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1,500 Economic Stimulus Payments Sent To Wrong Accounts
Maimonides’ 8 Levels of Charity
Early Morning Blog Roundup: Suckers, Micropayments, and Obsession
Gas Stations’ Profits Hurting: Should Congress Intervene?
Chrysler’s $2.99 Gas Guarantee: A Bad Deal
Sallie Mae Reporting Incorrectly to Equifax, Dropping FICO Scores
Using Fame to Promote an Issue: A Reponsibility or Uncouth?
Updated ING Direct $25 Bonus Links
Doodling for Charity: Doodle Day, May 8 Through May 18
Credit Card Suspended for Merchant Database Breach
Early Morning Blog Roundup: Big Houses, a Million Dollars, and Greed
Is a CFP Certification Necessary When Choosing a Planner?
Updated Latest Checking and Savings Account Interest Rates
Where Is the Place for Irreplaceableness in the Work Environment?
Will a Gas Tax Holiday or Taxing Oil Companies Help the Economy?
E*TRADE Increases Savings Account Interest Rate, Bucking Trend
Decisions in Real Life: Purchasing a Car
Citibank Suspects High-Risk Activity in My Credit Card Account
Receive Consumerism Commentary Updates How You Like Them
Didn’t Receive Your Economic Stimulus Payment Yet?
Personal Income Statement, April 2008 (Net Income: $717)
Personal Balance Sheet, April 2008 ($151,079, +5.3%)
What Size Bonus Would Convince You to Sign Up for a Credit Card?
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go (April 2008)
Capital One Credit Cards With No Balance Transfer Fees
Would You Tell Your Boyfriend You’re Rich?
Your Job as Your Identity? Not For Me, Thanks
How Much My San Diego Vacation Might Have Cost
What to Do With Your Economic Stimulus Payment (Or Any Found Money)
Back From California and Blog Roundup
Tax-Deductible Weddings, Part 2
Why I Still Have No Money
Tax-Deductible Weddings, Part 1
Why I Have No Money
Fortune Magazine’s Best Stocks for 2008: Last December’s Prediction
Ethical Consumerism, An Introduction
Complaining Can Save You Money
Going to California and Blog Roundup
Following Your Bliss: Good Advice or Bunk?
Unconfirmed: Emigrant Direct Drops Cash Back MasterCard
Most Wealthy Individuals Earned, Not Inherited, Their Wealth
Lies Annuity Salesmen Tell: A Dateline Undercover Investigation
Unintended Consequences and Money
Question for Tax Day: How Would YOU Reform the Tax Code?
Many Exchange-Traded Funds are Not All They’re Cracked Up to Be
MoneyBlogNetwork on Emergency Funds and Latest Carnival of Personal Finance
Taxes Complete and SEP IRA Funded: Next Time With a Professional
50 Tips to Help Establish Your Emergency Fund
SmartyPig Smartly Drops $25 Redemption Fee
Updated High-Yield Savings and Checking Rates
Weekend Reading
Jonathan Clements Exits: The Essence of Money
Earn Up to $525 by Opening an Account at ING Direct
The Frugal Lifestyle: Are We Missing Out on Life?
My First Quarter 401(k) Results Are In
If Monthly Budgets Don’t Excite You, Try This
Missing Money: Troll the Web for Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Owed to You
My Electric Bill: Why I Pay More
10 Steps to Break the Credit Card Habit
Weekend Roundup
Tracking My Verizon Wireless Rebate Online
Top Career Choices in a Recession: But is This How We Should Be Selecting Jobs?
Personal Income Statement, March 2008 (Net Income: $9,257)
Personal Balance Sheet, March 2008 ($143,174, +6.7%)
Monthly Reminder: Subscribe to Consumerism Commentary
Reminder: Free $100 Gift Card for SmartyPig
The Recession Won’t Hit Generation Y (And Take Advantage of That)
Festival of Frugality #119: The Quitting My Day Job to Blog Full Time Edition
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Wants to Reform the Financial System
The Carnival of Personal Finance is Up!
Financial Management Software: What are Your Needs and Wishes?
You Can’t Have Too Much Available Credit
I’m in San Francisco for a Few Days, So Read These Blogs
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go (March 2008)
Thrasher Funds’ GendeX Mutual Fund: You Know, For Kids
Good News if You’re in the Market for Buying a House
Balance Transfer Fees on Chase Credit Cards
Consumerism Commentary to Host the April 1 Edition of the Festival of Frugality
Giveaway: $100 Gift Card for SmartyPig, a Unique Savings Account
The Carnival is Up!
