Category Archives: Finance
The Last 10,000…
November 02, 2009 
Tim 
I am down to my last 10,000 in student loans. The good news is that the “end” is in sight. The bad news is that it is still 10,000. For some reason, this loan, the last loan, has been the
Tags: The value of Starwoods SPG points part 1
NOTE: I’ve decided to split this into two posts. Part 1 of my response is long enough as it is. The second part of my response will address the calculations made in Chua’s second post “Travel Cards Part II”. My
How I am using Credit Card Rewards Points and Airline Miles to Earn my ‘Round The World Award ticket
I have previously discussed why I use the Starwoods American Express as my primary credit card, how I’ve developed a reward strategy, how I’ve developed a secondary strategy for earning additional miles and points, and finally, I even discussed an
On Debt and Making Choices
Today is an important personal milestone. This day marks the final payment made to Wellsfargo on my remaining private student loans. With this payment I have no more private student loans to pay back and only a little over $15,000 in
Bank Fees: How I’ve cost my old HSA provider greater than $2.50 per month
Health Savings Accounts, created in 2003, have been a great way to reduce health care costs of employers and employees the past 6 years. When my previous employer added them to their benefits offerings, I immediately signed up for a
