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[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]What are TIPS?Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are a special type of note or bond issued by the US Department of Treasury. TIPS made their debut on Jan 29, 1997 as investment instruments whose main function was to provide protection against inflation. The principal is linked with the rise and

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]The LATEST RANKINGS are available HERE.Updated on May 29, 2009: Welcome back to our rankings of personal finance (pf) blogs for May 2009 based on traffic data of April 2009. It requires a lot of hard and smart work to figure among the best personal finance blogs. Heartiest congratulations to all those who

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]eFirstBank is offering a $50 sign up bonus for a new personal checking account with at least $50. This offer is specifically for their customers in Arizona, California and Colorado. If you are not from these three states you can quit reading from here on :(.Sign Up Link: Deal & DetailsOffer valid for personal

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Capital One Direct Banking is offering special signup bonuses for Costco Members. If we sign up for a Capital One's Online Savings account, then Executive Costco Members will earn $60 as a sign up bonus while Gold Star or Business Costco Members will earn $20. This account offers an APY of 1.90% for balances

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]May 26, 2009: FDIC has extended its insurance coverage limits of for $250,000 per depositor for funds in deposit accounts, including checking and savings accounts, money market deposit accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs). The legislation authorizing the extension of increased insurance coverage limits

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Amboy Direct is offering a $50 sign up bonus for their eSavings account. This account earns a high APY of 1.51%. To earn the $50 bonus you need to maintain a minimum monthly average balance of $3,000 or more for 90 days. Then $50 will be credited to your account in the next statement cycle.If $3000 appears to

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]May 20, 2009: Today U.S. investigators criminally charged FTC Capital Markets' Chairman Guillermo Clamens and Nazly Cucunuba Lopez with conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud possibly involving hundreds of millions of dollars. This was a result of a civil lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court by

Ing Direct's Electric Orange, a flexible checking account that also pays high interest is offering a $50 sign-up bonus for new users!

$50 Ing Checking Promotion
All you need to do earn this $50 bonus is to simply open an account and make a total of 3 Card purchases OR Person2Person (P2P) Payments (or any combo of the two) within 45 days of account opening. On day 50, you'll have $50 in your

In its bankruptcy filing the ailing company Chrysler disclosed that it might eliminate about 800 dealerships in a matter of a few weeks. This might save the company but will axe thousands of jobs. Chrysler said that a little over half of its dealers make up ninety percent of its sales, which is why it wants to eliminate the more poorly performing locations.

In many small towns these dealerships

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).] The winner of our giveaway of a pro version of YNAB (You Need A Budget) Personal Finance software is the entry with comment #8 - Brandon. Congrats Brandon! We will email Jesse (who has created YNAB) and he'll get in touch with Brandon for his free copy of YNAB Pro worth $50 :).Heartfelt thanks to all who

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Today we have some good and bad news to share with our readers. We'll present the good news first since positive vibes set a better tone for our minds. We have been set free to design and pursue a means of lifestyle which would rid us of the nine to five shackles. For us, the present is filled with infinite

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]May 05, 2009: We are avid readers who love the smell and feel of new books. So often we visit Barnes & Noble, settle down in a quiet corner and read new titles. In the past we've been members of Barnes & Nobel and enjoyed its benefits.Currently we've curtailed such membership expenses to boost our savings.

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]May 04, 2009: Mother's day is almost here. We've already presented windowboxes as a cool gift idea for moms who love to garden. But flowers always seem to bring an instant smile to our mom's loving face. Some ideas never seem to age, they are evergreen. Come to think of it, they are like our mom's love which

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