by Matt Bell | Dec 21, 2009 | Credit/Debt |
Sweeping changes are coming to the credit card world, with issuers facing many new rules and regulations starting February 22nd. The Credit CARD Act will restrict issuers’ ability to raise interest rates, prohibit them from charging various fees, and more. As a...
by Matt Bell | Dec 21, 2009 | Saving |
After many years of declines in our household savings rate, the recession seems to have sparked a savings revival. The rate even hit a high of 6.4 percent of disposable income in May, the highest since 1993. It was 4.4 percent in the most recently reported month of...
by Matt Bell | Sep 23, 2009 | Investing |
A temporary program insuring money market funds has expired. However, according to an article in on Kiplinger.com, there’s not much reason to worry about the safety of money invested in such funds. The insurance program was put in place last fall after the...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 23, 2009 | Spending |
It wasn’t long ago that banks would not allow debit card transactions to go through if you didn’t have enough money in your checking account. But then they discovered how profitable it could be to allow such transactions and then hit you with an overdraft...
by Matt Bell | Jul 9, 2009 | Saving |
It wasn’t long ago that banks would not allow debit card transactions to go through if you didn’t have enough money in your checking account. But then they discovered how profitable it could be to allow such transactions and then hit you with an overdraft...
The WSJ article on cheap stuff was pretty good. It's crazy how much junk we keep thinking it's important/expensive/valuable, yet…
Thanks for being a long-time reader, Dennis, and for your note. My intention with the article was simply to help…
Matt, I read with interest the linked CBS News article predicting multiple negative economic effects of the tariffs currently being…
I’m working on not depending on money for security and thus relinquishing my tight grip on what little money I…
Great information and wise counsel