The IRS has released an official tool to check the status of your stimulus check, otherwise known as Economic Impact Payment / Coronavirus Tax Relief. It seems like you can also add your bank account information for direct deposit if they don't … [Read the rest]
Official IRS Tool to Check Status of Stimulus Check
April 16, 2020 By 3 Comments
Last updated: April 16, 2020
Couch Potato Portfolios: Simple, Cheap, and Diversified Still Works
April 16, 2020 By 3 Comments
Scott Burns of the Dallas News is known for his "Couch Potato Portfolios". These are literally the simplest, laziest, easiest portfolios that you will ever see. The Basic Couch Potato Portfolio is 50% Total US Stock and 50% Total US Bond … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 16, 2020
Free HBO: 500 Hours Free To Stream During April 2020
April 16, 2020 By 1 Comment
For the month of April, HBO is making 500 hours of programming available to stream for free (without ads) for a limited time on HBO Now and HBO Go services without a subscription. You can download the HBO Go or HBO Now apps for iOS and Android, and … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 16, 2020
CIT Bank Savings Builder $300 Deposit Bonus (EXPIRED)
April 10, 2020 By 28 Comments
(NOTE: This promotion is expired. Please visit this page for current CIT Bank products and rates.) Expired info for historical reference purposes: CIT Bank still has their Savings Builder Account deposit bonus. The bonus has increased to up … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 2, 2024
My Unconventional Best Work-From-Home Gear Guide (What’s Yours?)
April 9, 2020 By 10 Comments
I'm quite familiar with working from home in my tiny 78 sq. ft. "office", but after looking at some online WFH gear guides recently, it's all about standing desks, latest laptop models, and USB hubs. Eh? My desk is a basic folding table and my … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 9, 2020
Bank of America Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) List of Required Documentation
April 8, 2020 By 3 Comments
As a follow-up to my initial post on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), there has been a some speculation as to the specific documentation required to prove your eligibility and payroll numbers. Each lender may have some discretion as to … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 8, 2020
US Stocks vs. International Stocks vs. US Bond Index Returns Since 2000
April 6, 2020 By 6 Comments
If you can take it, here is some more humbling food for thought. Here is a comparison of the growth of $10,000 invested in either the Total US stock, Total International Stock, or Total US bond index fund from the beginning of this century … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 6, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): Forgivable SBA Loans For 2.5x Monthly Payroll
April 5, 2020 By 15 Comments
If you are a small business impacted by COVID-19, including self-employed and independent contractors, you have hopefully been following the developments of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 11, 2020
Best Interest Rates on Cash – April 2020
April 2, 2020 By 4 Comments
The Federal Reserve further cut their target Fed Funds Rate to zero in March, so we continue to see a steady stream of rate drops on cash savings. I hope that some of you got a nice rate locked-in if you tried to refinance your mortgage. Here's … [Read the rest]
Last updated: May 30, 2020
National Emergency Library: Free Digitized Book Access During Pandemic
April 2, 2020 By Leave a Comment
It is estimated that 1 in 5 students across the world are currently unable to attend school. In response, the Internet Archive opened the National Emergency Library, which suspends the normal lending waitlists on its 1.4 million digitized books. … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 2, 2020
CARES Act: Stimulus Checks, Unemployment, Student Loan, IRA/401k, HSA/FSA Changes
March 31, 2020 By 14 Comments
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the federal government approved a third round of economic relief. There is plenty of media coverage, but after reading multiple articles I noticed that nearly all of them miss at least one thing that another … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 2, 2020
The Hype Cycle of DIY Investor Self-Confidence
March 31, 2020 By 1 Comment
In an article about the challenges of autonomous vehicles, I came across a chart of the Hype Cycle from the consulting firm Gartner that supposedly models the life cycle of new technology: Maybe it's just me, but I found this curve to also … [Read the rest]
Last updated: March 31, 2020
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