundup: Internet Sales Tax Edition
- Betterment Review: Is It Really Better Investing?
- Should You Invest in a Bad 401(k) or 403(b)?
- Filing Taxes Late? Request an Income Tax Filing Extension
- Money Roundup: E-Mail Subscriptions Edition
- We Don’t (Automatically) Reinvest Dividends
- USAir Premier World MasterCard: 0% Balance Transfer + 40k Bonus Miles
- All-in-One Mutual Funds vs. Do-It-Yourself Investing
- Inside Our Investment Portfolio
- Money Roundup: One of Those Weeks Edition
- Who Works for Minimum Wage?
- Money Roundup: Sequestration Edition
- The Economic Impact of Income Taxes
- ShareBuilder Price Reduction + $100 Bonus
- Stock Splits: What’s the Deal?
- Buying Savings Bonds With Your Tax Refund
- Money Roundup: Airline Profits Edition
- When Will My Income Tax Refund Arrive?
- Marginal vs. Effective Income Tax Rates
- Dividends: Distribution Yield vs. SEC Yield
- How to Adjust Your Income Tax Withholding
- Giving Your Money a Checkup
- Money Roundup: AmazonBasics Edition
- Discover Bank Cash Back Checking
- Investing in a Down Market
- Thoughts on Dollar-Cost Averaging
- Thirteen Ways I Use Evernote to Make My Financial Life Easier
- Money Roundup: No More Saturday Mail Edition
- Required Minimum Distribution: Who, What, When, and How Much?
- Capital One 360 Account Signup Bonuses
- Buy Savings Bonds or Pay Off Mortgage Early?
- Money Roundup: Smaller Paycheck Edition
- File Taxes With Last Pay Stub?
- Buying Savings Bonds at the End of the Month
- Future Contributions After Backdoor Roth
- Money Roundup: Science Fair Edition
- Converting Amex Blue Cash to Blue Cash Preferred Card
- HSA After Leaving Job
- Printable Best Buy Coupon: Save $50 on $100 Purchase With MasterCard
- The 2013 Social Security Wage Base
- What are FICA Payroll Taxes?
- Why Did My FICA-OASDI Taxes Increase in 2013?
- Money Roundup: Cyanide Poisoning Edition
- Should You Pay for Your Kid’s College?
- Contributing to a Roth IRA When You’re Over the Income Limit
- Current Federal Income Tax Brackets & Marginal Rates (2013 Update)
- Advantages of a Roth IRA
- Money Roundup: No Trillion Dollar Coin Edition
- Roth IRA Income Limits for 2012/2013
- Traditional + Roth = Tax Diversification
- Discover it Card: 0% Balance Transfers and Cash Back Rewards
- Education and Unemployment
- Money Roundup: End of the Holidays Edition
- Amex Blue Cash Grocery Rewards Capped in 2013
- How Do Income Tax Brackets Work?
- Alternatives to ING Direct (a.k.a. Capital One 360) for Online Banking
- Fiscal Cliff Tax Changes
- Happy New Year!
- ING Direct/Capital One 360 Transition Details
- Money Roundup: (Fiscal) Cliff Diving Edition
- What to Do When a Gift Card Won’t Work
- Are My IRA Contributions Tax Deductible?
- Apple iOS/iTunes/Mac App Store 15% Discount
- Amazon’s Customer Service Phone Number
- Income Tax Filing Start Date: What’s the Earliest You Can File a Return?
- Merry Christmas!
- Money Roundup: The End of Print Edition
- Holiday Tipping: Yay or Nay?
- Why Did My Mutual Fund Share Price Drop?
- Stores That Match Amazon’s Prices
- Adjusting Our Retirement and HSA Contribution Amounts
- Investing Made Simple
- Money Roundup: Christmas Lights Edition
- Interest Rates and Unemployment
- Ally Bank CD Loyalty Bonus Extended
- Rental Car Insurance: Pay With Credit and You’re (Probably) Covered
- Money Roundup: Cheap Booze Edition
- Dividend Investing: Payment Dates Don’t Matter
- Maximize the Tax Benefit of Charitable Giving, Donate Appreciated Assets
- Protecting Against TrueCrypt Archive Corruption and Data Loss
- Money Roundup: Helicopter Parenting Edition
- 2013 Federal Income Tax Brackets (Projected & Actual)
- 2012 Federal Income Tax Brackets
- Tax Gain Harvesting: What’s the Deal?
- Who is Grover Norquist?
- Time-Shift Your Spending to Maximize Credit Card Rewards
- Money Roundup: Mobile Web Edition
- Citi’s “Price Rewind” Price Protection Service
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Can You Choose Your Own HSA Provider?
- What is the “Fiscal Cliff” and Why Should I Care?
- Small Business Saturday = Free Money from Amex
- Money Roundup: The Surprisingly Low Cost of Charging an iPhone Edition
- HSA Bank vs. HSA Administrators
- Medical Billing Errors: Know What Your Health Insurance Covers
- 2013 Health Savings Account (HSA) Contribution Limits
- Best HSA for Investing
- Insuring a New (Teen) Driver
- Money Roundup: End of Soccer Edition
- 2013 Traditional and Roth IRA Contribution Limits
- ING Direct to Become Capital One 360, Pledges to Stay the Same
- Why Rebalance Your Portfolio?
- Intrade vs. Betfair – Arbitrage Opportunity?
- How Does Intrade Work?
- Money Roundup: Corn Maze Edition
- 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) Plan Contribution Limits for 2013
- Series I Savings Bond Rate – November 2012
- Investment Portfolio Performance: Effects of Stock/Bond Allocation
- Ally Bank CD Rate Loyalty Bonus – Discontinued?
- $250 Signup Bonus from Escape by Discover Card (Expiring Soon)
- The Stock Market Game and the State of Financial Education
- Money Roundup: Follow Me Edition
- Homeowners Insurance and Tree Removal
- A Brief History of (My) Online Banking
- Contact Information for Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
- Identify Theft: What to Do if Your Data is Compromised
- Money Roundup: Out of Shape Edition
- Stock Market Performance: Best & Worst Days, Weeks, Months, Years
- Hotwire Customer Service Sucks
- Build a Bigger Nestegg Through “Investment Creep”
- Money Roundup: Life is Good Edition
- How to Get Cheap(er) Car Rentals
- Life Insurance: How Much is Enough?
- Are Unemployment Benefits Taxable?
- Who Pays for Unemployment Benefits?
- Money Roundup: Banned Books Edition
- When are 2012/2013 Taxes Due? Upcoming Income Tax Deadlines
- How to Become a Professional Tax Preparer
- Free Financial Advice
- Are Credit Card Rewards Taxable?
- Money Roundup: Annoying Obsolescence Edition
- Why Do Gas Prices Keep Going Up?
- The Value of a (Good) Financial Planner
- Financial Planners and the Fiduciary Standard, Take Two
- Leaving People Out of Your Will
- Money Roundup: The ’91 Mazda Edition
- Best Airline Seats: Exit Row vs. Economy Comfort
- Financial Planners and the Fiduciary Standard
- History of the Federal Minimum Wage
- Money Roundup: Yakezie Challenge Edition
- Teaching Teens About Money
- IRS Whistleblower Program: Who Qualifies and How it Works
- How Much Do Substitute Teachers Make?
- The Economic Impact of Fantasy Football
- Welcome