Archives for April 2005

More Finance-Related Blogs

Posted on April 2, 2005 // 9 Comments

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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Filed Under: General //

My Financial Goals: Long-term, Mid-term, and Monthly

Posted on April 2, 2005 // 7 Comments

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

Posted on April 2, 2005 // Leave a Comment

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

Posted on April 1, 2005 // Leave a Comment

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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Filed Under: Credit Cards //
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