Dynalogic Personal Services Knowledge Base Web Links

 

The following is a list of useful and interesting web links we have found in various publications.  Although these are all reputable publications, Dynalogic makes no guarantees as to the content of their suggested web links.  As with all internet use, please make sure your browser is up to date and your security settings are suitable for web browsing.   The list has three main categories, Living, Financial Planning and New Links:

 

For residents of North Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds, Woodway and Lynnwood, please visit our Local Links.

 

Dynalogic Personal Services Home

LIVING

 

Auto                                                    General                                   Transportation

 

Business                                             General                                   Book Keeping                        Rentals/Real Estate

                                                            Franchises

 

Children                                              Childhood Behavior               Pre-School                              Other

                                                            Children Online

 

Education                                            K-12                                        College                                   College Financing

                                                            Post Secondary

 

Employment                                       General                                   Work at Home                       Over 50

 

Entertainment                                    Books                                     Internet                                  Dining

 

Finance                                               AADMM – Association of American Daily Money Managers

                                                            Banks                                     Financial Institutions Children                                 

                                                            Charitable Giving                   Financial Planning

 – See Financial Planning section

                                                                                    Budget & Expenses                  Risk Management                     Taxation

Investing                                   Retirement                                Estate Planning

 


Gender Related                                

 

Government                                       Federal                                   State                                       County

                                                            City

                                                                                   

Health                                                 Diet & Nutrition                     Medical                                  Drugs & Medications                          

Surgery                                   Insurance                                Mental

 

Home                                                  Disaster Planning                   Disposal                                  Energy & Resources

                                                            House/Real Estate                 Maintenance                          Organization

                                                            Miscellaneous                                    Personal Care                        Pets

 

Information                                         Consumer Protection How To                                   News Sources

                                                            Internet                                   Miscellaneous

 

Legal

 

Recreation

 

Retail / Wholesale                             Buying & Selling

 

Seniors                                                Assistance                              Living & Lifestyle

 

Technology                                         Communication                      Computers                              Internet

Electronics

 

Travel and Vacation

 


FINANCIAL PLANNING

           

Financial Planning

           

Budget and Expenses                        Budgeting                               Credit                                      Credit Problems

Money Management Sites

           

Risk Management                             Insurance

           

Taxation                                             IRS

 

Investing                                             Investment Managers           Publications & Sites               Mutual Funds

                                                            Stocks and Bonds                  Other Investing

           

Retirement                                         Retirement                             Retirement Plans                   IRAs

                                                            Social Security & Medicare

           

Estate Planning                                  Wills & Related Docs

 


NEW LINKS

 

Recently added links

 

 

 

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov

Washington State Department of Transportation

 

06/26/09

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries

Washington State Ferries

 

06/26/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.hecb.wa.gov

Washington State higher education coordinating board

360 753-7800

06/23/09

http://www.Scribd.com

Book reading and publishing site

 

06/23/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.Bing.com

Search engine - Microsoft

 

06/17/09

http://www.living.aol.com/gmc

GMC Trade Secrets – From the pros who know

 

06/17/09

http://www.TheESource.com/JTuttle

The Entrepreneur’s Source – Business Ownership Coaching

 North Seattle                         Your success is our only business

425 608-0708

06/17/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.Educations.com

Colleges, Universities and degrees worldwide

 

05/29/09

http://www.CommonCraft.com

Simple explanations on complex subjects

 

05/29/09

http://www.aolhealth.com

America Online’s health site

 

05/29/09

http://www.PawNation.com

AOL’s pet site

 

05/29/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.score.org

Free and confidential small business mentoring

 

05/20/09

http://www.seattlescore.org

Free and confidential small business mentoring – Seattle office

 

05/20/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.Wolframalpha.com

Making the world’s knowledge computable – questions answered

 

05/19/09

http://www.cbp.gov

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

 

05/19/09

http://www.FamilyPharmacy.com

Nationwide network of 2,300 community based drugstores

 

05/19/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.swapstyle.com

Swap clothes, accessories, shoes

 

05/14/09

http://www.rehashclothes.com

Swap clothes and books

 

05/14/09

http://www.dignswap.com

Swap clothing and accessories

 

05/14/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.PriceDoc.com

Shop & compare prices for medical and dental procedures

 

05/12/09

http://www.Employer-Rap.com

Employment searches and screening

 

05/12/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.dor-wa.gov

Washington State Department of Revenue

 

04/13/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov

Dept of Agriculture – Click “Travel w/ my pet” for foreign destinations

 

04/07/09

http://www.BarterQuest.com

Bartering web site – many types of items

 

04/07/09

http://www.BarterBee.com

Barter CDs, DVDs and games

 

04/07/09

http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov

Compare hospital quality and sometimes cost

 

04/07/09

http://www.hrsa.gov/hillburton/default.htm

List of federally funded community clinics – discounted or free care

 

04/07/09

http://www.consumerreports.org/health/best-buy-drugs/index.htm

Consumer Reports best-buy drugs

 

04/07/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.Creative-workspace.com

Executive suites for an affordable price – Lynnwood, WA

425 582-2340

03/25/09

http://www.EBA-Insurance.com         North King & Snohomish Cty.

