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Chase Is Trying to Rip Me Off

Banking, Credit

I received a letter this weekend from Chase, the bank where my primary credit card is housed. The letter seemed all nice and fluffy. I am being “upgraded” to a new premier rewards program. I kept reading and everything seemed great… And then I made it down to the end where they drop in a line saying that I will have to pay a $30 annual fee. Not going to happen.

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How To Deal With US Savings Bonds

Investing, Saving, Taxes

If you are like me, you have a big stack of US savings bonds that has been accumulating dust in a safe deposit box since you were born. If you are under 30, those are still gaining interest today. But what should we do with our savings bonds? I never thought to cash mine in until I got to grad school, and that promted quite a bit of research into how to deal with finding the value, paying the taxes, and cashing in my bonds. I will take you through the process I went through up to today, the day I take my bonds to the bank.

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Lending Club Updates

Investing

Any long-time reader of Personal Profitability knows that I’m an investor in peer-to-peer lending at Lending Club. I write an occasional update on my portfolio, and compiled them all into a running history here. If you are interested in how I invest in Lending Club, check out my Ultimate Guide to Making Money with Lending

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