Archive for January, 2007
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Prosper Lenders Need to Check Out RateLadder.com
Yesterday I came across a new gem of a personal finance website, RateLadder.com. Since I’ve started blogging, I’ve read more and more blogs. I probably read over 50 blog posts a day from a variety of blogs. If I run into one blog that’s truly helpful a month, I’m pretty happy.
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Let’s Play “Invest Lazy Man’s Money”
The deposit for my Tax Year 2006 Roth IRA just went through. So now I have $4000 sitting an account waiting to be invested. I’m looking for an ETF to invest in. I have $8000 in Vanguard Small Cap ETF (VB). I have another $8000 in Vanguard Total Market Index (VTI) [...]
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1 vs. 100 Text Message
ScamLotteryI have to admit it - sometimes Energi Gal and I like to stay in on Friday nights. It’s not about saving money or anything like that. I think it’s just that it’s good to wind down from a long work-week.One of the shows that we like to watch is 1 vs. 100. [...]
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Ikea Breakfast: 99 Cents
Yesterday Energi Gal and I went to Ikea. We needed some speaker stands and some shelving, but the real draw for going in the morning was their 99 cent breakfast. I turned out to be a pretty good value for the price. I’d say it’s about 2 eggs, 2 very thin strips [...]
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My Financial Week in Review #3
Once again, it’s time for a quick recap of what I’ve done in the past week with regard to money.
I finally moved forward with funding my 2006 Roth IRA. I had been procrastinating on this front for the last three weeks. It feels good to get in there. Once it’s there, I’ll [...]