Best Buy Offering Store Credit in Return for HD DVD Hardware and Movies
5 Free 1GB Flash Drives With TaxCut: Winners Notified
My First Economic Stimulus Payment Notice Has Arrived
Laundry Detergent, 171.54% APR Loan, and 30 Rules of Thumb
15 Families Hit Hard Recently: Time to Adjust Expectations?
Study: Payday Loans Cause More Bankruptcies
Cost-Cutting Consumers Trade Down from Steak to Chicken
TaxCut Review, End Your Marriage for Money, and Splurging on a Camera
Question for Discussion: How Much Can You Spend Without Telling?
Banks Lower Interest Rates Following Fed
Real Money, Real World: A Resource for High School Personal Finance Classes
New $5 Bill Now in Circulation: Is it Time to Revalue the Dollar?
The Cost of Buying a Home, Low Cost of Living, and Fed Cover-Up
Reminder: 5 Free USB Flash Drives (1GB) with TaxCut
Economic Stimulus Rebate Schedule: When You’ll Receive Your Rebate
8 Benefits to a Recession or Down Market
Fed Busy Lowering Rates Over the Weekend
New Bonus Points and Miles Offers on CitiBank Credit Cards
Get Ready to Pay More to Fly
Deadly Sins, Getting a Raise, and Reducing Grocery Bills
It’s Official: New Job With a Raise and Promotion
W-4 and Your Working Spouse
Savings Account Interest Rates Updated
The Price of Milk Might Decline in 2008
Balance Transfer Fees on American Express Credit Cards
Giveaway: Five 1 GB USB Flash Drives With TaxCut Software
Three Tips for More Financial Aid
Comcast Bills for Two Months of Service on First Bill
Balance Transfer Fees on CitiBank Credit Cards
The Carnival is Up!
Turbo Charge Your Financial Transformation
Anyone Fly Virgin America?
Teaching Financial Skills to Teens With Learning Disabilities
How to Waste $42 Million (and Blog Roundup)
Hiring Our First CPA
H&R Block Catering to Younger Taxpayers
New Writer at Consumerism Commentary: Smithee
Get Rid of Your High-Cost Variable Annuity Easily
Too Cheap for iPhone or Blackberry, But I Got My Mobile Web Access
Survey: Americans are Financially Illiterate
New Bill to Provide Grants for Financial Literacy Education
Bloggers: Apply to Host the Carnival of Personal Finance
How to Get Money Back From Airborne
The End of Bull Markets: Don’t Expect Great Returns Over the Long Term
Airborne to Pay $23.3 Million for False Advertising
Personal Income Statement, February 2008 (Net Income: $11,731)
Personal Balance Sheet, February 2008 ($135,649, +8.4%)
Is it Better to Receive a Tax Refund or Owe the IRS?
Monthly Reminder: Subscribe to Consumerism Commentary
Some Surprises in Consumer Reports’ Top 10 Cars for 2008
Intereviewed by MoneyCrashers (and Blog Round-Up)
My Wealth in USD is Increasing, But the Dollar is Falling
Celebrate “America Saves Week” by Increasing Savings and Decreasing Expenses
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go (February 2008)
This Month in the Archives: Life Without Debt, Better Sex, and Bank Robbers
FDIC Expects More Bank Failures But Foreign Governments Are Bailing Us Out
Your Food Pantry: An Essential Part of Your Emergency Fund
Middle-Class Millionaires are Concerned for Their Future
Ben Stein’s Parents are Well-Off Thanks to Variable Annuities
Learn How to Handle Your Mortgage… In Church
States Plan On Shutting Down Small 529 College Savings Plans
Jung Typology and Finance: Sensing vs. Intuition
Starbucks Allows You to Bring Your Desktop Computer
How I Evaluated and Declined a Recent Rental Property Investment
Back From D.C. (and Blog Roundup)
The Case Against Mortgage Pre-Payment
Living Paycheck to Paycheck (On Purpose)
HD DVD Officially Dead: Long Live Blu-ray
Guide to Chase Credit Cards
Smart Women Marry for Money, and Here’s Why
Big Mistakes That Cost, Part 2
Big Mistakes That Cost, Part 1
I’m Getting a Raise and a Bonus, But Maybe I Should Leave
Increased 401(k) Contribution Rate
Jung Typology and Finance: Introversion vs. Extraversion
6 Tips for a Frugal Valentine’s Day (Reprint Plus)
This Month in the Archives: Mean People, Quicken Hack, and Marital Bliss
Tax Rebate Calculator Updated (and Blog Roundup)
Financial Attitudes: Charles Schwab’s Categorizations of Generation X
Still Use Snail Mail? Prepare for a Price Increase in May
Netflix to Support Blu-ray Exclusively
File Taxes for Free With I-CAN!, But is it Accurate?
