Google Music was opened to the public recently, and I finally got a chance to poke around. I'm not an especially active user of all these services where you save all your music in the cloud, as I'm pretty happy with my iPod Touch. I buy a few … [Read the rest]
I'm a pretty regular user of my local library, usually with 3-4 books out each month (with only 1-2 completely read + a few bucks in late fees). I bought a Kindle a few months ago* and was happy to hear that I can now borrow e-books from my … [Read the rest]
Mastercard has a holiday offer going where if you register your Mastercard credit card number and spend $200 online with it, you'll get a $20 gift card. Valid for first 80,000 - this promo started yesterday and I have no idea how long that'll last, … [Read the rest]
Author and professor Dan Ariely has gained fame from being able to make his behavioral economics research accessible to the general public. We all want to understand better why we do what we do. His newest book is The Upside of Irrationality. … [Read the rest]
(Update 2011: I ran a search for this topic and found my own site. Ha! The maps were from 2009, so I updated this post with the updated 2011 information. They appear to have actually taken some of the feedback from earlier comment and improved the … [Read the rest]
(Update: Betterment has a new promo for a $100 bonus with $10,000 investment held for at least 60 days. This is a bigger bonus with bigger requirement than the previous $25 bonus for a $250 investment. In case you wanted to know, my $1,000 … [Read the rest]
The late Randy Pausch became well known as a Carnegie Mellon professor who made a inspirational "last lecture" called Achieving Your Childhood Dreams (over 14 million views) after his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer. He later then wrote a book … [Read the rest]
(Update: Looks like this deal is over.) I know that there are some Economist readers out there, and it's a pretty expensive subscription. Right now the site NEAmag.com/2011FREE is offering a one-year subscription for free (51 issues) with no … [Read the rest]
Why not observe Veteran's Day with a useful gift for a current soldier? My wife's co-worker is currently serving in Afghanistan, and he sent over a list of requested items from his unit. I've also read through several recommended lists online - … [Read the rest]
(Update: Since the Citi Diamond Preferred Card post generated some questions, I've updated this post for the new Citibank online interface. Even though I first wrote this way back in 2005, the steps are pretty much the same. Just be sure to note the … [Read the rest]
Time for another update of my investment portfolio, including employer 401(k) plans, self-employed plans, IRAs, and taxable brokerage holdings. Asset Allocation & Holdings You can view my target asset allocation here, along with link to other … [Read the rest]
Update: This offer is no longer available. The Capital One® Cash Rewards earns 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% bonus on the cash back you earn every year. As long as your card is still open at the end of the year, that's a total of 1.5% … [Read the rest]
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