Archive for April, 2007
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Want a low cost geek hobby? Build your own Transformers costumes and then participate in contests! For some reason I found the video extremely hilarious. Although the Optimus Prime costume at the end is pretty cool.
Costumes TransformersUploaded by xkendyx
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
Last month I got 3 checks from Chase totaling $50. Two Chase fraud detector checks at $20 and one payment protector at $10. I read the terms and decide if it's a free trial, it's basically free money if I cancel within 30 days. Even if I forget to cancel ...
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Monday, April 16th, 2007
Fresh Monday gooodies.
Zillow is banned from giving Zestimates in Arizona by the state regulatory board citing lack of appraisal license. I think it's idiotic as Zestimates are automated as Zillow says and people don't use Zillow in favor of a formal appraisal.
An article over at Slate entitled "Spend Every Dime!" ...
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Monday, April 16th, 2007
In my total history of being on eBay, I've sold about 50 items and maintained a 100% feedback rating. However, in several months, I plan to list tons of stuff on eBay and I'm afraid having a low total number of feedback will hurt me even though it's 100% positive.
So ...
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Thursday, April 12th, 2007
This is an update in my million miles quest.
I finally got my UFB Direct account kit in the mail on Monday. I added the accounts to PayPal and verified them yesterday. The next step is to send in the signature form and deposit $200 into each of the accounts. I ...
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Thursday, April 12th, 2007
I found another deal on Gummy Worms and Trail Mixes courtesy of Find That Discount!.
I ordered a case (12 packs) of Harmony Sour Gummy Worms and the trail mix for all those hours I spend on the internet trail.
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Thursday, April 12th, 2007
This week's edition of "money lessons" is about the difference between being cheap and being frugal.
Being "frugal" and being "cheap" to me are two different things. Here's how I define each of them:
In being frugal you make responsible choices with your money with the goal of getting the most for ...
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
Cluj wrote:
I read your article on margin. I have a question. The interest rate that you have to pay for a margin purchase, do you have to pay that no matter how long you hold the stock. Say I purchase 3000 bucks over my cash holdings at ...
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
Yerrrrrrrrrrrrrrp.
Check out this deal:Case of Fantastic Soups for $9...
Each case contains 12 so that's 75 cents per cup. Free ship on orders $25+.
I picked up Tuscan Tomato and Shells, Classic French Onion, and Spicy Thai.
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Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
I've recently talked about how buying on margin magnifies your upside as well as your downside and I've decided that there's a particular investment in which I'm extremely comfortable in borrowing money to invest in.
Montpelier Re (MRH) is a reinsurance company that was hit hard by the aftermath of hurricane ...
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