Awesome Articles From Last Week
The Sun’s Financial Diary discusses what he did when he opened a new trading account. I now wonder whether I should Try My Luck Using Zecco as well? Maybe not…. I probably won’t because I’d like to keep my investment accounts to a minimum.
Gen X Finance passes us some fantastic advice on how to make the best out of your car sale experience and negotiation process with 10 Tips For Dealing With Car Salesmen to Make Sure You Don’t Get Hosed.
Money, Matter and More Musings shows us by using entertaining graphs, how it is to wrestle with our desires to spend and maintain a better and badder lifestyle through time: Lifestyle Inflation – When Does It Become A Problem?
Lazy Man and Money just went on a spending spree and now wonders when he’ll get back on track: We are Living in a Material World and I am a Material Man.
Binary Dollar brings up the subject of my favorite liability insurance: Umbrella Insurance? But My Umbrella Isn’t That Expensive. You could almost achieve the same results by hiking up your insurance coverage for your house and your car as most liabilities stem from mishaps involving these possessions.
Money Smart Life laughs at the wording that his credit card company used to grant him a credit limit increase: Chase Says Credit Limit Increase Is An Opportunity!
Free Money Finance’s shares with us The Price You Pay For Being Overweight. Some interesting figures to chew on! These are annual health care costs for people of various weights. Notice anything weird about this?
* Normal weight – $3,254
* Overweight – $3,202
* Moderately Obese – $3,924
* Severely Obese – $5,695
My own post on the cost of being overweight also offers additional thoughts on the subject.
Five Cent Nickel discusses some new technology which he both praises and pans: My First Experience With the New Bank of America ATMs. Looks like the bank is on the right track.
Consumerism Commentary reviews a new debit card and asks Capital One’s New Breed of Debit Cards: Would You Use It? I agree with him, I still want the traceability of a credit card so I’m sticking with status quo.
Blueprint For Financial Prosperity asks Why Do Merchants Dislike American Express? The comments on this post have yielded some pretty lengthy responses that you may want to study.
Mighty Bargain Hunter reminds us that no matter how “good” a debt a mortgage is, it’s still borrowed money you need to repay: A mortgage is still debt that needs to be reduced.
Last Week’s Carnivals
- Stock trades: Free stock trades from Zecco, Cheap stock trades from TradeKing, Stock news and Investment info at INO TV Free, No cost Trend Analysis for stocks
- Earn top returns: FNBO Direct [1.90%], HSBC Direct [1.65%], WTDirect [1.76%], E*Trade Bank [0.95%], ING Direct [.25% to 1.65%]
- Cash bonus: Discover More [$50], American Express [$25], Lending Club [$25]
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