0% APR, 12 Months w/ NO Balance Transfer Fee
I’m not an advocate of using credit cards to accumulate debt. However, with that said, I am an advocate of keeping as much money in your own pocket and out of the pockets of corporate America. I ran across this offer this afternoon and thought it could be of interest to someone looking to transfer [...]
Financial Ratios Part I: Liquidity Ratios
Liquidity Ratios can help determine whether or not you have enough current assets to pay for a large, unexpected expense, or enough money too tie you over in case of a period of reduced or eliminated income.
Current Ratio = Current (liquid) Assets / Current Liabilities
The current ratio tells you how many times over you could [...]
November 2008 Financial Ratios
No complaints here. It was another great month financially. The ratios speak for themselves, but here are some items I noticed.
SAVINGS RATIO: I have been debating wheter or not to include the money we put in our Health Savings Account into our savings category, but then I looked at the name again and decided it [...]
(+0.67% Month / +23.41% YTD) November 2008 Networth
With the S&P 500 down almost 45% YTD it was nice to see a minimal increase in our networth for the month as well as a steady increase in our YTD networth. Here’s how November shook out….
November Highlights
- As habit now, we saw a steady decrease in our IRA accounts. Thankfully we only have about [...]
How To Go Bankrupt While In Prison!!
At one time or another I think we have all wished we could become millionaires overnight. For some people, especially professional athletes, that is exactly what happens. Many of these athletes have grown up with next too nothing and are then given millions upon millions of dollars over night. Because these atheltes have never really [...]
CEO To Work For $1
Desperate times call for desperate measures. It looks like the auto industry really is strapped for cash and will do just about anything to get a chuck of the $700 billion bailout. Apparently Ford CEO Alan Mulally, will agree to work for $1 if Ford uses any of the money they are hoping [...]
November 2008 Spending Report
As you can see, November was a pretty ordinary month for us. We were able to hit our savings goal of 40% to stay on track for our down payment and Black Friday didn’t affect us too bad . Here are a few of the highlights.
Miscellaneous
Normally we try and keep our misc [...]
$25 PayPal Cashback
Every once in a while I run across a deal that may be of interest to others and today I saw one from Blockbuster and PayPal. If you sign up for a Blockbuster membership using your PayPal account you will can receive a $25 cashback reward…the only catch is you must be a paid subscriber [...]
