Archive for April, 2005
Free iPod Shuffle for opening a brokerage account with ex24.com Sunday, April 3rd, 2005
(This deal has expired)
ex24.com, a new type of online brokerage, is offering new members a free 512mb Apple iPod Shuffle with code IPODRP for opening an account with them with $500 minimum and keeping it there for 6 months (edit: and make one trade, i.e. one buy order, no need to sell). If you value the iPod Shuffle at $99, that’s at 40% annualized return! Not bad, at all. Is it for real you ask? Yes, it is for real because I just got my iPod a few days ago! Check it out:
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More Finance-Related Blogs Saturday, April 2nd, 2005
There seems to be an explosion of finance-related blogs out there now, from frugal living to personal finance to stock trading to real estate investing. I’ve either run across these myself or had people recommend them to me. Today I’m resolved to catching up on old e-mails and comments, and at least making a list of them to visit. My apologies to all if it’s taken a while, or if I leave anyone out. It looks like I’m going to need to starts a separate links page to help categorize some of these blogs! In no particular order:
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My Financial Goals: Long-term, Mid-term, and Monthly Saturday, April 2nd, 2005
I am doing a bit of tinkering with this site, and I wanted to restate clearly my goals. Contrary to the inspirational image to the left, I feel that if you don’t write your goals down clearly, they are much less likely to happen. I am still separating them into Long-term, Mid-term, and Monthly Goals:
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Playing the Lottery: I’m a Gambling Fool Saturday, April 2nd, 2005
Inspired by Neville’s exceedingly entertaining Lottery Experiment, I went out and bought a lottery ticket of my own while pumping my barely sub-$3 gas. Notice I said a lottery ticket, ’cause I am a cheap bastard and dislike playing games of chance where the odds are stacked against me. Ok, I’m ready to scratch… (I had no access to a Canadian quarter so it was up to my trusty non-flawed American one…)
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Creating an Identity Theft Recovery Plan Friday, April 1st, 2005
In anticipation of anyone trying open any accounts in my name due to recent leaks of my personal information, I am creating an Identity Theft Recovery Plan. A lot of this information is gathered from the net and various newsletters from banks that I get.
1. Keep a record of all your accounts. Download and fill out the Free Financial Preparation Kit here. Verify your account activity by reviewing statements or an online aggregator like Yodlee. Check your credit report regularly, which can be free for many people.
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Round LCD Monitor for only $249 Friday, April 1st, 2005
Geeks.com, a great place to buy refurbished electronics, is now offering a good deal on a round LCD monitor. Apparently the manufacturing process for this is a lot cheaper and you get a greater viewing surface for about the same price as a normal rectangular monitor. Click here for more details. Some software is required, but I’ve been waiting for something cool like this.
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