Earth-Byte.com » looking glass http://earth-byte.com A blog about earth geeks being cheap Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:38:31 +0000 en hourly 1 Looking Glass: An Eco-Friendly Halloween http://earth-byte.com/looking-glass-an-eco-friendly-halloween/ http://earth-byte.com/looking-glass-an-eco-friendly-halloween/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:39:10 +0000 Crystal Groves http://earth-byte.com/?p=149 halloween2 years ago I wrote an article on A Fair Trade Halloween that gave ideas for making your holiday a little more eco-friendly.

Other Articles around the Web

Nature Moms gives a big list of eco-candy, gift, and costume ideas.

Kiwi Magazine talks about eco-friendly halloween crafts.

Inhabitots discusses eco-friendly costume ideas and where to purchase.

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LowCards.com is a great online resource to compare your current rate and rewards with other cards. It’s also a good resource for comparing offers you receive in the mail. It ranks and reviews credit cards and explains the fees and terms found in the fine print.

They have also posted a useful Guide to Credit Cards. Though I personally don’t intend to, nor have I ever been that involved with my credit cards. I rarely use them, and never have big balances. I like to keep my credit cards manageable, and resist the temptation for large purchases unless I already have the money in my checking account.

]]> http://earth-byte.com/choosing-a-credit-card/feed/ 0 Looking Glass: Eco-Friendly Halloween http://earth-byte.com/looking-glass-eco-friendly-halloween/ http://earth-byte.com/looking-glass-eco-friendly-halloween/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:18:38 +0000 Crystal Groves http://earth-byte.com/looking-glass-eco-friendly-halloween/ Vicki over at icantremember.org posted an eco-halloween web round-up listing several ideas and innovations to have an eco-friendly halloween for 2007. She included our post, An Eco-Friendly Halloween in her great list of findings.

Go check out the other posts she includes in her round-up, because some of them have some great ideas!

]]> http://earth-byte.com/looking-glass-eco-friendly-halloween/feed/ 0 Looking Glass: Starting up a Roth IRA http://earth-byte.com/looking-glass-starting-up-a-roth-ira/ http://earth-byte.com/looking-glass-starting-up-a-roth-ira/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:12:12 +0000 Crystal Groves http://earth-byte.com/looking-glass-starting-up-a-roth-ira/ I’ve been mulling over and over the last 6 months about where to open a Roth IRA. I finally decided on T.Rowe Price because they do not have a minimum deposit requirement as long as you sign up for their Automatic Asset Builder Account (Otherwise it is just $1,000). They do charge a $10 fee for accounts below $5,000. My second choice was either ING or Vanguard, and I may keep an eye on them to see if I would like to switch to them later on. But at least I finally took the step to open the account and get started, as well as starting up my new 401k.

Some of the articles on Roth IRA’s that helped me figure out what the I was going to do:

Open a Roth IRA at ING

How to start a Roth IRA and where to do it

Which Investments are Best for a Roth IRA?

Roth IRA vs Traditional IRA

A retrospective on Roth IRA’s

Starting your Roth IRA in 2007

Questions and Answers about Roth IRA’s

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