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Nov 17, 2008: Etrade's Max-Rate checking account - in their words it's "checking on steroids" is still offering a 2.90% APY on balances over $5000. Under current circumstances, this high APY for an online checking account is pretty commendable. Let's check out the steroids once more:

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Nov 10, 2008: Most of our readers may be aware that CNBC is back with their million dollar portfolio challenge. Each player is given 1 million dollar play or fictitious money as principal amount to start with. Participants are ranked based on their portfolio performance everyday. Each week the investor with

If you are planning to open a Power Etrade account for doing some professional investing with active trading then this is the time to go for it since Power Etrade is offering 500 FREE trades when you open a new Power Etrade account by 31st December, 2010. This offer applies only to new ETRADE CompleteTM or Power ETRADE accounts opened with a minimum $2,000 deposit from an external bank or

Discover More is offering a great $50 Cashback Bonus when you make $599 in purchases within first 3 months after your account is opened along with a 5% cash back bonus (in popular categories) and no annual fee.

Also, they have a 0.0% APR on purchases for 6 months from the date of account opening. And if you are planning to do balance transfers, they are offering 0.0% APR until the last day

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]The LATEST RANKINGS are available HERE.Updated on Nov 04, 2008: Welcome back to our rankings of personal finance (pf) blogs for October 2008 based on traffic data for September 2008. It requires a lot of dedicated hard and smart work to figure among the best personal finance blogs. Heartiest congratulations

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]We had thirty six enthusiastic entries to our giveaway of two copies of Jason Zweig's superb book "Your Money & Your Brain." Now here is the exciting part of generating two random numbers (at http://random.org). The winners are ........Who are the lucky souls with entries 86 and 49?EyesLikeSugar and Reva

Quicken's online version of its personal finance management software has catapulted it to the league of

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Zecco is celebrating their customers in October and thanking them with unlimited commission free trades for the entire month. You’ll be able to take advantage of this, but you’ll need to have a funded account in order to place trades.In addition, Zecco is waiving all commission charges for all accounts,

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance(http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Paypal and North West Airlines (NWA) have tied up to provide a great deal for travelers. Now we can get a $50 cash back and a chance to win $10,000 (Sweepstake) with each eligible ticket that we purchase using PayPal on nwa.com. This offer is good on five eligible tickets.Online Link: Deal & DetailsCash back

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]This contest has ended and the winner has been announced. Click here for current giveaways.We heartily welcome you to our current give away of Brett Wilder's fantastic book "The Quiet Millionaire." This is one of the finest books which covers the entire gamut of personal finance. You can know more about it

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]The LATEST RANKINGS are available HERE.Sep 30, 2008: Welcome back to our rankings of personal finance (pf) blogs for September 2008 based on traffic data for August 2008. Heartiest congratulations to all bloggers who made it to the Top 100. As you may have noticed, there are some discrepancies in Quantcast

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]With the stock market nose diving and banks failing every other day, it's natural to think about protecting our hard earned money and assets from the current financial crisis. For a common person, most of his/her assets are either stowed away as savings in a bank account, or invested in a portfolio in the

Sony Card (visa credit card) is offering a $100 sign up bonus after first qualifying purchase. This credit card is good deal for people who do a lot of shopping at Sony Style.It comes with no interest for 12 months on purchases of $299 or more plus 5 Sony

[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

Looking forward towards reading some great

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Feb 04, 2010: Schools and universities has opened for the Fall semester. It is time to register for classes and buy text books at bargain rates before school begins. Amazon has come up with some great promotional deals on textbooks for students. Good Luck in saving your dollars!


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[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]This card has been discontinued. You may like to check out Costco Amex True Earnings Card which is currently offering 3% cash back for all automobile purchases.Aug 19, 2008: Rising gas prices compelled us to look for a gas rebate card that would help us save money on our gas purchases. Our search revealed

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).] We recently concluded a series which dealt with increasing our awareness about some common caveats of the credit card game. Knowing about these oft practiced sly tricks can help us save hundreds of dollars and hours of head ache as well as stress. It will also aid us to be better debt managers while

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]AMEX - True Earnings® Card from Costco and American Express is a great cash back card for everyone. With gas prices increasing every other day, this card lures us with a 3% cash back on gas purchases. Other attractive incentives include 3% cash back for restaurants, 2% cash back on travel and 1% cash back

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]The LATEST RANKINGS are available HERE.Updated on Aug 13, 2008: Welcome back to our rankings of personal finance (pf) blogs for July 2008 based on traffic data for June 2008. Heartiest congratulations to all bloggers who made it to the Top 100. This month, we've given a new twist to our rankings. Please allow

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Aug 11, 2008: If you are planning to buy a shredder, then check out this great coupon from Staples which offers 10% back on all shredders. Online Link: Deal & DetailsThis deal is valid from August 1–31. Staples Rewards members earn 10% back in rewards on every shredder purchased. That's savings on top of

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]For a limited time Etrade has reduced their brokerage commission to $5 on stock and trade options when we open a new E*TRADE Complete™ Investment or Power E*TRADE Account by 30th September, 2008 with a minimum $1000 deposit.In addition they are offering FREE access to independent research from leading

Citibank is rewarding business owners with a $100 sign-up bonus when they sign up for The Citi Business Card and spend $250. The bonus will be awarded as 10000 Thank You Points redeemable for a $100 gift card from the Thank You Network of Merchants.

This card has no annual fees and comes with a 0% APR on purchases for 12 months.

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[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).] There are many credit card programs which do not offer any grace period. A wise strategy is to simply avoid such cards whenever possible.What is a grace period?The period from the statement date to the payment-due date is known as grace period. If we make a full payment by the end of the grace period, the

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Jun 9, 2008: A crucial step in creating long-term wealth is to have a diversified portfolio that would behave reasonably well under various market conditions. Many experienced investors spice up their portfolio with few sector funds which have a potential to fetch above average returns. Sector funds are

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).] Most technology oriented professionals like us spend a considerable amount of our salaries on cell phone, internet and phone services. It would help if we could pinch some savings in this area of our budgets.It seems that those of us who are using AT&T for our wireless and phone services just got lucky.

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Often credit card companies charge various types of sneaky fees that catch us unaware. They do list all fees in their fine print and we do agree to abide by them when we open an account. But often there are some practical difficulties which might cause us to err. And then we end up paying heavily.One of

Today we came across a brand new product from Citi. Its called "Citi Home Rebate Platinum Select Card." There is a 6% rebate on purchases in the categories of utilities, cable/satellite tv, internet connection and telecom services for 12 months. And the cool part is that the rebates are applied to our mortgage's principal. Neat concept!

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[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).] Amtrust is offering a 3.70% APY for their 1 year CD. We've been their customers for the past couple of years. Our experience till now has been good. They are a simple yet secure online bank with no frills.Online Link: Deal & DetailsCall 1-888-228-8146 to open by phone.Certificate of Deposit accounts require

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).] A survey for MSN Money and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling finds that few of us i.e. Americans, possess the basic financial skills or resources to cope with a recession. Now that is scary!It seems that most of us do not have the requisite money management skills. Well, like another skill,

For business owners looking for a web presence, Microsoft has created a great opportunity. They are offering free hosting, a free domain name along with free access to MS Office Live Basics for small businesses. That's a triple whammy!

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[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Amtrust is offering $50 for signing up for their Smart Save-Up plan. This feature makes it easy to set-up ongoing deposits into our e-Money Market or e-Savings account at AmtrustDirect.com. More so because of this limited time bonus! Also, our savings can enjoy Amtrust's high APYs (4.50% for their e-MMA,