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Will your credit card company and reward points still be there tomorrow?

Published on March 3, 2009 By BillyOceansEleven

Frequent readers of my blog know that I am an accountant (note: I don’t offer accounting or investing advice; please consult your own accountant and/or financial advisor). In the corporate accounting world, one of the hot topics is discussion of counterparty risk, which is basically the risk that the people you do business with will [...]

Simplifying Finances: Closing Old Bank Accounts

Published on October 18, 2007 By BillyOceansEleven

With my wife and I expecting twins within the next month, I have decided it is best to try and simplify our finances a bit. I am a total interest rate and promotional bonus whore, so the number of bank accounts and credit cards we have open is mind-boggling. I actually started this process a [...]