Archive for July, 2007
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Zecco and Prosper: Two Great New Ways to Invest
I love mutual funds. You love mutual funds. They are great all around investment tools and I highly recommend them - especially those low-fee Vanguard funds. However, I’m thinking mutual funds aren’t quite as sexy as they used to be. Yes, my money is slowly drifting to some newer, sultry investments and accounts.
I’ve mentioned it before, but I really enjoy lending on Prosper.com. I made mistakes taking on some loans with way too much risk. However you live and you learn. Prosper is new, so I’d recommend only putting a small amount of your portfolio in it. One great thing […] -
Finances: Don’t Take them So Personally
I’ve got some personal finance blasphemy to get off my chest. It will probably even ruffle the feathers of more than a few personal finance writers. I’ll take that risk, because I hate to see money wasted. People are wasting money every day and not realizing it. They aren’t even spending it, but these people are just giving it away for nothing in return.
How are people giving away this money? They ignore math to feel good about what they are doing. That doesn’t make a lot of sense now, but after a couple of […] -
Personal Finance Review - Football is Better edition
There’s a great billboard along the 101 in the San Francisco that I pass on my morning commute. It’s for the 49ers and it simply reads, “Life is good, but football is better.” I couldn’t agree more. Onto my reads of the week.
Ben at Money Smart Life asks if Minimum Wage is Too Low. I believe that it is and will leave it simply at that.
Golbguru gives some thoughts about life after spending a ton of money on a car. It’s too bad that he bought a Toyota.
The Sun’s wife has the rare option to open […] -
Emptying the Recycle Bin of my Mind…
When I was growing up I read Dan Shaughnessy, a famous Boston Globe sports writer, whenever I could. Since I’ve gotten older, I’ve found that I often disagree with what his writings. However, I remember he would occasionally put together some sundry sports thoughts under the headline of “Clearing out the desk drawer of my mind…” I’m bring that concept into the 2000s.
It will take me a couple of days to run the voting for the contest.
I spent about an hour tonight trying to Simpsonize myself only to find the site extremely buggy. A couple of […] -
Lazy Man Contest Ends Tonight at Midnight (PST)
Here’s a reminder that the contest that I started a month ago ends tonight. There’s a $200 value grand prize at stake. As of this writing there are around 50 people who have entered. I believe only one person has taken the option to review my site for the extra entries. What this all means is that you probably still have a very good chance of winning if you enter today. To enter just read the rules and follow the directions.
