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Health Savings Accounts (HSA’s) Are Awesome – 7 Reasons

Mar 12, 2010 4:00am

As the owner of an independent health insurance agency and the founder of a website for comparing health insurance providers I often get asked, “What type of health insurance do YOU have?” Of course, no one health insurance company or health insurance plan is right for everyone because everyone has...

Links 03-07-10

Mar 7, 2010 8:02pm

I started off the week the week with a nice surprise, getting linked to from Lifehacker: Should You Pay Off A High Balance or High Interest Rate Credit Card First? – Credit Cards – Lifehacker. First, let me say I LOVE Lifehacker and read it everyday so I am humbled. ...

Is It OK To Copy Your Children’s DVD’s

Mar 6, 2010 4:51am

I’m not much of a DVD movie buyer. Back in the day I would buy VHS movies that I liked. Most of them were watched frequently so the purchases were justified (I even wore a few out). But now that we are in the age of DVD (ok, we’re probably...

The Leader Who Had No Title – Book Giveaway

Mar 3, 2010 4:14am

I’d like to introduce a new book by Robin Sharma – The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life. If Sharma sounds familiar its because he is also the author of the bestseller – The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A...

Do You Have What It Takes To Manage Your Money?

Mar 2, 2010 4:03am

Do you have goals, dreams, and ambitions? Chances are you do, which brings me to my next question. Do you have a budget? If you don’t have a budget then the chances of you reaching those goals, dreams, and ambitions are smaller than if you had a financial road map...

Blueprint For How To Make Money With Your Blog – eBook

Mar 1, 2010 4:07am

Do you want to make money with your blog? You work your rear off writing great articles and designing your site. Would you love to be able to earn some income for your work? With the right steps you can build up a site that can supplement your salary, pay...

2009 Plutus Awards Finalist: Best Microblog

Feb 24, 2010 3:31am

Check it out – Free From Broke, or rather @freefrombroke, has been nominated for a Plutus Award for Best MicroBlog. Like they say at the Academy – “It’s such an honor just to be nominated.”If you didn’t know, the Plutus Awards were created by Flexo from Consumerism Commentary to...

New Credit Card Rules Take Effect

Feb 22, 2010 6:02am

Today is the day credit cards change ways they do business. Most of the rules in the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 are going into effect today. Here is a rundown of what changes are taking effect (for more details see my article The Credit Card Accountability,...

Links 02-21-10

Feb 21, 2010 4:37am

Hey check this out! If you own a Kindle you can subscribe to Free From Broke and get updates on your Kindle. If you happen to subscribe please let me know how the site shows up! I’d love to know. So how was your Valentine’s Day? Hope is was good and...

Pay Off Highest Interest Or Highest Balance Credit Card – Analysis Paralysis

Feb 17, 2010 3:49am

The question comes up all the time when a person wants to start getting their credit cards under control – Pay off the cards with the highest interest or the cards with the highest balance? On the one and you have high interest cards – A high interest rate costs you...