How to Save a Million Dollars at Any Age: 55 Years Old
Purchased a New Camera (and Blog Roundup)
How Will the Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate Affect 2008 Tax Returns?
Actual vs. Budget Report, January 2008
Profile Pictures (Avatars) in the Comments
How the Future U.S. President Wants to Tax You
How to Save a Million Dollars at Any Age: 45 Years Old
My Favorite Source for Movies? The Library
Searching for a CD as the Rates Plummet
Personal Income Statement, January 2008 (Net Income: $7,790)
The Carnival is Up!
Personal Balance Sheet, January 2008 ($125,770, +2.3%)
Giants Win Superbowl (and Blog Roundup)
How to Save a Million Dollars at Any Age: 35 Years Old
How Do Finance Professors Invest?
Monthly Reminder: Subscribe to Consumerism Commentary
Banks React to Latest Fed Rate Drop
How to Save a Million Dollars at Any Age: 25 Years Old
Update: Guide to Citibank Credit Cards
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go (January 2008)
What’s More Important: High Interest or Customer Service?
Savings Square Added to High-Yield Accounts List
This Month in the Archives: Financial Ratios, Wage Inequality, and a Housing Bubble
The New Emergency Fund: Five Components of an Emergency Plan
Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate Calculator
Flexo’s Financial Goals: First Check-Up
Completely Redesigned High-Yield Interest Rate Page (and Blog Roundup)
Economic Stimulus Package Has Not Been Finalized
Still Believe Real Estate Values Never Go Down?
Today is the Worst Day of the Year: How Does it Affect Your Money?
Unexpected Call From Commerce Bank
I Received a Surprise 1099-INT
The Interest Rates are Falling
Put Your Savings in Hyperdrive: 6 Ways to Accelerate Your Interest
Chase Commuter Cash: Earn $10 for Every $150 Spent
Fed Cuts Short-Term Rate By 0.75 Points
Put Your Savings in Hyperdrive, Part 6: Make Your Raise Invisible
Economic Stimulus (and Blog Roundup)
Updated List of Savings and Checking Account Rates
Put Your Savings in Hyperdrive, Part 5: Hide Your Savings From Yourself
ING Direct Tax Forms Available Now
Helping Mom Retire, Part 1: Conquering the Stack
A Case of Really Bad Timing
Hedging Bets on Blu-Ray But Still Disappointed (and Blog Roundup)
Put Your Savings in Hyperdrive, Part 4: The Expensive Coffee-Related Drink Factor
Inflation Watch: Consumer Prices Rose 4.1% in 2007
The Mole on Lump Sum vs. Dollar Cost Averaging
Put Your Savings in Hyperdrive, Part 3: Automate Your Savings
My 2007 401(k) Performance and Blog Roundup
Put Your Savings in Hyperdrive, Part 2: Keep Your Change
Flexo’s Budget for 2008
Put Your Savings in Hyperdrive, Part 1: Open a High-Yield Account
Case Study: Multi-Millionaire Made on $11/hr Job
Importance of Budgeting Relates to Financial Condition and Habits
This Month in the Archives: Goals, Messy Desks, and Asset Allocation
Take This Rule of Thumb Quiz
Misconceptions About the Transition to Digital Television
5 Stupid Financial Mistakes I Made in 2007: Failing to Remain Competitive Within My Field
The Keynote Index Fund: Buying and Holding AAPL Beats Market Timing
New $50 Sharebuilder Bonus Promotional Offer
Toll Hikes Coming to N.J. Turnpike, G.S. Parkway, A.C. Expressway, and Route 440
5 Stupid Financial Mistakes I Made in 2007: Failing to Balance Rental Property Income with Deductible Expenses
Midweek Roundup: Welcome Consumerist Readers
15 Credit Cards With the Best Rewards
Ken Jennings’ Quote of the Day and What Would You Do With $1.5 Million?
The Carnival is Up!
