Halloween is a holiday filled with ghosts and ghouls and scary things, including cavity-causing candy if you're a dentist. Dr. Jared Evans has seen the affects of sugar and candy for years and finally decided enough is enough. "It's just one way we can promote health, also gives kids chance to come to a dentist's office and have fun," he said. So the dentist is fighting back by actually buying back trick or treater's candy. One dollar for every pound of candy. He spent more than $350 on kids candy last year. Read the rest...
Term and whole life insurance policies are amongst the most popular policies issued to people today. Term policies basically cover a fixed span of time such as twenty or thirty years. Whereas whole life policy covers not only the term of the policy which is your entire life but also any interest that has accumulated on top of it.Read the rest...
Togetherness has its perks in the financial world -- price breaks on insurance premiums, saving money by splitting bills, instant justification for buying the family-sized bag of Doritos, a case of Bud rather than a 6-pack, and so on.Read the rest...
This is an interesting set of questions that relate to risk taking as an investor. You do not have to be an investor to take it, but some of the questions may throw you if you have never taken a risk with your money. That said, it's not a bad way to invest 15 minutes of your day taking it. Good Luck!
Most people are fully aware that investing usually involves fees or commissions, and mutual funds are no different. We are always told to invest in funds with low fees so that we can maximize our returns. That makes perfect sense, but what are all the different types of fees you hear about?Read the rest...
Bankrate.com is having a contest that many of you smart, frugal folks may be interested in. I'm sure that many of the ideas that are shared here would be a winner for their contest. Nothing ventured... Share your favorite money-saving tip with other Bankrate readers and you could win $100! Read the rest...
While many Americans have valid reasons for raiding their 401(k) during their working years, these early withdrawals can have dire consequences in retirement. Fees and penalties for early distributions can further eat away at your retirement account balance. About 15 percent of 401(k) participants spend some of their nest egg before they’re ready to leave the workforce, according to new Government Accountability Office report.Read the rest...
These folks send me an email monthly with options for many coupons for places in my zip code. I've been getting these for several years and have enjoyed many dollars worth of savings, especially restaurants in the area.
