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Would You Prefer a New Car or 2 Carat Diamond Ring?

Posted by freeby50 612 days ago (http://www.freeby50.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: automotive spending wedding
Americans spend more on purchases of new cars than engagement rings. Why is that? read more »
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Mortgage Interest May Save You Very Little In the Long Run

Posted by freeby50 633 days ago (http://www.freeby50.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: loan mortgage real estate tax
We all know you can save money on your taxes by deducting mortgage interest. But the amount you are likely to save over the long run is probably mu[...] read more »
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Free By 50: Should You Make Charity Contributions While in Debt?

Posted by freeby50 709 days ago (http://www.freeby50.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: charity credit card debt
Many Americans carry credit card debt and simultaneously contribute to charities. This article discusses if this is best financial choice. read more »
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Free By 50: Photo Books as a Frugal Wedding Album

Posted by freeby50 709 days ago (http://www.freeby50.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: frugal photo wedding
Use photo books from online services as a low cost wedding ablbum. read more »
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Free By 50: Keeping Evictions From Becoming a Long, Costly Process

Posted by freeby50 709 days ago (http://www.freeby50.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: eviction landlord rental
How to keep evictions from becoming overly expensive and time consuming. read more »
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What if the Insurance company holding your Life Insurance or Annuity fails?

Posted by freeby50 935 days ago (http://www.freeby50.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: insurance annuity
Its a fairly common fear that if you buy a life insurance policy or annuity from an insurance company which then goes bankrupt that you could lose yo[...] read more »
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The "record" 12% of mortgages delinquent is NOT really a record

Posted by freeby50 983 days ago (http://freeby50.blogspot.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: foreclosure mortgage
The press has recently reported a "record" of 12% of homes with mortgages are either in foreclosure or delinquent. But this record is not really [...] read more »
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Step by Step guide to Get Your Free Annual Credit Report

Posted by freeby50 1019 days ago (http://freeby50.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit report
I walk through a step by step process for getting the free annual credit report at annualcreditreport.com. read more »
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Free By 50: Jim Cramer versus a Monkey : who wins?

Posted by freeby50 1024 days ago (http://freeby50.blogspot.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing jim cramer stock
How well does Jim Cramer's stock picking stand up against a monkey? read more »
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Free By 50: When it makes sense to build your own computer.

Posted by freeby50 1061 days ago (http://freeby50.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: computer frugal
Building your own computer can save you money but it won't always. A look at when you can save money by building your own. read more »
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Free By 50: U.S. auto workers do NOT make as much as we've been led to believe

Posted by freeby50 1061 days ago (http://freeby50.blogspot.com)
Category: Business | Tags: automotive union
Are you outraged at US automakers getting $55-80 an hour? You shouldn't be because it isn't actually happening. read more »
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Free By 50: Should you get a new toilet to save money?

Posted by freeby50 1061 days ago (http://freeby50.blogspot.com)
Category: Green | Tags: frugal green
A WaterSense toilet can save considerable amount of water. This article examines whether or not it is cost effective to replace a toilet for energ[...] read more »
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Free By 50: Bank failures from 1980 to 2009

Posted by freeby50 1061 days ago (http://freeby50.blogspot.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banking banks
Graph showing he rate of bank failures from 1980 to 2009. read more »
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Entertainment costs per hour

Posted by freeby50 1108 days ago (http://freeby50.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budgeting entertainment frugal
You can get a lot more 'bang for the buck' on some forms of entertainment compared to others. A variety of entertainment forms are compared on a cost per hour basis. read more »
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Save money with Free video games

Posted by freeby50 1162 days ago (http://freeby50.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: frugal gaming software
There is an abundance of free software available for your PC. Downloading and playing free games can add up to save you a lot. read more »
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