Blog Archive: July 2008
Welcome to Ilyce Glink's blog! Here you'll find Ilyce's latest insights on personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer issues. Come back often for timely and interesting posts on a wide variety of topics.
Added July 22, 2008 by Ilyce R. Glink
Today on the Clark Howard Show, we're going to tackle the following topics:
1pm: Wachovia takes a big hit 8.9 billion loss, and slashed its dividend 90 percent, to 5 cents a share. We'll talk about what this means for you and remind you about FDIC coverage limits.
1:30: New 401(k) proposal clarifies…
Topics:
retirement,
401k,
insurance,
social security
Added July 22, 2008 by Ilyce Glink
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Topics:
ilyce glink,
personal finance,
save money
Added July 21, 2008 by Ilyce Glink
It's not enough to just write down what you spend -- if you're the kind of person who spends to alter your mood. If that's the case, you need to write down how you're feeling about the money you spend, right when you spend it.
You should also write down how you're feeling when you save money. The…
Topics:
personal finance advice,
bankruptcy,
personal finance,
save money,
home buying
Added July 21, 2008 by Ilyce R. Glink
According to Wikipedia, a compressed air vehicle is powered by an air engine, using compressed air, which is stored in a tank. Instead of mixing fuel with air and burning it in the engine to drive pistons with hot expanding gases, compressed air vehicles (CAV) use the expansion of compressed air to…
Topics:
automobile,
consumer advice