Since my servers have been having staying up today, I'll just give a quick update to remind everyone to get a free $50 for opening a 529 educational plan. You don't need to have children to take advantage of this. We don't have children and I signed up under my own name. If we have children some day, I'll transfer it to their names. If not, perhaps I'll go back to school myself or give it nieces and nephews.
CollegeAdvantage has one of the best 529 plans out there, so I can't think of a reason why you wouldn't sign up. (Well, unless your own state gives some tax advantages to using your own state's 529 plan.)
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Posted by Lazy Man on October 22, 2009 in
College
One of the great things about the Internet is that free stuff is everywhere. Sometimes you can even find good free stuff. It may surprise you that there are a lot of companies offering to help you budget your money for free.
Before I go too much further with the mention of “free”, [...]
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Posted by Lazy Man on October 21, 2009 in
Budgeting
Yesterday, I woke up to a call from my tenant. That’s never the right way to start the day. It turns out that the new washer that I got last week overflowed causing the part of the ceiling to collapse. These things always seem to happen on a Sunday when you [...]
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Posted by Lazy Man on October 19, 2009 in
Links
onventional personal finance wisdom says that it’s best to skimp on your cell phone – go with a prepaid plan or skip text messaging. I even wrote a whole post on similar tips to save money on cell phones. However, I’m starting to come around to the thinking that it could be [...]
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Posted by Lazy Man on October 16, 2009 in
Save Money On..., Technology Tip
[Alternative title: The Wedding that Wasn't]
On our trip back to San Francisco from Aruba we made a little stop in Florida. I have a friend from college and she was getting married. To be completely accurate we planned our Aruba trip this year around the wedding, cutting it a day short to [...]
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Posted by Lazy Man on October 15, 2009 in
Spending
A few weeks back our dog Jake decided to rip into some cushions on our patio furniture. They were too far gone by the time we noticed. As a result, we’ve been looking for new chaise lounge cushions. You’d think they’d be easier to find, but everything has been fairly expensive [...]
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Posted by Lazy Man on October 14, 2009 in
Consumer Battles
This was a pretty bad week for on several fronts. My treasured Red Sox played horribly in just about all areas of the game, earning themselves some extra vacation time (and I thought I was Lazy). The Major League Baseball umpires missed numerous calls including three tags in the first Red Sox [...]
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Posted by Lazy Man on October 12, 2009 in
Links
Whenever I get a chance on Friday, I like to sneak over to Amazon and see what they have on their Amazon Friday Sale. Usually, I pray that the Amazon gods send me one utterly ridiculous item to highlight. I must have been good because the gods are smiling down on me.
Digital [...]
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Posted by Lazy Man on October 9, 2009 in
Spending
You might have heard of the placebo effect. If you haven’t that’s fine, I didn’t learn about it until I was in the 10th grade (thanks Mr. Walker). The idea is this: If you give a pill with no medical properties to someone, but lie to the person to give the impression [...]
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Posted by Lazy Man on October 8, 2009 in
Psychology
I almost forgot to update you on my Lending Club account. I’ve been opening that up for all to see:
Last month, I had expected payments of $71.21 coming in. This month I have $74.47. A key word there is “expected.” It’s not a guarantee, but it is fairly diversified. [...]
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Posted by Lazy Man on October 8, 2009 in
Investing, P2P Lending
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