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The Beer and Internet Stock Story

I came across this story several years ago and thought it was appropriate for today. You can save and invest all of your life and still not come out[...] read more »
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Everbank offers $40 bonus to new account holders opening checking accounts through bestcashcow.com

IF you have the money, this is a great deal.
Everbank has always has a great rate- now 4.0% on their checking account. The rate is locked in for 3 m[...] read more »
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Bill Miller's Legg Mason Value Trust Fund Shows Why Active Investing Doesn't Work

Following the fortune of guru Bill Miller's fund tells a lot about the stock market. Even the best performances over many years are as most likely [...] read more »
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Pay-by-the-Mile Auto Insurance: Good for Your Wallet and the Environment

Since I don't drive much, I like the idea of auto insurance that's usage based. This is known as pay-by-the-mile or pay-as-you-drive insurance. Inc[...] read more »
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Wall Street Journal offers Confidential info on its subscribers to everyone

Surprising article on how poorly WSJ secures personal information on their subscribers. The poster states that if you call to ask about your subscri[...] read more »
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Fed funds rate to 0.25%. Economy looking like Japan in 1990

Dicussion of the likely move towards a funds rate of 0. and what this will do to the economy read more »
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Why Twitter will NOT Help your Blog Revenue

Why Tipd and other community sites are better for your blog monetization. Twitter is just for fun and here's why.... read more »
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When Daycare Costs More Than Your Salary

Daycare is a pretty big expense for most households. The trouble is, the price of daycare is going up, even in hard economic times. With parents losi[...] read more »
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Selecting a Lake House as a Vacation Home

Buying a vacation home can bring tangible and intangible benefits. read more »
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State Bank of India Raises Rates on 6 Month CD to 4.32% APY and 12 Month CD to 4.68% APY

The State Bank of India has upped the ante in the rate game and has bucked the trend of recent rate decreases. It now has the top 6 month and 12 mont[...] read more »
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Fed puruses quantitative easing- but consumers may not respond

Discussion of Fed's latest move, and the problems that may prevent these moves from working read more »
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Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: CNBC's Bill Griffeth Gets A Facelift

CNBC hosts resorting to plastic surgery to look younger.
Since when do we need our financial news from people who are too young to have any perspec[...] read more »
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Strong PC sales help HP's quarterly results

Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s biggest personal-computer maker, reported a 10 percent increase in PC sales last quarter, beating some estimates, as[...] read more »
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Obama's infrastructure plan is great- Here is how to pay for it.

European inspired plan to raise the money to pay for Obama's infrastructure plan. read more »
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Great New York City housing collapse is now underway

Seems like the New York real estate market is finally starting to crack. read more »
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