What is the Rule of 72?

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The Rule of 72May 31, 2012: If you are planning to double your money, then The Rule of 72 is a quick way to determine how long it will take do so at a given interest rate.

How to calculate?
You divide the number 72 by the annual interest rate expected on your investment. The answer is the no. of years you will need to double your money at your specified interest rate compounded annually.

Happy Memorial Day

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Happy Memorial Day May 28, 2012: Best wishes for a wonderful Memorial Day which was formerly known as Decoration Day. We offer our due respect and prayers to the brave souls of America who died in military service protecting this nation. Today a national moment of remembrance will take place at 3 p.m. Washington time.

Friday Fun - A Hilarious Picture Essay of Colleagues at Work

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May 18, 2012: Today we present a funny picture essay of various personalities at a common work place. Enjoy!

Interesting Investing Case Studies with Important Lessons

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May 15, 2012: We found these interesting case studies related to investment portfolios of five families namely The Budds, The Zallas, The Ericksons, The Handel/Laports, and The Peters very informative. The article, "Fix Our Mix", was posted at CNN Money. From these case studies we can learn the following lessons:

Happy Mother's Day

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Mother's DayMay 13, 2012: We wish you a warm and happy Mother's Day. It's a fantastic day to acknowledge the celebration of motherhood and selfless contributions of mothers to our birth, growth and development. We all know that our moms do a thankless job. So let us seize this opportunity to thank them wholeheartedly.

Top Traffic Referrers for FIRE Finance - Apr 2012

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Top Traffic GeneratorsMay 10, 2012: April was a fantastic month of blogging. We thank our loyal readers and subscribers for lending their attention and support to what we write. Visitors to our site have been steadily on the rise :).

We express our gratitude to fellow publishers in the blogging community who have sent traffic our way and linked to our articles. Our top traffic referrers for this month are:

$30 OFF - OfficeMax Coupon Codes | Promotional Codes | Discounts - 2012

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May 08, 2012: Here are some great OfficeMax coupons that can come in handy if you are planning to make some big ticket purchases for office supplies. These coupons from OfficeMax can give you substantial savings if you are planning to buy tax or personal finance software. We hope that these Office Max coupons help save your hard earned dollars.

April's Best of FIRE Finance - 2012

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April's Best of FIRE FinanceMay 04, 2012: April begins with a fools day :). Jokes apart it is the month of financial literacy! April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar. Around 700 BC, King Numa Pompilius added the months of January and February. Thus April was relegated to the fourth position.

April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on its first day. Some scholars think that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis. The name was perhaps derived from her Greek name Aphrodite (Aphros), or from the Etruscan name Apru.

To us April is special since it ushers in the season when flowers begin to bloom. In the zest of a joyful creation by Mother Nature, lets "Retro-April" ...

Equifax Promotion Code 2012, USA, Canada - Up to 17% OFF - Equifax Coupon

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GoodDayIf you are looking for ways to monitor your credit scores (Equifax, Experian and Transunion or FICO score), get detailed credit reports, simulate actions to see how you can improve your credit scores or get a handle on identity theft, then Equifax's suite of personal credit products is the way to go. On the other hand if you are about to apply for a housing loan then you can save several thousands of dollars by monitoring your FICO score and applying when your FICO score is at its peak.

Whatever be your need, here are some equifax promo codes that you can use to save your hard earned money.

Upto 40% OFF - QuickBooks Pro Discount Codes, Coupons, Downloads - 2012, 2011

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GoodDayQuickbooks Pro is one of the most popular accounting software packages in the small business segment. The latest edition, Quickbooks Pro 2012, comes with new features that help a business owner to get a quick view of his invoices, billing, and other important tasks in a new calendar format. Other new goodies include the ability to export your QuickBooks data to Excel & save your formatting for future reports, set up Memorized Transactions for recurring invoices, estimates and billing.

Here are some cool quickbooks pro discounts that will help save your hard earned dollars.

TurboTax Discount Codes 2011, 2012: Up to 43% OFF + FREE eFile - TurboTax Deals, TurboTax Discount Coupons

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GoodDayTurboTax Discount 2011 - Upto 40% OFF + FREE eFileToday, 2012:TurboTax is the leading tax software for filing taxes. So we were glad to find some good TurboTax deals which are offering up to 43% in savings on TurboTax 2011 software. It's best to maximize our savings. The more we keep our hard earned dollars in our pockets the better off we are :).

Spectacular Shadow Puppet Show at Helpmann Awards!

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Apr 19, 2012: Today we took a break from Personal Finance and indulged ourselves in a fantastic video featuring a shadow puppet show at Helpmann Awards. We were amazed and deeply touched by this video and its song. Hats off to the artist who performed it! It's so beautiful, hope you enjoy it too :).

FREE Nationwide Musuems Admission Passes - Courtesy Bank Of America

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Apr 17, 2012: If you are planning to visit a museum soon then your Bank of America (BOA) check, ATM or credit card can become a FREE ticket to art and culture at over 70 nationwide museums. BOA's promotion "Museums On Us" will allow you to get free museum admissions on the first weekend of every month.

Happy Patriots' Day

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Happy Patriots DayApr 16, 2012: We wish you all a Happy Patriots' Day. Traditionally April 19th was designated as Patriots' Day in observance of the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. Since 1969, however, the holiday has been observed on the third Monday in April, providing a three-day long weekend!

Double Your Tax Deduction Every Time You Fund Your IRA!

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Double Your Tax Deduction Every Time You Fund Your IRA!Apr 12, 2012: Most of us try to maximize tax deductions. After all we'd like to pay Uncle Sam only bare bone taxes. On that line we discovered a neat trick to double our tax deduction every time we put money into a traditional tax deductible IRA.


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