Broker suggestions for IRAs?
Anybody have any recommendations for a good brokerage firm for a Roth IRA? I signed up with Firstrade, since they looked good on paper: no minimum deposit, no inactivity fees, no fees trading mutual funds. But tonight I’ve been browsing their site to find out how I could do a one time electronic transfer of [...]
Why blog anonymously?
I’ve been thinking lately about whether I should blog anonymously. I’ve read a number of other personal finance blogs by people who post actual debt and networth numbers, so why be so wary of using my name?
After milling over for it a while, I conceded that I’m not really looking to blog anonymously, but to [...]
Pleasant surprise
In today’s mail, I got my latest Citi bill and found a pleasant surprise.
As I was skimming through it, I saw that I actually had a Citi Dividend Card! Had never noticed! When I originally signed up, I don’t think it was the dividend card, but I think at a later point, it changed programs. [...]
YNAB and the available income “buffer”
A short while ago, I got the YNAB (You Need A Budget) budgeting system, though have yet to actually put it into practice. Overall, it looks like a very good system. I was mainly after a budget that carries over from month to money (ie, if I go over/under…
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We’ve wanted to buy a house since just shortly after we got married. [...]