$100 Bonus for Opening a Chase Checking Account
5 Stupid Financial Mistakes I Made in 2007: Underutilizing Financial and Tax Advisors
5 Stupid Financial Mistakes I Made in 2007: Failing to Establish a Spending Budget
Four Factors That Determine the Value of a Coin
How to Find (and Keep) Your Money
Presidential Dollar Coins: New Designs in 2008 and Future Changes
More Children are Budding Philanthropists
Morning Roundup: Goals Across the Web
Monthly Reminder: Subscribe to Consumerism Commentary
Personal Income Statement, December 2007 (Net Income: $4,252)
Personal Balance Sheet, December 2007 ($122,596, +1.5%)
Buy Holiday Items Now and Save Lots
5 Stupid Financial Mistakes I Made in 2007: Failing to Utilize the Energy Tax Credit
Eco-Friendly Ball for New Year’s Eve
Flexo’s Financial Goals and Resolutions for 2008
The Carnival is Up!
2007 Charitable Donations
Full 2007 Goal Review: How Well Did I Meet My Goals?
Cashed In Series EE Bonds
Weekend Roundup: Rock Band
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go (December 2007)
Index Fund Investors Earn More From Investments
Early Morning Roundup: $500 in Coins
Small-Time Philanthropy: The Charitable Gift Fund
There Are Things I Will Not Write About
Getting Your Finances On Track In 2008
Christmas Day Roundup
The Carnival is Up!
People Fail at Financial New Year’s Resolutions
Ignore the Inflation Rate
New Bonus Offers for American Express Credit Cards
Christmas Kittens: Not A Bargain
2008 Roth IRA: Lump Sum or Dollar Cost Average?
Weekend Roundup: Met My Charity Goal
Presidential Bank Lowers Rates on Savings and Checking
The New Quicken Online: A New Direction for Money Management Software
Consumerism Commentary Honored in BESPy Awards
HSBC Direct is the Next to Drop Rates
Teaching Children Practical Money Lessons: Entrepreneurship
Early Morning Roundup: Journeyman
Emigrant Direct Interest Drops to 4.65% APY
UPS Stealth Delivery
Teaching Children Practical Money Lessons: Investing
Early Morning Roundup: Old Maps
ING Direct Lowered Commissions for ShareBuilder Accounts
Chase TravelPlus Visa Card: 0% APR for 12 Months
Online Banking is Safe
Roth 401(k): It’s Official
The Carnival of Personal of Finance is Up!
Compact Fluorescent to Become Mainstream
Use Your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Funds Before It’s Too Late
Early Morning Roundup: Teaching Excel Edition
PriceProtectr Just Saved My Girlfriend $100
Weekly Roundup, Still Shopping Edition
Wall Street Journal Podcast: Finding Deals Online
Overspending for the Kids
Holiday Gift Guide, Part 4: Frugal Homemade Gifts
Get Rich Slowly to Host Carnival of Personal Finance
The Candidates’ Income Tax Plans: Republicans
Updated List of Savings and Checking Account Rates
The Candidates’ Income Tax Plans: Democrats
Holiday Gift Guide, Part 3: More Clutter-Free Consumable Gifts
2007: The End of TIAA-Cref for My Investments
$1,000,000 in Pennies in New York City
What’s in the Candidates’ Wallets?
This Month in the Archives: Whining, CFO of Your Own Life, and Flex Accounts
Here Comes the Roth 401(k)
Weekly Blog Roundup, Standing On Line Edition
Wall Street Journal Podcast: Safe and Smart Online Shopping
Welcome Readers of CNN Money
Bloggers: The Carnival of Personal Finance is Looking for Hosts
Math Anxiety Could Hurt Your Finances: 5 Ways to Get Over It
Ten Tips for the Holidays: Avoiding Credit Card Traps
J.D. From Get Rich Slowly is Debt Free!
Credit Cards for Balance Transfers: Low Promotional Interest Rates and Fees
Livin’ it Up: Young Philly Couple Charged With Identity Theft
Holiday Gift Guide, Part 2: Clutter-Free Consumable Gifts: Food and Drink
Wrapped Up Two Segments for WSJ Tech News Briefing
Thanks For the Bats
Monthly Reminder: Subscribe to Consumerism Commentary
State Farm to Pay Dividend to NJ Policyholders
Personal Income Statement, November 2007 (Net Income: $5,982)
Personal Balance Sheet, November 2007 ($121,861, +1.8%)
Weekly Blog Roundup, Holiday Shopping Edition
New Log-In Process Coming to EmigrantDirect
8 Tips for a Unsuccessful Office Holiday Party
Time to Run and Hide From Stocks?
