John Bogle is the founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group, and the creator of the first index fund. Reading his latest book Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life was like listening to one of his many speaking engagements, a … [Read the rest]
Bogle & Enough: Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted
Quick Review of ESPlannerBasic, Free Version of ESPlanner Retirement Planning Calculator
Background There are an increasing number of sleek but simplistic retirement calculators out there, and most of them are basically the same. You put in your savings rate and overall asset allocation, and it crunches some numbers based on … [Read the rest]
Gillette Free Razor Giveaway Month
Gillette is giving away 500 razors each day at Noon Eastern every day for a month, until May 16th. Register at Gillette.com/walk. It might be better to wait a few days for this promo to die down? Don't watch the painful video of Tiger, Jeter, … [Read the rest]
Make Extra Money as a Phone Sex Operator?
(I've been sitting on this post for a while, debating whether I wanted to deal with the comment moderation that will inevitably follow. Oh well, gotta stir things up a little bit now and then. ;) Just don't take this too seriously.) If you have … [Read the rest]
PineCone Paid Survey Link Open Again
Just a quick post to say that PineCone Research is accepting new members again for their paid survey panel. It seemed to die right after I posted it last time. Thanks Jan. Other legit survey sites in my experience are SurveySavvy, InboxDollars, … [Read the rest]
eBay: Berkshire Hathaway 2009 Annual Meeting Tickets for $5
Kind of short notice, but as I mentioned before in my Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha book review, Berkshire Hathaway is now selling tickets to their 2009 annual meeting directly on eBay. You get two tickets for only $5 in Buy It Now format, … [Read the rest]
Business Mastercard Easy Savings: Get 5% Back on USPS Online Postage, Dunkin Donuts, & More
MasterCard has an automatic rebate program called Easy Savings that works with "a MasterCard small business or select middle market card issued in the United States, from a participating bank." This includes certain business debit Mastercards. You … [Read the rest]
Savings I-Bonds Update: New Inflation (err… Deflation) Rate Announced
New inflation numbers for March 2009 were announced today, so it's time for the usual semi-annual update: New Inflation Rate September 2008 CPI-U was 218.783. March 2009 CPI-U was 212.709, for a semi-annual decrease of 2.78%. Using this … [Read the rest]
A Quick & Dirty Plan To Reach Financial Freedom
Despite the current financial funk, I still desire financial freedom. The general idea is simple; I need to generate enough income from my assets to pay for my expenses. Here is how I've been framing the problem in my mind recently. I'm 30 now, … [Read the rest]
Free Song Downloads at Amazon MP3
Here is a link that lists all of the free song downloads on Amazon MP3. Sort by category on the left sidebar. You're not going to find the latest Kanye West song there, but take a look and try some out. … [Read the rest]
Free 60-Day Membership to BJ’s Wholesale Club
If you visit (expired) and print out the coupon, you can get a free 60-day trial membership to BJ's Wholesale Club. There appears to be no surcharge as they say you get "full member benefits". BJ's also has a 100% satisfaction guarantee on their … [Read the rest]
Opened Rewards Checking and Mega Money Market Savings Accounts at Evantage Bank
I haven't been much of a interest rate-chaser recently, and it feels like it's been a while since I've opened up a new bank account. For one, I already have a lot of my cash tied up in CDs and I-Bonds. Also, most of my recent cashflow has been … [Read the rest]