Here are the results from the Deals & Offers I have posted recently (see last month's entry here). As usual, I try to only post the offers that I think are good enough to apply for myself: Free Golf Balls from American Century Investments - Got … [Read the rest]
Monthly Deals & Offers Update
Posted on March 5, 2005 // Leave a Comment
Last updated: April 29, 2014
Are you giving up free money?
Posted on March 3, 2005 // 7 Comments
I was having lunch with some co-workers recently, and an older co-worker was talking about taking a loan from his 401k plan to help with a downpayment on a new house (an interesting idea for a future post). To my surprise, two of my other coworkers … [Read the rest]
Last updated: August 4, 2006
March 2005 Financial Status Update
Posted on March 2, 2005 // 18 Comments
Last updated: October 5, 2011
What’s your Money Mind?
Posted on February 28, 2005 // 4 Comments
Here is an interesting little quiz from Checkfree, a popular provider of online bill-paying software. It's basically about how you handle money. My results: 63.6% Controller, 18.2% Traditionalist, Trend Setter 9.1%, Adventurer 9.1%. I think I'm … [Read the rest]
Last updated: May 29, 2014
Some more finance or investment related links
Posted on February 26, 2005 // 2 Comments
I spent absolutely no time today thinking about personal finance or investing, and it was great. (Well, maybe a bit now.) Just a great day out walking and having a bar-b-que with friends. Therefore, I thought I'd put out a couple links to some new … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 23, 2016
Frugal Living Ideas and the Rule of 72
Posted on February 25, 2005 // 4 Comments
Update: I made a True Cost of Holiday Shopping Calculator to go along with this saving idea. There are so many temptations in our consumer-driven society. I mean, I already have an iPod Mini and I still want a iPod shuffle! And who doesn't need … [Read the rest]
Last updated: November 27, 2006
Great Credit Cards for Balance Transfers
Posted on February 21, 2005 // Leave a Comment
This post has been updated and moved here - 0% apr balance transfers with no fees. … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 2, 2007
RemoteTesting Post
Posted on February 21, 2005 // Leave a Comment
This post should be posted remotely... … [Read the rest]
Last updated: August 6, 2006
“Good” Credit Card Debt – How-To Play the 0% APR Game, Part 3
Posted on February 20, 2005 // 12 Comments
This post is old, please see my updated guide on How To Make Money From 0% APR Balance Transfers (This entry is continued from Part 1 and Part 2.) 5) Things to watch out for: Even if things go smoothly and you get your money, here are some … [Read the rest]
Last updated: March 13, 2014
My Credit Card Number Stolen for… Shoes?
Posted on February 19, 2005 // 1 Comment
I just found that that someone just used my Amazon.com credit card to buy $138 worth of shoes at a store called Journey. They also tried to buy $300 of shoes at Payless, but that got rejected. That's a whole lot of $10 shoes. For some reason Bank … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 23, 2016
Some things are just worth it.
Posted on February 18, 2005 // 1 Comment
I don't really write much about frugal living ideas like making bag lunches or taking 5 minutes showers, not because I don't think it's important but mostly because there are a lot of other sites that do it very well (and have ideas I'd never think … [Read the rest]
Last updated: August 9, 2018
Jumping into the stock market!
Posted on February 18, 2005 // Leave a Comment
I woke up early today to watch the stock market open, as Neville does. I've been thinking of buying some shares of Scholr Pharma (Symbol DDD) for some time now. I won't go into details why, but I just put in a limit order for 100 shares of DDD at … [Read the rest]
Last updated: March 12, 2014
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