Updated List of Savings and Checking Account Rates
Ben Stein: 3 Biggest Retirement Mistakes
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go (November 2007)
Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1: 3 Ways to Incorporate Charitable Giving
Year-End Tax-Saving Move: Charitable Contributions
Retirement Income Rule of Thumb Debunked
79 Cards Offering 0% APR on Purchases, Balance Transfers, or Cash Advances
Weekly Blog Roundup II, Market Crash Edition
Review: Navigating the Financial Blogosphere by Russell Bailyn
This Month in the Archives: Money Gifts, Cyber Monday, and the Season for Giving
Weekly Blog Roundup I, Guest Posts and Personal Stories
Black Friday and CVS Savings
Happy Thanksgiving!
Year-End Tax-Saving Move: Time Your Bonuses
After Black Friday, Retailers Face a Less-Than-Joyous Holiday Season
Year-End Tax-Saving Move: Tax Breaks for Saving
How to Turn $500 Into $7 The Hard Way
Year-End Tax-Saving Move: Reduce Capital Gains
ShareBuilder Acquired by ING Direct
3 Things You Need to Know Before Giving to Charity
Reader Question: Credit Freeze Worthwhile?
Year-End Tax-Saving Move: Green Energy
Consumption Is Investment
Weekly Blog Roundup II, $1 Headphones Edition
Investigation: Russ Whitney Should Resign as CEO and Chairman
Weekly Blog Roundup I, Blogging From the Airport Edition
More Education and Higher Incomes: More Likely to Have Had Music Education
Credit Card Jacked Up Interest Rate: Cancel the Card?
10 Easy Ways to Save Money Without Much Effort
Warren Buffett: Don’t Repeal the Estate Tax
A Car’s Resale Value: Does it Matter?
Facebook Goes Corporate: Become a Fan of Consumerism Commentary
Sold My Third Quarter Stock Purchase Plan Shares
My Picks From the Top 100 Undiscovered Websites
Gift Cards: Customers Lost $8 Billion Last Year
Pros and Cons Of New 401(k) Auto-Enrollment Rules
Members Only: Discounts Offered When Flashing the AAA Card
Weekly Blog Roundup, One Week to Flight Edition
Against Social Multitasking: Be Where You Are
Gay Men Earn 23% Less Pay Than Married Men
Reader Question: Forgo ESPP Share Discount?
Accepting Guest Posts for Thanksgiving
Alternative Retirement: A Lighthouse?
Pop Star Follies Part 2: Michael Jackson’s Foreclosure
The Decline and Fall of the U.S. Dollar
Stopping at a Gas Station for Directions Just Got Cooler
8 Secret Credit Scores You Don’t Know About
Edit Your Comments
Britney Spears: Doing Nothing With a Six-Figure Monthly Income
Do You Get Vaccinated Against Influenza?
This Month in the Archives: Wal-Mart Sales, Algebra, and Extravagance
Higher Health Insurance Premiums for Overweight: Discrimination?
Weekly Blog Roundup II, Heroes (Season One) Edition
The 6 Top Credit Cards for 0% APR on Purchases
Weekly Blog Roundup I, Report Cards Edition
Monthly Reminder: Subscribe to Consumerism Commentary
Personal Income Statement, October 2007 (Net Income: $5,851)
Personal Balance Sheet, October 2007 ($119,970, +6.4%)
Grabbing the Last of the 5.65 APY CDs
Savings and Checking Account Interest Yields Updated
Proposal to Raise NYC Transportation Costs
ING Direct Lowers Interest Rates Following Fed
Make the Most Out of Best Buy
Purchased Airline Tickets for Thanksgiving Vacation
A Sexier Retirement: 10 Exotic, Affordable Retiree Havens
Consumer Reports: Best and Worst Credit Card Issuers
Always Be Prepared: 5 Tips for Unexpected Job Loss
Announcing Weekly Giveaways for Helpful or Interesting Comments
Weekly Blog Roundup II: Middle Class, Investing in Yourself, and Jai Rodriguez
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go (October 2007)
Free Furniture for Boston Red Sox Fans
Weekly Blog Roundup I, New Bank Account Edition
New Jersey Prescription Drug Price Registry
The Distraction-Free Workplace is the Path to an Unfulfilled Life
Countrywide to Bail Out Overextended Borrowers
Opportunity to Buy A Dream Car For a Great Price
Don’t Tell Teens Too Much About Credit Cards
This Month in the Archives: Second Life, Credit Cards at Fault, and Inexpensive Flights
5 Signs You are About to Lose Your Job
Sumo Lounge Omni Chair Winner