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Financial: HSBC Direct running savings promotion of 3.5%
HSBC, the world’s largest bank, online savings account division is running a special until August 15, 2008. The special is 3.5% APY. This is about .5% higher than most of the popular competition. www.hsbcdirect...
Posted: Jun 03 2008, 09:08 AM by scassells | with no comments
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Money: Recap of Savvy Money moves
Emergency Fund 3 to 6 months of all your expenses in easy to get at cash See this post Retirement Savings Max out your company match (at the least) a. See this post for why Max out your ROTH IRA Stocks...
Posted: Mar 21 2008, 12:10 PM by scassells | with 4 comment(s)
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401k v ROTH 401k contributions, an advantage somewhere?
I was playing around with contribution numbers when I noticed something. I am not sure how to use it to our advantage yet… If you contribute 10% of your salary to a classic 401k; you save a set amount...
Posted: Mar 21 2008, 10:18 AM by scassells | with 4 comment(s)
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Maximize your bonus with the help of a 401k / 403b
A lot of employers are giving cash bonus to employee’s instead of raises (saves the company money) I like it too, but a salary raise will pay off more in the long run. Question : How do I get the most...
Posted: Mar 21 2008, 09:50 AM by scassells | with 2 comment(s)
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Money: Max out your 401k Company Match or How to get every matched penny for retirement
Do you have a company provided 401k or 403b? Does your company offer you free money? What free money? Most companies that provide a 401k or 403b also provide some form of employer match. Roth 401k Note...
Posted: Jan 18 2008, 05:22 PM by scassells | with 6 comment(s)
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Money: Step one – Emergency Fund and High Interest Direct Banks
No matter how much debt, no matter how many things you want… one thing everyone needs is an emergency fund of readily accessible cash. Plus Shaun’s smart move, put it into a high interest FDIC insured...
Posted: Jan 11 2008, 11:25 AM by scassells | with 1 comment(s)
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Financial: Start of a series of posts on fanical adivce - Savy Saving
Hey all, I am going to start a series of posts for tips on saving or making money while we wait for the next bill to pay. A couple of teaser topics Federal Eletronic Savings accounts - or how to earn 4...
Posted: Jan 09 2008, 01:49 PM by scassells | with no comments
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