Archive for the ‘Review’ Category
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Get Rich, Stay Rich, Pass It On: A Mini Review
Catherine S. McBreen and George H. Walper Jr.’s book may be misleading
Every now and again, publishers sense me books to read. More often than not it takes me a long time to read them. I was sent Get Rich, Stay Rich, Pass It On: The Wealth-Accumulation Secrets of America’s Richest Families in May of 2007.
The last couple of days, I carved out a few minutes to look at the book. As I write this I’ve completed on the first 28 pages. This is why I call it a mini review. I wouldn’t normally try to […] -
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 documents necessary for me to be manually verified and once I got around to filling it out, set me up right away. I’d have to give them an A+ for customer service, but then I might not be the typical customer […]
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Apologies to SmartyPig
On Friday I went a little off the handle reviewing SmartyPig’s registration process. I got frustrated by the many security steps that I had to take before finally getting locked out because my information didn’t match the information in Equifax/SmartyPig’s database.
What I should have said is that many online banking security systems are not user friendly nowadays - and it’s not their fault. The fear of identity theft has driven everyone including regulators to more and more stringent standards. What confuses me is that not every bank has the expansive security process. I have accounts with […] -
Why You Won’t Read a SmartyPig Review Today
A couple of weeks back the fine folks at SmartyPig wrote me to tell me about their new service. They even offered me a $50 gift card to either try the service or give away to a reader. I decided to keep it for three reasons:
I have had a bad history with giveaways in the past. Even recently, I was afforded the ability to give out Lending Club lending accounts with $50 in them - only to have them stop allowing people to lend for undisclosed amount of time. Given that I’ve never used this new […]
