MoneyMerc

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 [...]

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Why I like Fidelity – choose the right place to put your money

This post isn’t about promoting a brokerage house – it’s about choosing the right place to put your money, for efficiency and convenience. Picking the right place to put your money can save you lots of headaches and hours and hours of time through the course of your investing life.  Here’s my thoughts on the [...]

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Automate your financial life

One of the biggest time-wasters for me is checking my account balances online, and shifting money back and forth between checking and higher-interest savings to maximize my interest. It’s a delicate balance, since one $30 overdraft fee can kill increased interest very quickly. Last year I solved this problem and fully automated my [...]

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