Do you dream of being an entrepreneur? For most of my life I didn’t like the idea. It actually scared me quite a bit, the thought of having to depend solely on myself. It seemed much safer to work for someone else. But the truth of the matter is, jobs aren’t 100% certain. You [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
When you begin to look for your dream home it can be intoxicating walking through house after house, envisioning the future in each one, but it pays to keep your head out of the clouds when you’re contemplating taking on debt for thirty years. One important thing to realize is that you want enough [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
I’ve enclosed the words new and free with quotation marks because this account is not actually new and while it does not have a monthly fee, it does require that I transfer at least $100 each month into my savings, so it’s not really free either. Well, with regards to actual money it is [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
A couple of weeks ago I told you about how Wells Fargo is eliminating free checking accounts and how I planned to close my account and start with a different one. I did not receive notice that this was happening until one day when I was doing my banking the teller let me [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
Yesterday I told you how Wells Fargo has decided to do away with free checking; at least the account I’ve had for about twenty years will no longer be free unless I meet certain criteria: 1) Set up a direct deposit of $100 or more 2) Maintain a daily balance of $1500. Since neither [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
Apparently Wells Fargo is making some changes. Last week when I did the banking for my employer, and deposited my payroll check, the teller informed me that Wells Fargo is no longer allowing free checking accounts. I have had this free checking account with Wells Fargo for almost twenty years. She told me starting [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
Hello to all my faithful readers, today I am just popping in for a quick minute to tell you my birthday is this week and I decided I’m going to give myself the gift of time.
I’m going to take a little tiny vacation from blogging.
Ever since the financial crisis hit us, which I first mentioned in this post: Tough Times at the Accountability Household, things still haven’t eased up. Mr. A’s business is bringing in enough to cover business expenses, and pay some extra toward the business credit card, but not enough to take a draw for our [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
A couple of months ago, Mrs. Money very succinctly put into words some of the fears I’ve had in her post Is Hyperinflation Imminent for the U.S.?
The past ten days hasn’t helped a bit. I keep feeling this underlying anxiety. Gas prices are rising in leaps and bounds. Ten days ago I was [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
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