Archive for March, 2007
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Quicken Leave a Bad Taste in Your Mouth? Try a Mint.
When I started Lazy Man and Money, I didn’t think I’d ever have more than 15 people a day come to the site. Surprising I’m 30 times more successful than I thought I would be. However, there’s a hidden benefit that I never dreamed of. It has opened doors for me professionally. This is especially [...]
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Credit Card Arbitrage
I’m not one to believe in fate or signs, but it’s hard to not believe that something is conspiring against me in trying to do my credit card arbitrage plan. If I can’t get a credit card to begin with, it’s just not going to end up well. The problems I’ve had with them go [...]
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Ask the Readers: What Electronic Gadget should I Buy Myself
This is not your typical personal finance post, that’s for sure. However, I could use a little advice. I have some Sony Style points that I had saved up from using a Sony credit card. At the time, I couldn’t find any good cash back rewards cards. I’ve been waiting for that must have item [...]
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Guest Writer Wednesday: What Drives Fiscal Musings
Today we begin a new series, Guest Writer Wednesday. The series is a direct response to the outstanding interest in my request for guests posts earlier this week. On most Wednesdays, this series will be in addition to my usual daily post. Check back for my post later on in the day. Limeade from Fiscal [...]
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Three Reasons I Will Never Be Rich
Yesterday, I discussed Twelve Reasons I Will Be Rich. Today I’m going to look at the flip side and give you three things that are preventing me from being rich. I’m Lazy – The was an obvious one, wasn’t it. People who know the online Lazy Man, would argue that I’m always commenting, participating in [...]
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Write For Lazy Man and Money
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of great, thought-provoking comments from readers. It’s a shame that such conversations are locked up in e-mail. You don’t need to be a great writer to participate. My lack of writing skills should has set the bar sufficiently low, so anyone can step right in. Of course I’ll give [...]
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Twelve Reasons Why I Will Be Rich
Jeffrey Strain writes 10 Reasons You Aren’t Rich for The Street.com. He also writes the popular Personal Finance Advice. The ten reasons are great, but before we get there, I have a couple points of minor criticism. The title says “rich”, but the introductory paragraph implies that means having a million dollars. Many would disagree [...]
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Weekend Personal Finance Review
What’s this – a new feature? Yes, I’m going to take a little time on the weekends to post some articles from other personal finance bloggers. It’ll work a lot like a Carnival (here’s an example if you missed it) where all the posts are from the last week. I can’t guarantee that I’ll have [...]
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Revealing the Keys to Prosper Success
Earlier this week, I defended the Prosper’s business viability. I spent two posts rebutting the idea that it might not be a good investment. Just yesterday, I discussed the Prosper mistakes I’ve made. Today, I will share with you what I’ve learned. Hopefully 5 minutes from now you’ll be on your way to 14% return [...]
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Weekly Financial Review #11
Let’s start this up with the most interesting topic and go from there… On Monday, I got contacted by business development person. He must have seen my mattress post, because he thought I sold mattresses. It sounded like he has some clients to sell the mattresses to. Alas, since I do not sell mattresses, I [...]
