Archive for May, 2007

Finished moving to FNBO Direct

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

So I finally made the switch to FNBO Direct's 6% APY from Emigrant Direct's 5.05% APY that I was considering in this post. Here's how the money moved from ED to FNBO Direct. Emigrant Direct(5.05%) -> ING Direct Electric Orange(4%) -> FNBO Direct (6%) I don't think there was any days of lost ...

EG celebrates 1 year anniversary

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

The anniversary date was officially May 5th and we're celebrating a little bit late because I've been busy with school and whatnot. Some events that have occurred on this blog: Undergone numerous cosmetic and backend changes. This blog use to be powered by blogger but I've since then moved over to ...

Questions for Reed Hastings

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

I found Netflix's CEO Reed Hastings interview with Fortune Magazine interesting. A lot of the questions were reader submitted. The question I was most interested in was: I was a recent customer of yours but defected to Blockbuster. Can you explain why your company is the better choice when Blockbuster matches ...

Interesting Blockbuster Online observation.

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

One of the rentals I received from Blockbuster Online didn't have the usual return address of my nearest distribution center. Instead it had the address of a Blockbuster Video store in Union, NJ. There was also an actual stamp instead of the usual "No Postage Necessary..." wording. So this is pretty ...

It pays to Discover… only from 7 am - 12 midnight EST

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

I applied for a Discover card last week and I received it yesterday. I activated the card and then tried it out for some purchase and found out the purchases were getting declined. I decided to call the number on the back of the card. After sitting through the several ...

How much do you need to earn $0.01 in interest every month?

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

If you're a financially savvy person, chances are you'll have more than one savings account as rates move around. I started off at ING Direct when they were paying 4% or so. I then left them and moved to HSBC Direct for 5.05% and then now I'm considering moving to ...

FNBO Direct 6% APY

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

I'm considering moving my emergency funds to FNBO Direct for the 6% APY (rate is guaranteed until September 28th). FNBO is another one of the no fees, no minimum banks, which obviously makes it a great place to store an emergency fund as you don't have to worry about maintaining any ...

The NY Aquarium

Friday, May 18th, 2007

I hope you guys are taking advantage of Bank of America's "Museums on Us" promotion. Yesterday I went to the NY Aquarium in Coney Island with some friends. Other places I want to check out are the Guggenheim and the Bronx Zoo.

American Express: The Member’s Project

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

I just got this in an e-mail from Amex: Introducing The Members Project, an exciting new initiative that brings American Express® Cardmembers together to do something good for our world. Join Cardmembers to dream up, and ultimately unite behind, one incredible idea. American Express will bring it to life with up to ...

USPS shipping leaves a lot to be desired.

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

I decided to try the the carrier pickup and I waited until 4:00 pm and then realized they were never coming. The online postage you print is only suppose to be used for the day it's printed so I had to rush over to the post office, walk past the ...