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Personal finance tips, tricks, news, and commentary. ... Every year around this time, the good folks over at the Wall Street Journal put together their income tax bracket ... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/Are you looking to reduce your high-interest credit card debt burden? Or maybe you're looking for a ready source of cash at 0% APR? If so, then you've come to the right place..... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/01/02/zero-percent-balance-transfer-credit-cards/I frequently receive e-mails asking my opinion as to which online bank has the best high-yield savings account. With that in mind, I decided to ask FiveCentNickel readers to lis... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/04/03/the-best-high-yield-online-savings-bank-accounts/Two weeks ago I asked readers to name their favorite credit cards. That post spawned over 40 comments, so I thought I'd distill down the results for you guys. What follows is a http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/12/18/the-best-credit-cards/Check it out... $1300 worth of credit cards offers! It's been awhile since I've put together a list of credit card signup bonuses, so I thought I'd spend a little time compil... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/04/07/list-of-credit-card-signup-bonus-offers/Not long ago, I asked readers to list their favorite online brokers. The results are now in, so I thought I'd compile the results here, for your edification. What follows is a l... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/04/28/the-best-online-stock-brokers/If you're looking for an ING Direct Account referral link, you've come to the right place! In case you haven't heard, you can get a $25 bonus for opening a savings account and d... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/03/19/self-service-ing-direct-25-account-opening-bonuses/Have you ever wondered how a free online broker like Zecco makes money? In case you're not familiar with them, Zecco offers free online stocks trades -- up to ten per month as l... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/11/12/how-does-zecco-make-money/Time for another quick, informal poll... Last time I asked about your favorite credit cards. This time I'd like to find out about your favorite online banks. So... What's http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/01/07/whats-your-favorite-online-bank/This past Sunday I heard a knock at the door and opened it to find a guy who gave me a quick pitch about how he was in town from North Carolina with a tractor trailer loaded wit... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/07/07/buying-furniture-off-the-back-of-a-truck/#comment-71308A few years ago, we did something with our emergency fund that most financial experts will warn you against... We tied it up in long-term CDs. No, we didn't build a CD ladder su... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/11/03/buying-non-laddered-cds-with-your-emergency-fund/About a month ago, I published an article over at Credit Addict about protecting yourself against reduced credit limits. Since that time, readers have left a smattering of comme... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/10/31/reduced-credit-card-limits-lines-share-your-experience/Are you concerned about not having enough money to support you in retirement? If so, then check out this (tongue-in-cheek) article from The Onion, which suggests that your best http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/11/04/worried-about-not-having-enough-money-for-retirement/Update: Here is official guidance on qualifying for the tax rebate straight from the IRS. While Congress still hasn't passed the proposed $150 billion economic stimulus packa... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/01/28/qualifying-for-an-economic-stimulus-tax-rebate-check/Last week I had an epiphany... Life is far too short to drink cheap beer. Unless, of course, that's what you prefer. Me? I'm fine with certain cheap beers. Miller High Life is c... http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/01/30/lifes-too-short-to-drink-cheap-beer/ |