Finance

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Need to Send Money to a Foreign Bank Account? Try TransferWise

I’m currently planning a trip to Malaysia this summer. One of the primary purposes of this trip is to spend a couple of days on a durian farm where I’ll just gorge myself on durian. I’m excited. (I’ve also got flights booked on Qatar’s and Etihad’s A380s in first class, so those reviews will eventually…

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2016 Changes (Devaluations) to Chase Freedom Rewards with Chase Checking Account

This morning, I got an email detailing changes coming to Ultimate Rewards for people with Chase Checking and Chase Freedom accounts. I have both: the Chase Freedom was my second rewards credit card ever, and I got a Chase checking account last year to get a sign-up bonus. Essentially, there will no longer be a…

How to Choose a Bank

Here’s another post based on reader request. I’ll be upfront and say that I don’t know nearly as much about banks as I do about credit cards, but I figure that it might be useful to start with what I have for myself. I currently have three bank accounts: one credit union, one online bank,…