My Money Blog

Have You Checked Out Your Local Public Library Recently?

Posted on March 30, 2007 // 16 Comments

As a kid, I went to the library weekly, grabbing new books and getting yelled at for misplacing overdue ones. Even now, I remember feverishly looking for the next book in the Boxcar Children series, or re-reading How To Eat Fried Worms for the 86th … [Read the rest]

Possible Free FICO Score w/ 15-Minute Lesson

Posted on March 29, 2007 // 23 Comments

Here is a potentially free FICO score and report for students that are willing to endure a 15-minute spiel, but it appears to be limited to the first 5,000 people. I'm running behind on a project, so let me know if it works :) Thanks TK. We've … [Read the rest]

How Good People Make Bad Investments

Posted on March 29, 2007 // 10 Comments

Here's another article by Jonathan Clements that I enjoyed - How Good People Make Bad Investments from the Wall Street Journal. It points that some traits that help us success in other parts of our lives actually hurt our investing … [Read the rest]

A Warm Slice Of Humble Pie

Posted on March 29, 2007 // 11 Comments

I've been trying recently to try and make some minor adjustments to the target asset allocations of my portfolio. I want to create something that I won't be tempted to change again for many years. While attempting this, I keep noticing how hard it … [Read the rest]

Expense Tracking and Budget Results – February 2007

Posted on March 28, 2007 // 14 Comments

Yes, you read it correctly. It's the end of March and I'm finally typing in the last of my receipts into my PearBudget spreadsheet. Tsk tsk. Overall Results I started out strong, with my carefully laid out Expense Tracking Plan of Attack … [Read the rest]

Sunrocket VoIP Phone Service – 2 Years for $199

Posted on March 27, 2007 // 18 Comments

SunRocket VoIP is currently offering 2 years of phone service for $199, expiring tomorrow (3/28). If you miss it, this "special" seems to come around once every few months. I've been using SunRocket instead of a landline for well over a year now now … [Read the rest]

My Net Worth Tracking Template

Posted on March 27, 2007 // 15 Comments

You may be curious as to how I keep track of my net worth updates. It's actually highly manual and nothing fancy. I simply log into Yodlee account aggregation via Bank of America's MyPortfolio and copy-n-paste the appropriate balances into this … [Read the rest]

My $300 Cup Of Coffee

Posted on March 26, 2007 // 49 Comments

I spilled coffee on my Dell Inspiron 4150 laptop today. It made a sad sort of grunt, and shut itself off... apparently forever. I've used compressed air and dried it all day, all to no avail. This was actually my largest impulse buy ever, at … [Read the rest]

Are You A “Maestro Of Money Management”?

Posted on March 25, 2007 // 26 Comments

A friend of mine sent me this link, and I think he was trying to mock me! ;) It's an article from the Wall Street Journal entitled Nickel-and-Diming Your Way To Riches, if That's Your Thing Here's an excerpt: I thought I was fairly deft at … [Read the rest]

The World Is Flat: Book Review and Commentary

Posted on March 25, 2007 // 15 Comments

I've been chipping away at it for months, and finally finished Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. By a flat world, he means that the playing field is being leveled and the gap between emerging and … [Read the rest]

Considering For Sale By Owner? Get Listed On The MLS For Free

Posted on March 24, 2007 // 17 Comments

Although I feel like they are a bit late to the party, a new site called Iggys House will allow people to list their properties on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for free in certain states. Currently 20 states are offered, with more to … [Read the rest]

Cramer Admits To Manipulating Markets, Calls SEC Stupid

Posted on March 24, 2007 // 18 Comments

In an interview on the website TheStreet.com, Jim Cramer of Mad Money fame talks about how he and other hedge fund managers can manipulate stock prices for easy profit. Check out the video, it's very enlightening: Although this actually … [Read the rest]