TripAdvisor is offering two free luggage tags. What a sneaky way to get my real info! ;) The form automatically signs you up as a member of the website, but looks like that's all. Use a spam e-mail if desired. Although there is the occasional … [Read the rest]
Free Luggage Tags From TripAdvisor.com
Posted on December 29, 2008 // 8 Comments
Last updated: October 16, 2011
Free Intuit Quickbooks Cash Register Plus Software
Posted on December 29, 2008 // 2 Comments
Intuit is offering their Quickbooks Cash Register Plus Software for free instantly via download. This is the 2009 version, which is selling for $239 on Amazon. As the name suggests, this software turns your laptop into a cash register, accepts credit … [Read the rest]
Last updated: August 3, 2015
Puppy!
Posted on December 23, 2008 // 42 Comments
We added a new member to our family today, of the four-legged and fuzzy variety. Her name is Pumpkin, and she was placed in our home by a dog rescue group. Getting a rescue is kind of stressful. You put your name on lists. You get a call that … [Read the rest]
Last updated: December 23, 2008
Fed Funds Rate Drop Update: Locking In Higher Bank Yields Now
Posted on December 22, 2008 // 22 Comments
Given the recent drop in the Fed Funds rate to nearly zero, bank have been adjusting their interest rates accordingly. Now that the dust has settled a bit, I suppose it is time to see what rates we can get now for our FDIC-insured cash. It may be a … [Read the rest]
Last updated: July 5, 2022
Free Lift Ticket To Park City Utah Ski Resort
Posted on December 20, 2008 // 13 Comments
Planning a trip to Park City, Utah? I am for a conference coming up, and I found a promotion where you can get a free lift ticket to any Park City ski resort on the day that your arrive. You'll need to bring your boarding pass and fill out a … [Read the rest]
Last updated: December 23, 2011
Good Time To Ask About Refinancing Your Mortgage: I Might Save $50,000!
Posted on December 18, 2008 // 44 Comments
With the rate drop yesterday, mortgage rates are at amazing lows. People in the office are bragging about locking in 4.50% mortgage rates with no points, or 4.25% with 1 point. While I haven't done a lot of in-depth research on this topic, I … [Read the rest]
Last updated: December 18, 2008
Worry-Free Investing: Calculate Your Risk-Free Savings Rate For Retirement
Posted on December 17, 2008 // 11 Comments
Conventional advice has been that we should invest in some mix of stocks and bonds to reach our retirement goals. But as we've seen, rolling the dice on a varying return distribution every year can be quite stressful. What if we start our … [Read the rest]
Last updated: December 17, 2008
Dogbert The Financial Advisor
Posted on December 16, 2008 // 8 Comments
Last updated: December 16, 2008
Suffering From Procrastination? Eat That Frog
Posted on December 15, 2008 // 11 Comments
To start off the week, here is a short video with one simple time-management tip: I think the actual quote by William James should be "Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task". Either way, I find it very true. … [Read the rest]
Last updated: December 15, 2008
New PineCone Research Sign-up Link (Paid Surveys)
Posted on December 15, 2008 // 19 Comments
PineCone Research remains one of the better paying and reliable survey companies, with a payout of $3 for each 15-20 minute survey. The hardest part is getting accepted, as they only accept applications intermittently. Thanks to readers Tom and … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 16, 2011
Lending Club P2P: Review of New Post-SEC Changes
Posted on December 14, 2008 // 21 Comments
Now that LendingClub has finished their SEC filing and is one of the only P2P lenders currently operating (everyone else either shut down or is in an SEC quiet period), let's take a look at some of the changes. You are now officially "investing" in … [Read the rest]
Last updated: August 2, 2017
Madoff Hedge Fund = $50 Billion Ponzi Scheme
Posted on December 13, 2008 // 29 Comments
Ah, hedge funds, so sexy with their "rich people only" requirements and secretive investments. I have been catching up on a bunch of news articles about Bernard Madoff, who was recently arrested after admitting that his hedge fund was "all just one … [Read the rest]
Last updated: December 13, 2008
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