Archive for December, 2008
If you lose your cards, Citi has a novel rescue
Dec 27th
If your wallet is ever stolen, now you needn’t contact all the banks to freeze the different credit or debit cards that were in your wallet. Just one phone call will solve the matter.
Citibank, in partnership with CPP Assistance Services, has launched a card protection plan wherein you don’t only get protection for your Citibank credit or debit cards, but also for those of other issuers, and even non-financial ones such as store, loyalty and membership cards.
The cardholder is also protected from any fraudulent use that may have occurred seven days prior to discovery and within 24 hours of notification of card loss. CPP Assistance is a subsidiary of CPP Group, a global leader in the assistance services market.
[Source] — Read more @ Hindustan Times
Christmas Giveaways — 8 GB iPod Nano and lots more!
Dec 26th
Bob over at Christian Personal Finance is feeling generous this holiday and is giving away some cool stuff — iPod Nano & Shuffle, 2 copies of H&R Block Taxcut Premium 2008, a 6 month subscription to Neobudget and books. This is one contest you don’t wanna miss out.
Visit Christian Personal Finance for all the details on how you could win these goodies. Ah, and let me tell you it’s really very easy to enter. But hey, the contest ends December 29, 2008 at 11:59pm CST
Merry Christmas
Dec 24th
It is that time of the year again, when you are thankful for everything merry and bright. May this Christmas be a delight!
Here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas!
Make Your Wedding Simple (read frugal)
Dec 23rd
photo by orangeacid
Wondering how to fund your big fat wedding? The answer partly lies in the question itself. Marriage is not about just throwing a fancy party for friends and relatives. Although you want the wedding ceremony to be a memorable experience, it makes sense to draw up a budget and stick to it. Given the overall global uncertainty clouding over investments and jobs, the last thing you want to do is overshoot the budget and take a loan to fund your own wedding. Continue reading “Make Your Wedding Simple (read frugal)” »
Ready for your second innings?
Dec 14th
photo by rockstarassi
Retirement is a time when you don’t work for money. It’s the time when money should start working for you.
You might have read many articles which suggest that you should start planning for your retirement when you are working, you should save and invest some specific amount of money every month to accumulate a corpus from which you can withdraw money every month after retirements – indeed, these suggestions are so true.
Financial independence is important when you are planning for retirement. But, you should also plan for the free time that you will get. Many people have no idea what life’s going to be like once they retire. It can be the most rewarding experience or the most disastrous one. You need to think about the financial side of retirement, but mental and emotional changes can be far more devastating than monetary issues. Continue reading “Ready for your second innings?” »
