April, 2009

SideStep Helps Travelers Find Cheap Flights

Make life easier with SideStep SideStep won't make your airplane food taste better, but it sure makes getting the ticket easier. I have been on a lot of ticket searching sites. I mean, how many are out there now? Cheap Tickets, Expedia, Airfare Watchdog, Orbitz, Travelocity … you get the point. But, I think I have found ...

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Carvel Gives Free Icebergs for 75th Anniversary

Celebrate with Carvel Iceberg The three-quarters-of-a-century-old ice cream shop Carvel is throwing itself a birthday party. There’s no free cake, but you can stop by for an Iceberg, a slushy drink topped with vanilla soft-serve ice cream. Icebergs are new to Carvel’s product line, so the shop — which is now old enough to be my grandpa’s fishing ...

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Repair Your Credit | Building Good Credit (Pt. 1)

Building and Maintaining Credit Welcome back to the “Repair Your Credit” E-book. Last time, we talked about eliminating consumer credit debt and considering whether that last line of defense - bankruptcy - was right for you. This time, let’s talk more about you’re going to rebuild your credit without excessive use of online payday loans in ...

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Reminder: U.S. Savings Bonds Purchase Deadline

Just thought I’d mention that I used TreasuryDirect today to purchase another $5,000 of Series I savings bonds. If you buy them by the end of April, you can lock in an investment that will get you about 3.08% APR over 11 months. The deadline is fast approaching, and I didn’t ...

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Credit Card Reforms Pressed by Obama

President Obama met with executives from 13 of the nation's largest credit card issuers at the White House yesterday and pressed them to curb excessive fees and provide consumers with more straightforward contracts. Read more about Credit Card Reforms Pressed by Obama...

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