Archive for February, 2010:

Introducing a Different Kind of Weekly Roundup

{ Posted on Feb 28 2010 by admin }
Categories : All Financial Matters
I have gotten away from doing roundups. Why? Because they are a royal pain in the rear to put together (and I must be lazy). I also have wondered about the effectiveness of the roundups for AFM ...Read More »

2010 Stock Returns Through February

{ Posted on Feb 28 2010 by admin }
Categories : All Financial Matters
I have made it a habit to track the total returns for the Standard & Poors 500, 400, and 600 Indexes. I have a ton of total return data on the S&P 500 going all the way back to ...Read More »

Saturday Sweeps: 2/27/10

{ Posted on Feb 28 2010 by admin }
Categories : Deal Seeking Mom
It’s Saturday again and that means another round of Saturday Sweeps. Come back each Saturday, and I’ll share my favorite sweepstakes for the week. I’d love to hear about a DSM reader winning big! Now through 3/15, enter Progresso’s Souper You ...Read More »

Best Gasoline For Your Car Engine? Not Always Premium Gas

{ Posted on Feb 28 2010 by admin }
Categories : The Digerati Life
Ready for a science class? Here’s something a little different. This is a guest post by Mr. Credit Card from www.askmrcreditcard.com. Today, Mr. Credit Card is going to be talking about the difference between regular and premium gasoline and ...Read More »

Is a Gas Credit Card Worth Getting?

{ Posted on Feb 28 2010 by admin }
Categories : Credit Card
As you head off to the nearest gas station for your weekly gas pump, you realize that the rising prices of gas are slowly affecting your monthly budget already. Like any hard working individual, you want to look for ways ...Read More »

Rite Aid Deals Week of 2/28/10

{ Posted on Feb 28 2010 by admin }
Categories : Deal Seeking Mom
Here are the best deals I see for Rite Aid this week. Seems like a decent week! You can print a $3/$15 Rite Aid purchase coupon to save even more. Don’t have a Rite Aid near you? You can score $25.50 ...Read More »

Review: Bargain Junkie

{ Posted on Feb 28 2010 by admin }
Categories : The Simple Dollar
Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book or other book of interest. You can check out my reviews of hundreds of personal finance books (and other related books of interest) all on one page. Bargain Junkie is ...Read More »

Wealthtrack – Romick’s contrarian views

{ Posted on Feb 28 2010 by admin }
This week on Wealthtrack, Consuelo Mack sits down with Steven Romick, the founder and portfolio manager of the five star FPA Crescent Fund. Romick’s contrarian views and go anywhere, invest in anything style have put him in the top one ...Read More »

Savvy Ways to Save while Shopping

{ Posted on Feb 28 2010 by admin }
The following guest post was written by Shannon M. Medisky. She focuses on discovering and recovering the hidden abundance we all already have. Visit her blog at HiddenAbundance.com or you can pick up her book: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to ...Read More »

Embrace the Struggle

{ Posted on Feb 28 2010 by admin }
The following book review of Embrace the Struggle was written by CPF reader Robert Strauss. Zig Ziglar has always said that “Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up, starting from where you are and moving forward, is a ...Read More »