Jason Unger

Every Mobile Banking App Needs Biometric Logins

I’ve got a bunch of mobile banking apps on my phone, and I’m starting to make them more work for me, like with daily notifications of my balance and other alerts. But there’s one thing that’s annoying about almost every single app: logging in. If you’re smart, your online banking passwords are complex, with a mix […]

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I Turned on Mobile Banking Notifications. Here’s Why I Love It.

A few weeks back, I wrote about a report that showed that nearly 90 percent of people who use mobile banking apps use notifications from those apps. It’s something I was certainly surprised about, as it seemed like an awfully high amount. As I mentioned, I tend not to have notifications turned on for apps, since they can […]

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The Psychology of How You Spend

How much does it really matter how you spend? Is there really a big difference between using cash, debit cards, credit cards, or smartphone payment apps? You know that we recommend using a debit card for purchasing, since it gives you all the convenience and almost all of the same security as a credit card, […]

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Bernie Madoff, Bobby Bonilla and Money Now vs. Money Later

Every once in a while, we do hear about an athlete who’s on the right side of a financial story. Of course, since there are multiple sides to every story, there’s definitely a loser as well; in this case, it’s the New York Mets. In 2000, the New York Mets owed outfielder Bobby Bonilla a […]

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Athletes Defrauded in Ponzi Scheme; How Did It Happen?

Another day, another story about athletes losing their money. It happens all the time, but today, it’s news that NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez (most famous for the butt-fumble) and MLB pitchers Jake Peavy and Roy Oswalt were defrauded out of $30 million by their investment advisor. According to MarketWatch: Ash Narayan, an adviser with the California […]

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Want to Live in a Cashless Country? Welcome to Sweden

I rarely carry cash. I’ve talked about it before, but it’s basically because I rarely get cash, would prefer to pay with a way that makes it easy to track my spending, and … because I have a really small wallet. So I love the fact that Sweden is becoming the first cashless country, according to […]

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Mobile Banking Notifications Are a Big Deal – And People Use Them

It’s not a surprise to learn that mobile banking continues to become more and more popular. That’s the news coming out of Bank of America’s 2016 Trends in Consumer Mobility Report, which “explores evolving mobile behaviors and trends among adult consumers across the country.” As smartphones continue to become more useful, and tied into our everyday connectivity, […]

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John Oliver Takes on Active Management. And it is Glorious.

Please, please watch this now. You will absolutely not regret it. John Oliver is now officially my hero. (Although I would have preferred he talk about dart-throwing monkeys rather than cats.)

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There’s No Such Thing as New Rules of Money

Every time I see a headline proclaiming “The New Rules of Personal Finance” or “The New Rules of Money,” I shudder. It may sell magazines and generate clicks online, but anyone proclaiming to have “new rules” to managing money is full of it.

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The Mortgage Payment Trick That’s Going to Save Me $40,000

We bought our second house last year, selling our townhouse in the process. As much as I wanted to keep the townhouse and rent it out, we needed the money for the downpayment, and we weren’t likely to clear much profit even if we were able to rent it. The new house has a whole story to […]

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Finding the Bank That’s Right for You

One of the reasons I’ve used so many different banks over the past 10 years is that each bank has its own pros and cons. For example, while I certainly just feel like another number with Bank of America, you can’t deny that their network of ATMs nationwide is incredibly convenient. They wouldn’t know me […]

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These are the Best Online Savings Accounts Right Now

I’ve loved online savings accounts ever since I saw my first bit of interest accrue in my ING Direct account way back in 2006. I was at work, had checked my balance in the morning, and then checked again later in the day … only to find I had more money in my account. It […]

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How We Saved Enough Money for a Down Payment on a House

We’ve owned our house for nearly 6 years now, which is pretty unbelievable. It doesn’t sound like an incredibly long time, but over the course of those six years, a lot has happened. Our daughter was born just a few months before we moved into the house, so it was a pretty crazy time in […]

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