Archive for December, 2008
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Success, Football, and Some Links
I usually don’t talk about politics here, and this won’t be much of an exception. Even though the two people below are political, it’s more about their success stories. Perhaps it’s just finishing Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, but I’m thinking quite a bit how some of the most successful people got that way – [...]
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Amazon Friday Sale: Pink Cordless Vacuum Edition
With only a few precious shopping days left for Christmas, I figure it’s a good time to take advantage of the last Amazon Friday Sale. Unfortunately they didn’t have a whole lot of kooky, fun items that I’ve highlighted in the past. Instead I’ve listed some items that are mostly useful. [...]
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Credit Card Bill of Rights Passes
‘ve always regarded credit cards the same way I do red wine. Moderate use has been shown to be beneficial – wine with it antioxidant properties, and credit cards with reward programs. Excessive use of each can bring you a world of pain. The problem for many people is that get [...]
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What if History Doesn’t Repeat Itself?
Back in 2006, I had a revelation. I was a software engineer and I made decent money. However, there was a lot of talk about off-shoring all kinds of software projects. I looked into it and with companies like Elance, I realized that there could be a major shift coming sooner [...]
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Bernie Madoff, Fed Rate Cut: Thoughts about News Events
The news has been crazy the last couple of days. I figured I’d just round up a couple of pieces of it for those out of the loop.
Bernie Madoff
Unless you’ve been under a financial rock the last couple of days you’ve heard of Bernie Madoff. I’ll be honest, a lot of the [...] -
Laid Off? Some Survival Tips.
I got a sad email from Candi yesterday (name changed to protect the innocent):
[blockquote]Help, I have been layed off and will no longer be able to keep up on the mortgages (2) or bills. Family of 5. Husband works still but I made so much money previously that our income is cut more than [...] -
I’ve Joined the Dark Side – Twitter
About a month ago, I wrote a draft about how Twitter, FaceBook, and all the copycats seem to me to be ginormous wastes of time. It wasn’t too long ago, I got wrapped into instant messaging and found that I spent 5 or more hours there a day – much of it just [...]
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Three Random Stories (and Personal Finance Links)
I thought about not posting the last two stories, but I figured they were entertaining and the kind of thing that I would to read if I were someone else. Not too much personal finance after the first story, so if that’s your interest, just jump straight down to the links and enjoy.
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Lending Club Performance Update
I decided to take a minute or two today to look at my Lending Club (Lending Club Reviewed) account today. For the most part, I don’t log in too often. I have to admit that I made some poor choices on loans on Prosper in the past and I’ve been waiting for [...]
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A Horse of a Different Color is Still a Horse
I, like many Generation Xers I imagine, was first introduced to a phrase “horse of a different” through Wizard of Oz. You know, when Dorothy says, “What kind of a horse is that? I’ve never seen a horse like that before!” And the driver responds, “No, and never will again, I fancy. [...]
