This is bizarre and a bit troubling. Received a call from one credit card company questioning a charge. Turned out to be a fraudulent charge. Account was shut down. Around dinn …

I cannot get a mortgage due to foreclosure. I am not a first time buyer. I am already receiving teacher retirement. I really don not want to spend another 14,000 a year thrown aw …

We have yet to sign a listing agreement with a real estate agent. I know that if I were to try to rent our old house, I probably wouldn't have the stomach for dealing with tenants …

I'm putting together a blog carnival and ran across the term dividend yield on cost in one of the posts. Any idea what this means?

A class I attended this week talked briefly about umbrella liability insurance. The premium the instructor mentioned was something like $400/year for $1 million coverage. That se …

My DH tried to make a pun about brooms and something called a "sweep account." However, his attempt fell rather flat, as I had never heard of a sweep account. Now he's being all …

At the end of 2008, I opted out of a rate hike on my Citibank Mastercard. Now, I'm reconsidering having done so. I've had this card now for 18 years - all my other cards I opened u …

This article brought up a good point on the mortgage interest tax deduction being only a partial refund of the actual mortgage interest. When did this deduction go on the books? …

What does the term mean "accredited investor"? How can I became one and what are the advantages, disadvantages?

I got this question from a reader and wanted your opinions: I have both a mortgage on our house, and a home equity line of credit. The mortgage rate is fixed (4.4.%) for 15 years. …

I am just wondering if anyone else has had experience in using reward checking accounts? I have been using reward checking accounts for about two years now and have enjoyed using …

I think I understand the concept of non-profit, but let's say a 501(c)(4) organization (a civic organization) has a website. Can they accept advertising on their website (a link t …

A friend turned in an old favor and asked me to help sell some of her things. I told her how I'd do it, and also wrote a post on how to enlist Gmail to help sell things on Craigsl …

Does anybody have experience in taking out 0% credit cards for 6-12 months and putting them into a savings account and then paying them off before the interest rates kicks in? I kn …

In a few months, I will want to get a new credit card that offers 0% APR for 12 months. Many offers say either 6 or 12. How do I know which I'll be getting? I'd rather not apply an …