Many people are buying gift cards as holiday gifts. I read somewhere that gift cards will account for something like 30% of the gift spending this holiday season. Apparently financial services companies and retailers are catching on and trying to make some money on this trend. American Express, Discover, and some banks sell gift cards […]
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Selling a Used Car, Part 4: Closing the Deal
This is the fourth and final installment of a 4-part series about my recent experience in selling my used car. The other posts in the series are: Selling a Used Car, Part 1: Preparation Selling a Used Car, Part 2: Placing an Ad Selling a Used Car, Part 3: Test Drive and Negotiation I now have a willing […]
Selling a Used Car, Part 3: Test Drive and Negotiation
This is the third installment of a 4-part series about my recent experience in selling my used car. The other posts in the series are: Selling a Used Car, Part 1: Preparation Selling a Used Car, Part 2: Placing an Ad Selling a Used Car, Part 4: Closing the Deal The car was ready. An ad was placed on Craigslist. Just […]
Selling a Used Car, Part 2: Placing an Ad
This is the second installment of a 4-part series about my recent experience in selling my used car. The other posts in the series are: Selling a Used Car, Part 1: Preparation Selling a Used Car, Part 3: Test Drive and Negotiation Selling a Used Car, Part 4: Closing the Deal The car is ready […]
Selling a Used Car, Part 1: Preparation
This is the first installment of a 4-part series about my recent experience in selling my used, ahem, pre-owned car. The other posts in the series are: Selling a Used Car, Part 2: Placing an Ad Selling a Used Car, Part 3: Test Drive and Negotiation Selling a Used Car, Part 4: Closing the Deal […]
Is Inflation Dead?
Bob Brinker, host of a nationally syndicated radio program Money Talk, opened his show a few weeks ago by observing that the year over year inflation rate as of October 2006 is only 1.31% as measured by the Consumer Price Index. He went on to say that the Federal Reserve was mistaken about worrying about inflation and […]
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) Is A Fantastic Deal
If you work for a publicly-traded company that offers an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), you’ve got yourself a fantastic deal. How ESPP Works An ESPP typically works this way: 1. You contribute to the ESPP from 1% to 10% of your salary. The contribution is taken out from your paycheck. This is calculated on […]
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If you employer offers long-term disability benefit, make sure you choose it during open enrollment.
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How to make good decisions on life insurance and AD&D during open enrollment.