Archive for October, 2006
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Prosper Plan Just Getting Going
I’ve been putting together my investing plan on Prosper. I transferred $500 more dollars there in the past week and a half. It’s been a little difficult getting the rates on the loans that I used to, but I’m still doing okay. I’ve got $100 already lent, $250 pending, and $150 [...]
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Poker – is it a sport?
After Reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad’s post on poker being a competitive sport, I found myself writing a comment. It soon got a bit longer than I had intended, so decided to make a post instead.
I may agree on the competitive aspect of poker, but I’m not so sure I’d agree on it [...] -
Lazy Man’s Trust Fund
David B of How Do People Get Rich points out the power of compound interest. I don’t know if I’ve directly discussed it in this blog – I may have taken it for granted that if you found me your fairly well versed in a few basic principles of investing. If you [...]
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Wedding Registry for People with Everything
For those that haven’t been following, I’m getting married next year. Today we are heading out to Macy’s to set up our wedding registry. There’s only one small problem. We have no clue what to register for. When we met, we each owned our own condos and getting to a [...]
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Sector ETFs in your Portfolio
Consumerism Commentary points out a Money Magazine article about using ETFs as a way to round out your portfolio. Here’s a quote from the Money Magazine article:
In addition, if you held such funds then, you had comparatively little invested in out-of-favor energy and basic-materials stocks, which became the stars of this decade. ETFs [...] -
Alternative income streams plan and progress
Instead of just having one goal based on net worth, I’m finding it increasingly important to have my eyes on another prize. I want to have enough income coming from places outside my day job to cover all my typical month expenses. This way if I get downsized, as I did when [...]
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Random thoughts on Wealthy PF Bloggers
Over at A Penny Saved, the question of why the PF Bloggers aren’t wealthy is being asked and answered.
Some unorganized thoughts:
I’m not really sure I agree that it’s hard to find the wealthy bloggers. Maybe all aren’t wealthy people, but many are definitely above the norm for their age group. Like any [...] -
Military Folks – Don’t Forget Your Thrift Savings Plan
I’ve been writing for nearly six months now, but I’m afraid I haven’t been taking care of the home front. My fiancee has been in the military for close to 8 years now and hasn’t really taken full advantage of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). For those not familiar with a TSP, [...]
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Number One Ranking at Brainwash Cafe
Brainwash Cafe just gave me their #1 Editor Choice Ranking. Many thanks go to Brainwash Cafe. They run an outstanding blog, one that I follow daily.
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My Net Worth Jumps
It’s the middle of the month, so it’s time for me to do my net worth again. I’m not quite ready to do a compete open wallet view, but I am not as opposed to the idea as I used to be.
The big news this month is that my net worth jumped 6.7%. [...]