Erven Bong & Associates – Brokers and Benefits Consultants

425 774-6155

03/25/09

http://www.StrayDogsCatering.com

Stray Dogs Catering - Best Box Lunches in Town – delivered

425 918-1300

03/25/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.CardRatings.com

Source for credit card information

 

03/23/09

http://www.LowCards.com

Compare rates of over 1000 credit cards

 

03/23/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.Replacements.com

Replace chipped or broken china, crystal or silver

1 800 737-5223

03/20/09

http://www.TableTopSet.com

Replace chipped or broken china

1 888 242-0994

03/20/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.Billshrink.com

Find tailored deals on cellphone plans and credit cards

 

03/19/09

http://www.QuickenOnline.com

Quicken Online – free easy money management

 

03/19/09

http://www.MoneyAisle.com

100 banks compete for customer deposits thru live auctions

 

03/19/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.CollegeBoard.com

College planning and scholarship offerings

 

03/19/09

http://www.Scholarships.com

Scholarship offerings

 

03/19/09

http://www.Fastweb.com

Financial aid and colleges

 

03/19/09

http://www.SimpleTuition.com

Find student loans.  Federal and Private

 

03/19/09

http://www.StudentLoanMonkey.com

Find student loans.  Federal and Private

 

03/19/09

 

 

 

 

Directions - Cellphone text message service

Google – send text to: 466-453 (include “starting to ending address”)

466-453

03/19/09

Directions - Or call

347-328-4667  will send text back

347-328-4667

03/19/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.ExecuNet.com

Executive and executive recruiting  connections

 

03/19/09

http://www.Plaxo.com

Social and Business network

 

03/19/09

http://www.KaiserQuotes.com

Kaiser Family Foundation – Insurance quotes and appeal advice

1 877 752-4737

03/19/09

http://www.PatientAdvocate.org

Helps solve Insurance and Health Care access problems

1 800 532-5274

03/19/09

 

 

 

 

 

 


LIVING CATEGORY

 

Auto

 

 

 

www.aaa.com

Automobile Association of America

1 800 562-2582

05/25/08

NHTSA.com

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Recalls

06/08/07

 

 

 

 

www.DriveOne.com

Capital One Financial’s site for new and used cars

 

07/13/06

 

 

 

 

www.Edmunds.com

Edmunds.com Car Shopping and information

 

03/22/06

www.autos.msn.com

MSN Autos - Car Shopping and information

 

05/03/06

www.autonation.com

AutoNation – Car Shopping

 

05/23/06

www.AutoTrader.com

Car buying and selling

 

07/13/06

www.Cars.com

Buy & sell cars.  Owners reviews available

 

07/13/06

www.KBB.com

Kelley Blue Book

 

03/13/07

www.Autobytel.com

All things cars

 

03/13/07

 

 

 

 

http://www.TotalMotorcycle.com

Motorcycle information site

 

07/16/08

http://www.Cycleworld.com

Cycle World magazine

 

07/16/08

http://www.mcnews.com

Motorcycle Consumer News magazine

 

07/16/08

 

 

 

 

http://www.RepairPal.com

Research and compare auto repair costs

 

07/05/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.eRideShare.com

Ride sharing and carpooling

 

07/01/08

http://www.NuRide.com

Online ride sharing community with rewards

 

07/01/08

http://transit.metrokc.gov/

King County Metro

 

07/01/08

http://www.commtrans.org

Community Transit – Snohomish

 

07/01/08

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries

Washington State Ferries

 

06/26/09

 

 

 

 

 


 

Business

Description

Phone

Checked

 

 

 

 

General

 

 

 

http://www.sba.gov

Small business Administration

 

03/16/09

http://www.score.org

Free and confidential small business mentoring

 

05/20/09

http://www.seattlescore.org

Free and confidential small business mentoring – Seattle office

 

05/20/09

http://www.TheESource.com/JTuttle

The Entrepreneur’s Source – Business Ownership Coaching

 North Seattle                         Your success is our only business

425 608-0708

06/17/09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book Keeping

 

 

 

