Archive for September, 2006
Friday, September 15th, 2006
Citi has not notified me of a change in my Citi Dividend card yet. On the fatwallet forums, many poeple have also noticed that people that have had the card for less than one year have not been notified of the change.I think Citi does not want to irritate new ...
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
Made some changes to the short-term portfolio:Sold CHS at $18.90 (cost $17.97).Sold NT at $2.30 (cost $2.08).Bought significantly more JBLU to bring down average cost to $10.05. I think oil prices should dip and JBLU is good for a 20% gain within the next month or two.
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
I think one of the comments on a previous post was referring to me and asked how come I don't post my stock picks. I do, however, it isn't the focus of my blog right now.I am working on a portfolio page that'll contain all my holdings.Long-term holdingsMy main long ...
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Monday, September 11th, 2006
One thing that still lingers in my mind today that really angers me is this:The WTC site is still a big hole in the ground, after 5 years of red tape and arguing over the final design. It is still a big hole in the ground. Oh wait, it's also ...
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Sunday, September 10th, 2006
I got my Chase card in the mail today to discover that they gave me a paltry $200 limit. $200? Whoa, even my first credit card when I had no credit history at all with Citi gave me a line of $800, and that was awhile ago. $200? Guess Chase ...
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Saturday, September 9th, 2006
Sometimes people will ask me about what invesments they should invest in. Sounds simple? Recommend a few here or there and you're set. Nope, that's not all there is to it. Here's a few reasons why:You get the blame.Even if you give them sound advice, if things don't work out ...
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Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
With all the rumors of the end/scaleback of the Citi Dividend rewards I got a letter from them informing me of a credit line increase today. This is perfect because according to the Citi website I can do a 0% no fee balance transfer for 6 months. I guess having ...
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Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
There are tons of rumors out there about Citi discontinuing it's Citi Dividend rewards or scaling them back. I haven't received any letters yet from Citi about my card.I decided to take preventive measures and apply for the Chase Cash Plus Rewards Mastercard which also offers 5% cash back on ...
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Friday, September 1st, 2006
I got my first eBay catalog in the mail today. Anyone else get one? It seems eBay is trying to spur sales by listing the types of products and their average selling price. Smart move I guess for people that never think about buying things off eBay. As long as ...
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Friday, September 1st, 2006
I found this on the InstantProfitz forum from their admin:"Most users make a first cashout of around $30. Testing the waters, likely.Most users make a second cashout of above $100.Most users, if they have one, make a third cashout of $150.Most users with a fourth cashout take home $200."It's ...
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