Archive for November, 2011

You’ll want to cook your own goose if you miss this online money saver

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Stores online and offline are fighting tooth and nail for your money this holiday season.  The deals are far from over, of course. If you're planning to save yourself a whole boatload of stress and buy most (all?) of your gifts online this holiday season, then I hope that you've become ...

Want to start up a blog? Do it today and save on hosting

Friday, November 25th, 2011

I've talked about investing in yourself in the past, and one great way to do this is to start a blog (like this one).  Regardless of what interests you, if other people are interested in the same thing, you'll find an audience, and that audience can help you to build up ...

A Black Friday special — on loans?!

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

I have to hand it to my credit union.  Their marketing is pretty good!  They advertised an unsecured loan special, good through today, at rates starting at 7.5% for up to 12 months for amounts between $500 and $2,500.  It ends today presumably so that people can have the money ...

15-year fixed mortgage rates are below 3%

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Fixed-rate mortgages are almost as cheap as the teaser rates on adjustable-rate mortgages of a few years ago.  The average rate on a 15-year fixed rate mortgage for today (November 15th, 2011) stands at 2.97%.  (Note: It was at the time I wrote this post.  Rates change all the time.)  ...