So, since my desktop tower crapped out, I'd been looking for something to replace it. My folks have a special computer guy they trust, so I sent them the specs on what I was looking for, and one computer in particular that I had found a deal on. Their guy told me to jump on it, because it was a sweet deal ( Read more... )

In the 4,000 emails I had waiting for me when I returned from France, Tuesday night, I found this little gem:

Great news! Your Orange Savings Account rate just went up. On November 29th, we increased the variable Annual Percentage Yield on the Orange Savings Account to 4.50% - 8X the national average.

Oh goodie! I just love ING!

Just got an email from ING Direct stating:

Great news! We increased the variable Annual Percentage Yield on the Orange Savings Account to 4.40% on September 5th.

Yay for more savings interest! Woohoo!

Just checked my ING account and discovered that I've earned almost $127.36 in interest so far this year... approximately $1.17 per day during April! They also just raised the interest rate on the account effective May 1st, 2006 too ( Read more... )

Just checked my ING account and discovered that I've earned almost $92 in interest so far this year... approximately $1.09 per day during March! They also just raised the interest rate on the account effective April 1st, 2006 too ( Read more... )

My last trip to Albertson's was another great one on saving money at the store. The original total of items purchased came to: $145.92 and I actually paid $93.33 for the cart full of groceries ( Read more... )

In the mail yesterday I received another 1098 Form from the interim mortgage company that showed an additional almost $700 I had paid in mortgage interest in 2005. Having already sent off my taxes electronically, I now have to wait to see if the feds catch my neglect of having that amount in the total, and alter the amount refunded. It's about $ ( Read more... )

I had all my paperwork gathered together and was just waiting for my W-2 to arrive. So, I bopped over to TaxAct.com, entered all my information in, and submitted my forms electronically. I already got an email from the IRS this morning stating that my forms had been accepted, and that I should receive my refund into my bank account by February ( Read more... )

My last trip to Albertson's was another great one on saving money at the store. The original total of items purchased came to: $166.13 and I actually paid $98.30 for the cart full of groceries ( Read more... )

My last trip to Albertson's was another great one on saving money at the store. The original total of items purchased came to: $145.31 and I actually paid $92.07 for the cart full of groceries ( Read more... )