Archive for September, 2007
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Just got an e-mail from United Mileage Plus about signing up for Netflix for some extra miles.
You get 2,000 miles just for signing up for Netflix and an extra 2,000 miles if you use your Mileage Plus Visa Card.
Check out http://www.united.com/netflixoffer
I'm already a Netflix subscriber but I'm thinking about signing ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
For anyone that doesn't yet have an ING Direct account, you can get a $50 bonus if you open an account by 9/30/07.
Go to: http://www.ingdirect.com/nyt/
Use the NY Times bonus code: NY3
$250 initial deposit required. Usually the bonus is $25 so get while the gettin' is good.
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
The downward trend begins folks.
"We are writing to let you know HSBC Direct has adjusted your Online Savings Account interest rate to 4.50% APY*.
This rate remains among America’s highest, at 10× the national savings average**—so you can continue to maximize your savings growth with HSBC Direct, recognized as the “Best ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
I just got an e-mail from FNBODirect regarding their new rate starting September 29th after their promotional rate of 6% expires. They're going to be offering 5.05% APY which is pretty decent. Depending on how much money you have, you can definitely get a better rate elsewhere.
If you have $25,000+, ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
From now until Christmas, I'll donate $25 to Kiva.org for each Zecco account opened using my advertiser link below. The money will also stay in Kiva and be continually recycled until a third world borrower defaults on their loan.
Buy Stocks Online for $0. Trade stocks for free on Zecco.com. The ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Anyone ever try to sell furniture or anything on Craigslist lately? My brother and his wife recently tried to sell some furniture and they had a "fun" experience with a bunch of sleazy losers.
My brother's wife (my sister in law) is about 7 months pregnant so they're moving out of ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
I got paid again yesterday. I've never really taken the time to really analyze how much of my paycheck gets withheld for taxes and whatnot. So here's the breakdown.
Gross Pay $798.22
Federal Income Tax -90.09
$90.09 is roughly 11.29% of my pay. I'm probably overpaying about 1.29% since my marginal tax rate ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
Welcome to this week's edition of the Friday Unwind. Relax, and enjoy the weekend.
A hilarious collection of F Minus Comics.
This one requires just the right angle.
WD-40 has a list of unofficial uses(pdf) for their product.
Discover the art of rock stacking. I'll try this when I'm stranded somewhere. Hopefully I'll have ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
After 50 weeks of automatic withdrawals of $30 a week from my checking, my emergency fund account surpasses $1,500!
So I've decided that $10,000 is a number at which I'll be comfortable and then stop the automatic withdrawals for my emergency fund when I hit that number. At this point in ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
ING Direct dropped its rates to keep in line with the fed rate cuts.
The new rates are as follows:
Electric Orange Balance / Interest Rate / Annual Percentage Yield
$0-$49,999.99 3.45% 3.50%
$50,000.00-$99,999.99 4.79% 4.90%
$100,000.00 or more 4.89% 5.00%
Savings Balance / Interest Rate / Annual Percentage Yield
All deposits 4.218% 4.30%
CD Rates
6 Month 4.90%
9 Month 4.90%
12 Month ...
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