This morning my guest post about the benefits of joining the military versus going to college went live on Financial Samurai. If this is your first time to my site, welcome! You can learn more about me here. The short
When I purchased my new 2015 Mazda 3, the dealership advertised a 36 month 0% interest auto loan, with no payments in the first 90 days and nothing due at signing. Sounds like a great deal! However, if you took
Overseas money transfers can be scary and expensive, especially if you have never done one before. But they don’t have to be. This is my OFX review. Last month I had the opportunity for an investment in a foreign startup
So far this year I have spent 3 weeks out of the past 4 months at my home station. The rest of the time I’ve been TDY or deployed to a dozen different countries. While I’m travelling, the topic of
Over the summer, Chase Bank sent me an offer in the mail to open a checking account with them. The sweetener? $150 cash bonus, just for opening the account. Any strings attached? Sure, but they were relatively easy to cut.
Finding a bank account with an interest rate greater than 1% is difficult these days. Google Advisor, a free comparison tool for credit cards, CDs, checking, and savings accounts has the highest savings accounts at 1.3%. On 5 year CDs,
I’ve applied for dozens of credit cards over the years and cashed in thousands in free airfare doing it. I’m also wary about offers that would take me out of my normal monthly credit card spending (around $1000/month). To keep it simple
This is a bit of a follow up to my article on how credit cards work. APR, or Annual Percentage Rate, is how credit card companies make money. (There’s also their transaction fees of 1-3% of each transaction, but we’ll
I’m a big fan of responsible credit card use. (Unlike some financial “gurus.”) With a few cards offering 5% cash back and most good credit cards offering 1-2% back on purchases, those reward points can add up quickly for spending
I love Reddit.com because it shows the power of the “wisdom of the crowd.” Anyone can post anything they want and the users of the site vote content up and down, based on whether they like it or not. This