The Treasury Department announced that, effective January 4th, 2012, you will be allowed to purchase $10,000 each of Series I and Series EE bonds per year per person. Previously, it was believed that wed only be allowed to purchase $5,000 of each series because the annual limit was $5,000 for electronic bonds and $5,000 for [...]
If you are a fan of United Airlines (which recently merged with Continental), United miles are an excellent tool to save money on future flights. Each mile is worth one cent toward a future flight, so the more the better. There are a few credit cards that offer a large upfront bonus of United miles. [...]
Based on my own personal experience I can tell you that expectations of your significant other change as soon as you move in together. All of a sudden, you expect him to make the bed, walk your dog, wash the dishes, and put the toilet seat down. He wants you to cook him [...]
Delaying starting a pension, even by a year, could cost you a fortune down the line. In fact, according to new research from Hargreaves Lansdown, skipping a trifling £600 contribution could make you £43,000 worse off in retirement! And seeing as the government has said they’re delaying the automatic enrolment of employees without a pension [...]
There have been a lot of technology initial public offerings (IPO) this year and theyve gotten a ton of press. It reminds me of the tech bubble over a decade ago when anything with a .com could IPO and skyrocket in the first day. This year weve seen plenty from LinkedIn to Pandora to Groupon [...]
The Verdict: The Visa Gold card is a good choice for many members of BFSFCU. This credit card is intended as a starter card and works very well as a backup card for emergencies. It has a full range of travel benefits, no annual fee and a very reasonable APR, particularly for members that don’t [...]
A few years ago, Netflix and Wal-Mart allegedly entered an agreement where Wal-Mart agreed to exist the DVD rental business and promote Netflix’s service and Netflix would not sell new DVDs to compete with Wal-Mart. A group of Netflix customers have banded together to enter a class action anti-trust lawsuit against the two companies for [...]
If you don’t have any staff, or if there are just a handful of you, it’s still possible to qualify for a “tax-free knees-up” at Christmas, says Tax Tips & Advice. The important thing is to keep within the taxman’s £150 a head exemption, which extends to a guest (such as a spouse or partner). [...]