Filife.com is a personal finance Website created by The Dow Jones Company and IAC. Filife contains personal finance content from the Wall Street Journal and interactive tools provided by IAC. Filife uses modern Internet social networking tools to help members improve their financial situation and to acquire personal financial information in a one-stop shopping area. Filife stands for “Finacial Life” (as in “get a”). Continue Reading »

Maybe you aren’t a frequent flier, but you are a frequent borrower. Your credit cards have wings! Business travelers and jet setters count their frequent flier miles, and you can count your credit card reward dollars. Continue Reading »

The rock star wallet makers at DB Clay have unleashed a slew of unique wallets as part of their Version 3 collection ($48-$85). Made with eco-friendly Tope, the wallets range from Dammasch print silk-screened by hand to the above craziness featuring a photo of a wig shop in Portland. If you’re wanting a wallet that will stand out at the cash register, you can’t go wrong with any of the new DB Clay offerings.

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Tax time is always stressful, so here are some last-minute maneuvers that can increase your refund and decrease your nerves, as well as a couple of web sites that can help you get it right.

With the dreaded Tax Day looming, Americans from every state and city are searching for last minute deductions and calculating the exact moment at which they must submit the required forms. Continue Reading »

I’ve raised angel and venture capital for 10 start-ups now, including five that I founded and ran as the first CEO. The latest one, of course, is the company featured on “Start-Up Junkies” - Earth Class Mail. Here are a few tips that might help you as you undertake the task of funding your new company:

1. Get to know the community, and the process, from the inside. If a member of your management team, a board member or even a close-in investor is an accredited investor, have them join the one or more angel groups as an investor-member, as early before you pitch your deal as possible.

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By Ron Wiener, CEO, Earth Class Mail

I’ve been flying airplanes since 1984, and it is the greatest passion in my life outside of my own family and my addiction to start-up companies. For some pilots, flying is about boring holes in the sky. For others it’s about just getting from Point A to Point B more efficiently. For me, it has always been about associating with ordinary people who have chosen to do an extraordinary thing — getting their pilot’s license, and beginning their never-ending quest to improve their skills and rack up extraordinary experiences. Continue Reading »