Archive for May, 2008
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Chrysler’s $2.99 Gas Promotion
Chrysler is touting a new promotion that promises to make $2.99 gas available to Americans who buy a new car from them. The timing couldn’t be better. With gas averaging over $4.00 in my area of San Francisco, I can personally say that I’ve witnessed some concerned people. So is Chrysler’s promotion a good deal? [...]
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Snowforting: Snowflaking an Emergency Fund
There are lot of metaphors in the world of personal finance. If you want to be a personal financial guru, you have to have one. Robert Kiyosaki has his Rich Dad, Poor Dad. David Bach has the Latte Factor. Dave Ramsey has his Debt Snowball. David Bach’s Latte Factor is the practice of looking at [...]
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SmartyPig: Gift Card Redeemed
Last week, I finally got around to starting up my SmartyPig account again. You may recall that I had trouble when I tried in the past. However, the questions their verification partner asked me about my financial accounts did not match what I knew to be true of my financial accounts. SmartyPig promptly mailed the [...]
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Carnival of P2P Lending #9 – Cinco de Mayo Edition
Happy Cinco de Mayo! In a few hours from now I’ll be having tacos and maybe a cerveza. I draw the line at doing a hat dance. Grab yourself some nachos and chew on these articles about P2P lending… Moolanomy spectulates why Lending Club has stopped taking new lenders. Interesting thought that “If they are [...]
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Weekend Links: Harry’s Hofbrau Edition
A couple of weeks ago, a friend turned me onto Harry’s Hofbrau a local chain of restaurants. It turns out that in San Francisco “Hofbrau” means more of a carvery. It might somewhat similar to a more upscale version of Boston Market. It’s a little like a cafeteria where you just go down the line [...]
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Alternative Income Streams – May 2008
It’s time once again to update my Alternative Income. For the first time in a few months, I actually made more money that the previous month. For the first time in quite awhile, it makes sense to break out the revenue numbers vs. the net gain. My revenue jumped from $1491 to $1611 this month. [...]
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Finovate Demos – Part 4
In case you missed parts one, two, and three, I’m sharing my notes after seeing 40 start-up financial companies present their companies. Today, I’m rounding up the last of the four companies. BlingNation – You’d think this name would have something to do about pushing luxury branding, but that’s not the case. It’s yet another [...]
