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This week a casual incident taught us a few things about frugal living. While shopping for groceries we bumped into an old friend from high school. We were close friends but had lost touch since we graduated. There was so much to catch up with but a grocery store seemed the last place in the world for doing so. Spontaneously we invited him to have dinner with us. He graciously accepted and

Dec 06, 2011: We had set aside some time this weekend to pay a visit to our elderly Aunt Jane* and Uncle James*. They are a lovely couple and it's always a pleasure to spend time with them :).

Our Uncle James is a very serious person with a solid character rooted in good values and habits. On the other hand Aunt Jane is an extremely jovial, a happy go lucky motherly lady who always showers

Dec 01, 2011: Today we went to a Walgreen's store to return some gifts that we felt were not going to be useful for this Christmas. While waiting in the line for returns we over heard a conversation amongst two middle aged ladies standing right ahead of us.

One of the them was sharing an inspiring story about how she had saved around $40 on her medication by clipping coupons and shopping for

Mar 29, 2011: First of all let's try this pop quiz:
Can anyone take out money from your bank account without your permission?You must be thinking "How on earth can that can be?" The next thought might be "Are these folks crazy?" Ahh...m, please read on to find out the truth!



What is a direct deposit?

A direct deposit is a way of directly depositing a pay check into your bank account by your

May 26, 2010: We had a dramatic event at our household over the weekend. A couple of friends along with their families had dropped by to watch a movie. One of their kids wanted some popcorn. So this little one headed to our kitchen, put the popcorn on, pressed 22 instead of 2 minutes, and rushed out of the kitchen.

Soon the smoke alarm went off, and we rushed to the kitchen. There was smoke

Today we received a letter from Citibank notifying us that they are going to introduce an annual fee of $60 for our Citi Cash Returns Card effective from April 1, 2010. This was a nice card which offered a no hassle 1% cash back on ALL purchases. The best part was that we'd get our cash back check automatically once it crossed $50. No headaches of ordering a rewards check or expiring rewards.

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]July 22, 2009: Recently we learnt a lesson about withdrawing money after depositing a check for a large amount. Please read on to learn the drama as it unfolded. We hope that our readers can benefit from this experience of ours and avoid paying unnecessary fees.Day 1 - We went to a physical branch of a

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]We take so many things for granted in our lives when we wake up to a new day. Today God taught us a lesson in gratitude. While brushing our teeth when we turned on the tap to wash our mouths, there was no water! The story was the same for the faucets in the kitchen sink. Since we have no alternate source of

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Sep 15, 2008: We still remember the shock that enveloped us as September 11 unfolded itself in 2001. The fragility of life and our helplessness depicted the puny of our planning in the face of destiny. Last week as another September 11 passed by we paused for a while to see what we had learnt in these seven

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]This February we wrote about AmtrustDirect's $50 Cash Bonus deal. Amtrust was offering $50 for signing up for their Smart Save-Up plan. This feature made it easy to set-up ongoing deposits into our e-Money Market or e-Savings account at AmtrustDirect.com. We were required to set up an automatic transfer of

A couple of months ago we had opened a Citi Cash Returns Master Card account to avail it's promotional rate of 5% cash back on all purchases for first 3 months. At present the effective cash back on this card is 1.20% on all purchases for the first year.

Well, to maximize our rewards we were using this card for all purchases, big or small. And on that spree, while booking a flight to London, we

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]We had opened a visa credit card from United Airlines (UAL) to avail the sign-up bonus of 20000 miles and the membership waiver for the first year. This card is great. We have received our bonus miles as promised. Often when we travel on United Air we use it for booking our tickets to earn double miles on an