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer

Employer W2 Filing and Instructions

1 800 772-6270

07/23/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rentals / Real Estate / Office Space

 

 

 

http://www.Creative-workspace.com

Executive suites for an affordable price – Lynnwood, WA

425 582-2340

03/25/09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Franchises

 

 

 

http://sba.frannet.com

Small Business Administration intro to franchising including course

 

06/24/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children

Description

Phone

Checked

 

 

 

 

Childhood Behavior

 

 

 

www.teachingstrategies.com/parents

Booklet excerpt on promoting preschooler’s social skills

 

03/29/07

www.aacap.org

Advice on fighting in children – click on ‘Facts for families’

 

03/29/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-school

 

 

 

www.savvysource.com

Lists pre-schools and parents comments

 

04/12/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

www.YoungInvestor.com

Children’s money issues for kids, parents, teenagers and teachers

 

07/31/06

http://www.acacamps.org

American Camp Association – find camps & information

 

08/11/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children Online

 

 

 

http://www.StopCyberbullying.org

Cyber bullying – Prevention and legal information

 

12/17/08

http://www.Fosi.org

Family Online Safety Institute / parent-child safety contract

 

12/17/08

http://www.ConnectSafely.org

Forum for parents, teens and experts

 

12/17/08

http://www.Cyberbully.org

Articles and resources regarding cyber-bullying

 

12/17/08

 

 

 

 

 


 

Education

Description

Phone

Checked

 

 

 

 

K-12

 

 

 

www.SchoolMatters.com

School District ratings – Standard & Poors

 

06/22/06

www.mathsisfun.com

Children’s Math Site

 

05/16/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College

 

 

 

www.ucan-network.org

Information about colleges

 

10/19/07

http://www.Unigo.com

College reviews by college students

 

02/19/09

http://www.Educations.com

Colleges, Universities and degrees worldwide

 

05/29/09

http://www.hecb.wa.gov

Washington State higher education coordinating board

360 753-7800

06/23/09

 

 

 

 

College Financing

 

 

 

www.savingforcollege.com

Saving for College

 

12/29/05

http://www.collegesavings.org

College Savings Plans Network (National. Assn of State Treasurers)

 

08/25/08

 

 

 

 

Financial Aid

 

 

 

www.FinAid.org

College Financial Aid – Includes comparison calculator

 

04/18/06

www.fafsa.ed.gov

Free application for federal student aid – Department of Education

 

04/25/06

www.Ed.gov

Main Federal Aid site

 

06/22/06

 

 

 

 

Scholarships

 

 

 

www.Collegeanswer.com

Sallie Mae - Planning for college destination

 

06/22/06

www.Scholarshipexperts.com

Free scholarship search for college students

 

06/22/06

http://www.CollegeBoard.com

College planning and scholarship offerings

 

03/19/09

http://www.Scholarships.com

Scholarship offerings

 

03/19/09

http://www.Fastweb.com

Financial aid and colleges

 

03/19/09

 

 

 

 

Student Loans

 

 

 

http://www.SimpleTuition.com

Find student loans.  Federal and Private

 

03/19/09

http://www.StudentLoanMonkey.com

Find student loans.  Federal and Private

 

03/19/09

 

 

 

 

Loan Consolidations

 

 

 

www.Loanconsolidation.ed.gov

Federal Student Aid = Explains consolidation

 

06/22/06

www.Salliemae.com

Sallie Mae website

 

06/22/06

 

 

 

 

 


 

Employment

Description

Phone

Checked

 

 

 

 

General

 

 

 

http://www.Payscale.com

Salary comparisons – based on job, location, education & experience

 

07/14/08

http://www.LinkedIn.com

Online Networking for professionals & resume display

 

07/27/08

http://www.ExecuNet.com

Executive and executive recruiting  connections

 

03/19/09

http://www.Plaxo.com

Social and Business network

 

03/19/09

http://www.Employer-Rap.com

Employment searches and screening

 

05/12/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.USAJobs.gov

The Federal Government’s official jobs site

 

03/16/09

http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm

U.S Dept of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics

Career guide to industries

 

07/27/08

http://www.Monster.com

Find jobs, build a better career, find your calling

 

07/11/08

http://www.CareerBuilder.com

Find jobs, build a career, resumes

 

07/28/08

http://www.SimplyHired.com

Job search made simple

 

07/27/08

http://www.JobHuntersBible.com

Job hunting tips

Official site for the book: What color is your parachute?

