Archive for February, 2011

Refinancing for cash flow

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

In my ten months of owning an investment property, things have run very smoothly.  The mortgage is the same one that we had when we were living there; we had refinanced the loan in 2005 to cut 11 years off of our loan for only about $150 extra per month ...

My domains have to start pulling their weight, or they’re gone

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

J. Money culled ten web domain names from his portfolio in an effort to clean out some of the mental financial clutter from his life.  He had a bit of a domain-buying binge last year so there was room for culling. I have thirty-two domains in my Namecheap account.  Some are ...

Here’s why auto-pay isn’t quite set and forget

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Paying bills by mailing out checks was common when I was growing up (1970s and 1980s), but no longer.  Now, most companies have the option to accept payment by credit card or ACH debit (and if they don't, you wonder what's wrong with them).  Not only that, but you can ...

Wise Bread hit the nail with organizing the finances

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

It's not too often that I read an article and nod my head up and down throughout the whole thing because it makes that much sense.  Wise Bread writer Craig Ford has six tips for organizing finances that are completely spot-on: Reduce your total number of financial accounts. Just a few ...