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Watch this video, and starting saving… NOW

Posted on April 6, 2005 // Leave a Comment

Check out this nifty flash video from Vanguard about the power of compounding. I've talked about this a bit and the Rule of 72 before in this previous post, but there's nothing like a bit of nifty Flash and graphics to drive a point home. Compound … [Read the rest]

Last updated: March 12, 2013

Series EE Savings Bonds To Earn Fixed Rates

Posted on April 5, 2005 // Leave a Comment

It looks like my post on EE Savings Bonds a few weeks ago is already obsolete, as the U.S Treasury Department announced yesterday that Series EE Savings Bonds issued on and after May 1, 2005, will earn fixed rates of interest for the lifetime of the … [Read the rest]

Last updated: September 28, 2011

April 2005 Financial Status Update

Posted on April 4, 2005 // 10 Comments

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Last updated: October 5, 2011

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 … [Read the rest]

Last updated: January 28, 2013

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 … [Read the rest]

Last updated: October 5, 2011

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 … [Read the rest]

Last updated: June 26, 2012

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 … [Read the rest]

Last updated: April 29, 2014

RIP Freetrade, I barely knew ye. Hello Ameritrade IZone.

Posted on March 30, 2005 // 4 Comments

Even more bad news. What a week! After hearing some rumors, I just read an e-mail from FreeTrade saying that they will be shutting down and transferring my account to Ameritrade IZone on April 29th. Goodbye, free trades. Dangit! I've only made … [Read the rest]

Last updated: April 29, 2014

IRS May Tax Ebay Sales

Posted on March 29, 2005 // 12 Comments

More bad news. BusinessWeek reports that the IRS is starting to scrutinize the massive amounts of money (and therefore potential taxes) that people are making on eBay. I knew that this would happen some day, with the explosion of eBay and the … [Read the rest]

Last updated: June 26, 2012

Tons of Personal Information Stolen, Fraud Alert Placed

Posted on March 29, 2005 // 3 Comments

Yay. My credit card was already stolen last month, and now I come home to see that my personal information, including Social Security number, name, date of birth, and address was leaked by my school via a stolen laptop. Why is all this information, … [Read the rest]

Last updated: February 23, 2012

Advance Directives: Make your decisions now

Posted on March 27, 2005 // Leave a Comment

If there anything to be learned from the headlines today, it's that now is the time to decide what kind of medical treatment you want, as there may be a time when you won't be able to decide for yourself. And that's exactly what it is. Your … [Read the rest]

Last updated: April 29, 2014