 

07/27/08

http://www.Dice.com

Information Technology jobs

 

07/27/08

http://www.careerjet.com

Employment search engine for USA – complied from various sources

 

02/18/09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work at Home

 

 

 

http://www.BBBOnline.org

Better Business Bureau – click on “For Consumers”

 

07/11/08

http://www.FTC.gov

Federal Trade Commission - Scams – search for “work at home”

 

07/11/08

 

 

 

 

http://www.Womenforhire.com

Work from home, career advancement

 

07/11/08

http://www.Elance.com

Freelance site

 

07/11/08

http://www.odesk.com

Freelance site – professional outsourcing

 

07/11/08

http://www.Sologig.com

Freelance opportunities

 

07/11/08

http://www.BeyondMotherhood.com

Helping mothers leverage their experience & education for work

 

08/25/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work at Home – Call Centers

 

 

 

http://www.West.com

Call Center management

 

07/11/08

http://www.LiveOps.com

Virtual Call Center company

 

07/11/08

http://www.Arise.com

Virtual Call Center company

 

07/11/08

http://www.Alpineaccess.com

Virtual Call Center company

 

07/11/08

http://www.Convergys.com

In-House Customer Service company

 

07/11/08

http://www.VIPDesk.com

Customer Care for premium brands

 

07/11/08

http://www.TeamDoubleClick.com

Virtual assistants – entry barriers are high, mandatory entry tests

 

07/11/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jobs seekers over 50

 

 

 

http://www.RetirementJobs.com

Jobs for people over 50

 

12/15/08

http://www.BizStarters.com

Coaching and training for fifty-somethings starting a new business

1 877 232-0744

01/26/09

http://www.Encore.org

Veteran job hunters contributing to community, news, networks

 

01/26/09

http://www.FiveOClockClub.com

Career Coaching firm – fee based

 

01/26/09

http://www.GrayhairManagement.com

Job leads and employment coaching to senior professionals – fee?

 

01/26/09

http://www.RetiredBrains.com

Research industry trends and find best career fit – job boards

 

01/26/09

http://www.2Young2Retire.com

Take course ($260 average) to identify jobs that match your passions

 

01/26/09

 

 

 

 

 


 

Entertainment

Description

Phone

Checked

 

 

 

 

Books, etc.

 

 

 

http://www.Paperbackswap.com

Book swapping service – books, cds, dvds

 

08/07/08

http://www.Swaptree.com

Book swapping service – books, music, dvds, video games

 

08/07/08

http://www.bookmooch.com

Book swapping service

 

08/07/08

http://www.Bookins.com

Book swapping service – books, dvds

 

08/07/08

 

 

 

 

http://www.Scribd.com

Book reading and publishing site

 

06/23/09

 

 

 

 

Internet

 

 

 

http://www.pixcetera.com

AOL Online photo gallery

 

08/08/08

 

 

 

 

http://www.YouTube.com

Videos on demand

 

10/06/08

http://www.Hulu.com

NBC Universal & News Corp – TV and Movies

 

10/06/08

http://www.Videosurf.com

Find videos you want to see (Beta version 11/08)

 

11/19/08

 

 

 

 

http://www.di.fm/

Digitally imported dance music by genre

 

01/19/09

http://www.Pandora.com

Music – your choice of content

 

01/19/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.MySpace.com

Social Networking

 

01/19/09

http://www.Facebook.com

Social Networking

 

01/19/09

 

 

 

 

http://www.EdmondsUndressed.com

A blog about Edmonds Washington by Tracy and Jana Cobbin

 

03/16/09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dining

 

 

 

http://www.StrayDogsCatering.com

Stray Dogs Catering - Best Box Lunches in Town – delivered

425 918-1300

03/25/09

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance

Description

Phone

Checked

 

 

 

 

Financial Planning Section ====è

See Major Category labeled Financial Planning

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.Flatsnake.com

North Seattle / Shoreline Personal Services – Dynalogic Associate

206 533-1050

05/25/08

 

 

 

 

AADMM

 

 

 

www.aadmm.com

American Association of Daily Money Managers

1 814 238-2401

04/07/06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

www.Bankrate.com

Bank Ratings, CDs and more

 

10/06/08

http://www.fdic.gov

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. – Deposit Insurance estimator

 

10/06/08

http://www.cdars.com

Certificate of Deposit account registry service – FDIC insurance to $50m

 

10/06/08

http://www.MoneyAisle.com

100 banks compete for customer deposits thru live auctions

 

03/19/09

 

 

 

 

www.wellsfargo.com

Wells Fargo Bank

1 866 232-9890

12/29/05

www.bankofamerica.com

Bank of America

1 800 442-6680

   206 461-0800

02/07/06

www.Ingdirect.com

Internet Bank – No minimum, no fees, good interest rate

1 800 464-3473

09/21/07

www.hsbcdirect.com

High-yield online savings/money market account

 

10/10/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions