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Consumer Reports: Which Store Brand Food is the Cheapest Overall?

Consumer Reports compared several name brand products against generic store brands to see which private label products get the closest to the name brand for the lowest cost. I have never found any other ketchup that tastes like Heinz, but I could … [Read the rest]

Charlie Munger Fireside Chat with Todd Combs (April 2022): Full Recording and Transcript

Charlie Munger held a fireside chat with Todd Combs back in April 2022 as part of a Singleton Prize for CEO Excellence event, and more recently a full audio recording and full text transcript has been made available. The talk covered a variety of … [Read the rest]

Plynk Investing App: $60-$95 in New User Bonuses (+$100 for Existing Users)

Update for existing users: Plynk has rolled out a new Recurring Deposit Match promotion for existing users worth up to another $100. You just have to set up recurring deposits of at least $10 and Plynk will match the match the second recurring … [Read the rest]

Warren Buffett CNBC Interview April 2023: Video & Full Transcript

Becky Quick had another CNBC interview with the Warren Buffett and Greg Abel of Berkshire Hathaway, likely as a preview to the annual shareholder meeting that is coming up soon in May. You can watch a replay of the interview via this CNBC YouTube … [Read the rest]

Andrews FCU $200 PayBack Checking Promo

Andrews Federal Credit Union has a $200 PayBack Checking offer with qualifying direct deposits to a new checking account. Offer expires 5/31/23. Here is the breakdown of the bonus: $75 credit within one business day of the opening of the … [Read the rest]

William Bernstein on Holding Both Treasury Bonds and TIPS (or Savings I Bonds)

William Bernstein has a new article titled Riskless at Age 104 in which he outlines why he just bought some 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) that won't mature until he is 104 years old. Despite that distracting headline, the … [Read the rest]

Amazon Prime Stock Up & Save Promo: 20% Off $50+ of Amazon Brand Everyday Items

Amazon is running a 20% Off Stock Up & Save Promo for Amazon Prime members that spend at least $50 on Amazon-branded everyday essential items like Presto paper towels, Amazon Basics paper towels, Amazon Basics disinfectant wipes, Presto toilet paper, … [Read the rest]

CBC Federal Credit Union 5-Year CD at 5.25% APY (Expired)

(Update: This offer is no longer available, but the credit union was very customer-friendly and did honor their rate for those that opened the account during the period when the offer was displayed on their website. You just had to call them up and … [Read the rest]

Investment Asset Classes: What Do You Really Need?

The Morningstar article Why Investment Complexity Is Not Your Friend points out that out of the thousands of available ETFs and mutuals available, most of them are so narrowly-focused that you really don't even need to consider them. What asset … [Read the rest]

Discover Bank Deposit Bonus: $150/$200 ($15,000/$25,000 Required)

Bonus still available in 2023. Discover Bank has an ongoing deposit bonus for new customers for their online savings account. If you open a new account through this link (currently shows promo code SAVE323W2 with expiration date 5/31/23) or this … [Read the rest]

Examples and Stories of Working Less on Purpose (to Live More)

My philosophy on financial freedom essentially boils down to believing you have the power to make choices that affect your life. Do not accept that the world is against you and that there is no point in trying. Everyone is dealt different cards, … [Read the rest]

Chime Fintech App Review: $100 Simple Bonus

Simple $100 bonus. Chime is a popular fintech app with a simple $100 cash bonus (up from $50) after a single direct deposit of $200+ within the first 45 days of new account opening. To get this offer, you must be referred by an existing user. Here … [Read the rest]