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Review – Scottrade

Kyle — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:30:20 +0000

Some of you may remember my first foray into investing. It was an half thought out idea that was, in hindsight, quite stupid. As a result of that I have been working towards a more sane and economical approach to getting some non-retirement funds invested into the markets. I am by no means a day [...]

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Ally Checking Account Review

Kyle — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:30:51 +0000

Ally bank who who prides themselves on being free of red tape and offering no nonsense savings accounts and CD’s is now offering an online checking account. I recently talked about problems with my online checking account and Ally has taken all those things I hate and made them disappear with their Ally Interest Checking [...]

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iPhone App Review – iXpenseIt

Kyle — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:30:41 +0000

iXpenseIt by FYI Mobilware, Inc. allows you to input daily expenses with your iPhone. The system handles budgets based on Type, Category, Subcategory and more. You can set your budgets to daily, monthly or anywhere in-between. A while back I went on a business trip and decided to test out the app for tracking my [...]

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Review – Crush It! (VIDEO)

Kyle — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:02:59 +0000

This is my first stab at doing a video blog post so don’t hate on me to bad. I tried using a webcam but the audio sucked and the video quality was sub par, this final version of the video was shot using my iPhone and I actually think it turned out surprisingly well. If [...]

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Review – SmartyPig

Kyle — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:01:41 +0000

Monday I talked about how I was going to use SmartyPig to save for my investment account opening balance so I thought I would give you a little more information on SmartyPig. SmartyPig is not your typical online high yield savings account. They have taken your savings and made them goal oriented like no bank [...]

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Review – Your Money Ratios

Kyle — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:02:52 +0000

I was given a copy of Your Money Ratios by Charles Farrell and asked to provide my thoughts on the book. I would like to first state that I was not asked to provide positive feedback on the book, just my honest opinion of the material and how it was presented. I am also going [...]

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Personal Finance Web App Review – BudgetPulse

Kyle — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:09:56 +0000

In the past I have harped on GNUCash as an Open Source alternative to desktop applications like Quicken and Microsoft Money. As opposed to desktop software there is the big online account aggregators like Yodlee and Mint. One of the big concerns with the online account aggregation sites is security. You are entrusting all of [...]

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iPhone App Review: Home Inventory

Kyle — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:05:48 +0000

Yesterday I wrote about why you need a home inventory and a general overview of what type of information you need to include. My second passion is definitely tech and since Apple’s slogan is “There’s an App for that” I went out to find one to help me get my home inventory in order. Home [...]

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Review – Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel

Kyle — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:21:37 +0000

About the Book Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel is essentially extreme tips for saving money and losing any semblance you may have of dignity. Phil Villareal provides 100 tips to help you learn how to do things like: Get free meals at restaurants Finagle your way into a cheaper hotel room Save money at the [...]

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EverBank Review

Kyle — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0000

EverBank® is consistently in the top tiers for rate offerings on online savings accounts. Their static rate has them in the top ten of my rate list, and if you include their promotional rate they are number two for the first year of deposits depending on the balance. The rates used by Everbank are tiered [...]

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