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Archive | February, 2009
Weekend todo list: 10 ways to improve your finances right away
Last week I went to a talk hosted by the Cornell Young Alumni Network about budgeting. Avi and Matt, the Co-founder and Lead Scientist (respectively) of JustThrive.com spoke about money, budgeting and the psychology of financial choices. They also took us through their online tool at JustThrive. I’ve mentioned Mint a number of times, but [...]
Continue reading...Announcing “Ask me a question”
20 February 2009
Starting today I’m offering readers the ability to ask a question privately to me through MoneyMerc. If you have been wondering anything about your personal finances, or just don’t get something you heard about, go ahead and ask! I promise to respond as soon as I can, usually in a week or less (so don’t ask [...]
Continue reading...Mint.com just got sweeter: track your spending and investments too
17 February 2009
[Photo: QuintanaRoo] I’ve written previously about the usefulness of Mint.com for tracking spending. Recently they’ve released a whole bunch of investment-tracking features that allow you to see all your money, investments and assets in one place. This eliminates the need for Fidelity’s Full View, which does pretty much the same thing, but requires that you have [...]
Continue reading...Don’t go broke saving money (or getting your piece of the stimulus package)
10 February 2009
[First post of the year - work has been crazy lately, but I still intend to post at least once per month, with my goal at twice. Thanks for reading and commenting!] photo by emdot These are tough times. Everyone seems to be trying to save a little more, and spend a little less. Watch out though, [...]
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- Alex: @Chris: In general, I'd would say no, since the point of your emergency fund is to keep you afloat for 3-6 months or more. If you are racking up debt...
- Chris: Alex, should you consider available credit on credit cards as a stop gap to any short fall you might have in your emergency fund?...
- Alex: I just got confirmation from a trader friend of mine saying they use the Ultrashort Financials and UltraShort Real Estate ETFs to macro-hedge their po...
- matt @ Thrive: I have to admit, the picture made me laugh and recall fond memories of heavy blocked graphics. *grins*...
- Nnamdi: On the topic of Fraud, a person can get a voluntary Alert put on their credit report. Basically in order to establish new credit, the creditor must ca...
- Jackson: A mortgage officer at Chase suggested paying off my credit card before the statement date. Using the credit card, but getting the monthly statement wi...
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Hi, I’m Alex Benke.
When was the last time you thought carefully about your finances? If you are like most 20 - 30 somethings, it's been too long. Now is the time to get your financial ass into shape. After all, it's YOUR future. Read on: I guarantee you will learn something new here that will have a big impact on your life. Copyright © 2010 MoneyMerc. Thrilling Theme from FreelanceWP
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28 February 2009
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