Star Money Articles and...

Here are some pieces I found especially worthwhile and some of the carnivals Free Money Finance was in this week: EDITOR’S CHOICE! Totally Money Blog Carnival Festival of Frugality Carnival of Passive Investing Carnival of Wealth Carnival of Personal Finance Sustainable Personal...

Best Cash Back Credit C...

Cash back credit cards are the preferred way to charge purchases IMO . As long as they are used the right way , you can earn extra money using them for doing nothing different than what you’d normally do (buy stuff that’s in your budget that you can pay off each month.)...

Best and Worst Credit C...

MSN Money lists the best and worst credit card issuers based on how much financial protection they offer and how well they help against potential fraud . Their list: Best (score out of a possible 100) 1. Bank of America (87) 2. Discover (74) 3. U.S. Bank (73) 4. USAA (69) 5. Capital One...

Carnivals for the Week ...

As a reminder, the three simple credit card money makers I’ve written about recently are still available. They are: How to Get 6% Cash Back on Grocery Purchases (Or $500 Cash Back) Chase Freedom® Visa – $200 Bonus Cash Back How You Can Make Over $600 for Very Little Effort...

Star Money Articles and...

As a reminder, the three simple credit card money makers I’ve written about recently are still available. The first is the Blue Cash Everyday(SM) from American Express card — or at least kind of. If you click the link in the preceding sentence, you’ll get two card...

Why You Left...

The following is an excerpt reprinted with permission from What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Job-Hunting Online, Sixth Edition: Blogging, Career Sites, Gateways, Getting Interviews, Job Boards, Job Search … Resumes, Research Sites, Social Networking . Copyright © 2011 by Mark...

Carnival of Financial P...

Welcome to the June 20, 2011 Edition #189 of the Carnival of Financial Planning . The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and families. We focus on efficient and sustainable personal financial planning practices that can...

Reader Profile: Mike Hu...

The following is the latest post on my new “Reader Profiles” series. Each post in this series details the financial situation and challenges of an FMF reader. The purpose of this series is to help us all identify with people like us (in similar situations — not all will...

Carnivals for the Week ...

As a reminder, the two simple credit card money makers I’ve written about recently are still available. The first is the Chase Freedom® Visa – $150 Bonus Cash Back offer. I wrote about how you can earn up to 3.1% cash back using the card in How to Get 55% More Rewards (and...

American Express Simply...

American Express offers dozens of cards that are targeted at both consumers and businesses. What you may not realize, however, is that you don’t need to be a business owner to receive a so-called business credit card. In some circumstances, it may actually make more sense to have a...