About My Credit Card Debt Newer readers may be alarmed by my high levels of credit card debt. In short, I'm borrowing money for free and keeping it in safe investments while earning me 5-6% interest. Along with other things, this helps me earn extra … [Read the rest]
This promotion has expired. For more information on any current promotions, please see my TradeKing Review and Info Page. TD Ameritrade is offering $100 bonus (expired) for opening a non-retirement brokerage account funded by 12 monthly … [Read the rest]
Now and then, I get asked if I recommend any specific stock newsletters. I usually assume these people haven't read much of my blog ;) I'm often given specific examples, like one that touts a 145% supposed return last year, or another one run by a … [Read the rest]
Payouts for my Emigrant Direct Referral Bonus went out this week for those that sent me their final form in January. Emigrant Direct offers an online savings account paying 5.05% APY with no minimum balance. It only takes $1 to open, and you … [Read the rest]
Update: Prosper is currently offering a $25 sign-up bonus when joining! To recap the first half of this review, my initial impression of Prosper was that is a somewhat risky investment opportunity with poor liquidity. However, along with the risk … [Read the rest]
Update: Prosper is currently offering a $25 sign-up bonus when joining! Prosper.com is a person-to-person lending service where you can lend out money to complete strangers. My first and only post about Prosper was back on February 13, 2006, when … [Read the rest]
Although many of us have thought about starting a small business, significantly less actually take the plunge. So when I read on Dennis' Young Money Blog back in July that he had opened up his own custom Greek Apparel store, I was intrigued and have … [Read the rest]
Apparently the S&P 500 dropped 3.5% yesterday. Not bad for one day! Let's see what I haven't done yet: 1. I haven't logged into Vanguard.com, where all my IRAs are. 2. I haven't logged into Fidelity.com, where my 401(k) is. 3. I haven't … [Read the rest]
I just finished watching my first episode of Deal or No Deal, a new game show on NBC. I personally thought it was amazingly dull, but it did remind me of a good parallel to investing that I read in the book The Coffeehouse Investor (Yes, I know. … [Read the rest]
Everybody loves hearing success stories. I certainly do. And I know that many of you readers have some great tales to share... Did you start your own business? Did you crawl out from under a mountain of personal debt? Did you overcome … [Read the rest]
Besides shopping at Whole Foods or Trader Joes, it seems like one of the major hobbies of young professionals in cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco is to complain that we can't afford a house given our mere $50,000-$100,000 salary. It's true. … [Read the rest]
Yodlee MoneyCenter is an account aggregation service that logs into your online accounts automatically in order to track your financial balances and transactions. It's also a great way to see all your rewards points. While Yodlee is available for … [Read the rest]
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