This is a guest post from Jonathan, one of the writers at Master Your Card. The blog is all about teaching people how to be fiscally responsible, with the focus on helping readers to get out (and stay out) of credit card debt. If you’re a parent then you probably know that your kids are […]
With my wife’s job change comes the addition of flexible spending accounts (FSA) for us to consider. A few days ago, we looked at the dependent day care FSA so let’s round up the discussion by looking at the health care version today. Health Care Flexible Spending Account With any FSAs, the main benefit is […]
I read in the paper on Sunday where an article suggested that instead of all the silly bailout, we ought to pass legislation to let homeowners deduct $2 for every $1 of interest that they pay. It’s a creative way to help the troubled housing and financial markets and one that I’d like to discuss […]
For the first time ever, a company that my wife or I worked for offered flexible spending accounts (FSA). We were given two accounts to enroll in: Dependent Day Care FSA nad Health Care FSA. I will be looking into each of these in more detail. Today, let’s focus on: Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending […]
Ever wonder how many companies announced plans to participate in the US’s government TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program)? I did a little digging and as of November 18th, there were at least 25 companies either approved or planning to participate. Here’s an unordered list. First Midwest Bancorp Inc. (FMBI) – Received preliminary approval for about […]
I’ve contemplated about switching my checking account to the online high yield checking account (ING’s electric orange or ETrade’s online account come to mind) before. I will be honest, I wanted to switch not because I liked the other two companies better but mainly due to a high(er) yield when compared to my current Wells […]
