Archive for June, 2007
Friday, June 15th, 2007
Let's face it. Custom printed t-shirts are cool. Getting them printed for cheap is mind blowing.
Vista Print has a "free" custom t-shirt offer where you only pay $4.21 for shipping. However, the designs are really limited in that you have to pick one of their templates and your own text ...
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Tuesday, June 12th, 2007
I finally received the dreaded letter that so many others have in the past that Citi is changing the terms of my rewards. Starting July 14th, 2007 I will no longer recieve 5% cash back on supermarket, pharmacy, and gas purchases. Instead I'll get a measly 2% back on those ...
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Sunday, June 10th, 2007
Ebates lowered their Staples cashback from 3% to 2% this month. I found this out as I buy stuff from Staples.com once in awhile when my purchases are over $50 (free shipping). Fatwallet also does not offer cashback from Staples.com and I use Ebates solely for Staples.com purchases.
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Wednesday, June 6th, 2007
I might give Zecco a test drive since they announced that they are lowering their minimum balance to $0. Zecco offers free trades (10 per day, 40 per month, $3.50/each afterwards).
I'm seriously considering them because the trading costs associated with averaging into a stock is greatly reduced. Options are cheap ...
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Monday, June 4th, 2007
Salem Five Direct offers a high interest checking account with no monthly fee and no minimum balance. Here's the rates for the different tiers.
$0-$9,999 5.00%
$10,000-$24,999 5.10%
$25,000-$49,999 5.20%
$50,000-$99,999 5.20%
$100,000 or more 6.10%
I obviously fall under the $0-$9,999 range and qualify for the 5.00% rate. 5% beats ING's Electronic Orange account's 4% ...
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
I recently decided to move my emergency funds from Emigrant Direct which paid 5.05% to FNBO Direct which pays 6% (guaranteed until September, but they had a competitive rate before the 6% increase). So the question is it worth it to rate chase?
Okay, let's pretend you have $10,000 in an ...
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Friday, June 1st, 2007
This news segment is hilarious. A cop steals marijuana and bakes it into brownies with his wife.
"and I think we're dead".... haha
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