Article Archive for January 2013
Reader Question on Investing for Beginners: Betterment.com Review
Today, we have a reader question about the site Betterment.com. If you have a question for me, feel free to send me an e-mail.
Reader TA writes in:
I’m wondering if you’ve heard anything about the Betterment.com …
Preventative Care with a HSA: Free Physicals and Lab Work
Although HSA’s generally tend to have high deductibles, one great benefit is that preventative care is covered 100% for almost all HDHP plans. A recent industry survey found that over 80% of HSA plans provided …
Weekend Reading and Blog Round-Up
I’m dying for it to start raining again in SoCal so our mountains will get some snow. My day job is pretty flexible, so I usually try and get up to the local mountains the …
My New HSA Strategy – Rollovers and Trustee Transfers
Since my company was acquired by an even larger one last year, 2013 will be our first full year under the new administration. That means a whole lot of changes to our benefits and one …
Save $500 on a New iPhone 5 Through Walmart/Straight Talk
Ever since I graduated college, the one thing I’ve resisted doing on my own is signing up for my own cell phone plan. I’ve been on my mom’s family plan since freshman year of college …
Be Wary of Frontloading Your 401(k) Contribution and Losing Company Match
January is a great time to re-assess your retirement accounts. It’s important to review your 401k contribution and at least consider re-balancing your accounts at the beginning of every year. You’ve probably made a couple New …
$1,000 Cash Giveaway Hosted by Structured Settlement Quotes
Thanks to all of my readers for supporting this blog. I love giveaways so when I was asked to participate in this cash giveaway I jumped at the chance. Whenever I see a giveaway at …
Is Restaurant Week Even a Good Deal?
Have you heard of restaurant week? Most large metropolitan cities have some form of it, but the general idea is that you pay a discounted rate for a three course price fixed dinner at a …
Guest Post: Being Average
With the start of the new year, I’ll be back to posting regularly two times a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Today, I have the pleasure of bringing you a guest post from reader Bichon …
Breathe New Life Into Your PC or Mac Computer
For the past 5 years, all of my personal computer use has been on a 2009 Macbook Pro that I got as a graduation gift. I didn’t have to worry too much about the cost …



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