Jason Unger

If The FBI Director Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You

Despite the overall safety of online banking, there will continue to be scams targeting consumers who aren’t using their common sense when logging in. It can happen to anyone — yes, that means you — like it just happened to Robert Mueller, the director of the FBI. According to a speech Mueller gave at the […]

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Weekend Linkage: Active Management, Kids and the World Series

It almost seems like an echo chamber in here. We’re constantly talking about how index funds perform better and cost less than actively managed funds; now, we can safely say they’re less risky, too. New research from Morningstar, which rates and researches mutual funds, has found that rarely is it worth the risk to invest […]

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Money Management: Blunt Money

Continuing week 4 of Money Management by Personal Finance Bloggers, today we’re talking to Blunt Money of BluntMoney.com. Previous interviews: Mighty Bargain Hunter, Financial Freak Show, PT Money, Moolanomy, No Debt Plan, ToughMoneyLove and Gen X Finance. How do you spend: cash, debit or credit? Almost always credit. Do you bank online? How about use […]

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Money Management: Mighty Bargain Hunter

We’re starting week 4 of Money Management by Personal Finance Bloggers, and today we’re talking to Mighty Bargain Hunter, who writes at the site of the same name. Previous interviews: Financial Freak Show, PT Money, Moolanomy, No Debt Plan, ToughMoneyLove and Gen X Finance. How do you spend: cash, debit or credit? Usually credit, sometimes […]

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Ask the Readers: Do You Carry a Credit Card Balance?

As I’ve mentioned plenty of times in the past, I use a debit card for all of my spending, since it’s easy to track, the same as cash, and convenient. But I understand the argument for using your credit card the same way, if you can control your spending, pay off the bill every month, […]

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Best of Automatic Finances: September 2009

As we turn into the fall season and the weather gets colder, now’s the time to be improving your financial situation, whether it’s getting out of debt, building up an emergency fund or diversifying your income streams. Quite honestly, the people who will come out of this economy with the most are the people who […]

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Weekend Linkage: Good Debt, True Costs and Psychology

Is there such a thing as good debt? If you ask someone like Dave Ramsey, debt is always bad. The Mint Blog, on the other hand, examines the possibility of good debt, such as affordable housing, education and a car to get to work. Bottom line: The best kind of debt is debt you can […]

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Money Management: Financial Freak Show

Continuing week 3 of Money Management by Personal Finance Bloggers, today we’re talking to Financia, who writes at Financial Freak Show. Previous interviews: PT Money, Moolanomy, No Debt Plan, ToughMoneyLove and Gen X Finance. How do you spend: cash, debit or credit? I only use debit or cash. Mostly debit but I always carry cash. […]

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Money Management: PT Money

It’s week 3 of our series of Money Management by Personal Finance Bloggers, and today we’re talking to PT Money of the blog of the same name. Previous interviews: Moolanomy, No Debt Plan, ToughMoneyLove and Gen X Finance. How do you spend: cash, debit or credit? I use my debit card most of the time. […]

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Ask the Readers: Have You Gone Paperless?

In the age of online banking and digital record-keeping, it’s more convenient than ever to stop collecting piles of statements, receipts and even your bills. But that doesn’t mean people are ready to make such a change. A paperless financial lifestyle is easier said than done, but it’s accessible to just about anyone who wants […]

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Weekend Linkage: Online Banking, Yodlee and the iPhone

We didn’t really cover Mint’s acquisition by Intuit (makers of Quicken) for $170 million, but in the analysis of the deal, there’s been some interesting takes — and how Yodlee, the account aggregator used in Automatic Finances, plays into it. TechCrunch, which covers startups and the Silicon Valley scene, calls Mint Yodlee’s YouTube. Meaning, Mint […]

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Money Management: Moolanomy

In our second interview in the Money Management by Personal Finance Bloggers this week, we’re talking to Pinyo, owner of Moolanomy. (Other interviews: No Debt Plan, ToughMoneyLove and Gen X Finance.) How do you spend: cash, debit or credit? I use cash, EFT, and credit. But for the most part, everything goes on credit cards. […]

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Money Management: No Debt Plan

We’re continuing on with our series on Money Management by Personal Finance Bloggers, after last week’s look at Gen X Finance and ToughMoneyLove. Today, we’re chatting with No Debt Plan, of the site of the same name. How do you spend: cash, debit or credit? Mostly credit, but more recently due to a great local […]

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