I've written about American Express gift cards several times in the past, mostly when they had a promotion waiving both their purchase fees and shipping fees. In such cases, they were a cheap and efficient way to "time-shift" your purchases if you … [Read the rest]
I've been investing in tax-exempt municipal bonds for a few years now. I made the change due to a combination of reasons. For one thing, I started running out of room in my tax-deferred accounts for US Treasury bonds, TIPS bonds, and REITs. Second, … [Read the rest]
I written about Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), a mutual fund family that is powered by top academic research. Another things that makes DFA unique is that they are only sold through approved financial advisors. You can't buy them with just any … [Read the rest]
As a parent of young children, the following chart from this CityLab article definitely caught my attention: The trend is clear that as time goes on, more and more people are living with their parents. At what point does it start being … [Read the rest]
Discover credit cards will work with Apple Pay starting on September 16th, 2015. But the big news is that per this press release, those who pay with their Discover card using Apple Pay from 9/16 to 12/31/15 will automatically earn an extra 10% … [Read the rest]
One of my long-time favorite credit cards is a grandfathered Fidelity College Rewards MasterCard that gives me 2% flat cash back on all purchases. I'm not sure exactly when I first applied for this card, but it was in the early 2000s. The current … [Read the rest]
Updated August 2016. Here's the current status of things: New Ting customers get a $25 credit with a referral link. Thanks in advance if you use it, you'll be saving my parents some money on their bill, as I set them up with Ting service … [Read the rest]
In August 2015, Verizon Wireless announced that it was ending 2-year contracts for new customers. Before, you got a ~$450 discount on a new phone but also got locked into a 2-year contract with an inflated monthly plan price. Now, you have to buy … [Read the rest]
This post provides updated information and instructions regarding the free FICO score that is available to select Chase credit card holders. Background. Chase started offering free FICO® scores to select US cardholders in March 2015. In … [Read the rest]
This post provides updated information and instructions regarding the free FICO score that is available to Barclaycard US credit card holders. Background. Barclaycard started offering free FICO® scores to select US cardholders in late 2013, … [Read the rest]
One of the first things that pops up when doing research on retirement annuities is the "annuity puzzle". Essentially, economists have done their calculations and shown that simple, immediate income annuities are theoretically the best fit for many … [Read the rest]
Amazon has announced that Amazon Prime members can download select movies and TV episodes for offline viewing, at no additional charge. This works on all Apple iPhones, iPads, and Android-based devices. You may need to update your apps to the … [Read the rest]
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