Jason Unger has been starting, growing and developing Web publications for more than 10 years, starting at the ripe old age of 14, including news, sports, entertainment, finance and technology sites. He is currently the Website Publisher and Editor for CEPro.com, a B2B Web site targeted to home electronics installers.
In his free time, Jason blogs about personal finance and the role of the Internet in money management at the Online Savings Blog, as well as his personal site.
Jason graduated cum laude with a degree in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University in 2005. He and his wife live outside of Washington, D.C.
Jason Unger's blog is the Online Savings Blog.
Bank of America's Keep the Change (background) program has a big, big catch to it.
The savings account where your money is likely going has a pitiful .2% APY.
Yup, for real. From the fine print:
Savings accounts eligible to receive matching funds include, but are not limited to, Regular Savings, which requires a minimum opening balance of […]
We've been saving pretty aggresively to build up a down payment for a house, as hard as it may be.
Thankfully, our automated finances force us to put the money away, so we don't have to wait until the end of the month to see what we have left over to contribute.
MSN Money has a new […]
Everyone has those once-in-a-while expenses that require some planning and preparation in order to pay: car insurance (once or twice a year), yearly dues or memberships, and even taxes. They’re a bit odd because they’re not recurring monthly bills, so you’re not always thinking about them, but when they hit, they can hit pretty hard.
While my philosophy of index investing says to buy more when stock prices are low, I came across a guy using an additional method to get returns on his money: peer-to-peer lending at Prosper.com.
Saving is easy, especially when you pay yourself first. But where should your money go? These are questions I can answer. For me. Maybe for you, too.
Why HSBC would choose to make the rate change a temporary one (or announce it as a pre-planned temporary adjustment) I’m not quite sure. My best guess is that they are trying to get to the top of the APY lists for people looking to save their economic stimulus checks.
Can the wisdom of the crowds decide how to manage you finances better than you can? I’d love to find out. Imagine a person who left all of their financial decisions up to “the crowd.” From budgeting to investing to spending, their entire financial situation was determined by others […]
We’ve talked a lot about how convenient online banking is, but there’s also a very green aspect to it, too. Being green isn’t my top priority, but it’s definitely an added bonus when it comes along with convenience. While it may or may not actually save 17 million trees, Bank of America is pushing a “Think Green, Bank Green” messagek […]
One of the biggest reasons you should put your finances on autopilot is for the sheer comfort of it. Literally.
Obviously, this isn’t as good as it sounds. Nothing in life is free — everything has a catch. Especially something that is “too-good-to-be-true” like this.
