On vacation.
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008I don't post much these days regardless of whether I'm on hiatus or not. However I am in southeast Asia and unless something really interesting comes up there won't be any posts for the next 3 weeks.
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I don't post much these days regardless of whether I'm on hiatus or not. However I am in southeast Asia and unless something really interesting comes up there won't be any posts for the next 3 weeks.
Retail Hack - Checking out at the Target Pharmacy
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008One of my friends who works at one of Target's pharmacies informed me that when people go up to the pharmacy counter with general merchandise and ask if they can check them out they aren't allowed to refuse them. So if the regular checkout counters is jam packed and the pharmacy ...
Why I plan on funding $4,000+ worth of loans on Kiva.
Monday, June 9th, 2008As many of my regulars know I'm a big fan of Kiva.org. Ending world poverty is a near impossible task but it isn't hard to loan capital to those that wish to lift themselves out of poverty. So why am I funding $4,000+ worth of loans? Simply put, it's all the ...
An interesting short read
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008I came accross this piece titled "My Name is Dennis Gartman and I'm a trader..." on InvestorVillage. It's an interesting short read.
PayPal Tip
Monday, June 2nd, 2008If you use PayPal frequently for purchases you might notice that sometimes PayPal refuses to give you the option to charge a purchase to your credit card if you have a sufficient PayPal balance to cover it. The reasoning is basically they profit more by not having to pay credit ...
PowerSeller status
Friday, May 23rd, 2008eBay finally grants me PowerSeller status! It doesn't mean much besides the fact I get the little icon next to my name and I get a 5-15% discount on final value fees. Considering I paid roughly $90 in final value fees on my last invoice I'll probably save roughly $4.5 ...
Discovery Channel’s I Love the World campaign
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Discovery Channel's ad campaign featuring the slogan "The world is just awesome" is genius and spot-on. It accomplishes several key things: It gives me a newfound respect for the world. The commerical showcases the Discovery Channel's programs. It's extremely catchy. Which is probably why I'm blogging about it.
More expensive gas is good for America.
Monday, May 19th, 2008As everyone has probably noticed, the price of oil has skyrocketed to new highs recently. The main causes have been increasing demand and a weakening dollar. One of the big problems is a lot of people drive like idiots and get poor mileage in their oversized cars. The same guy ...
I got stimulated.
Friday, May 16th, 2008I awoke this morning to find that the us government added $300 to my net worth. The reason I get $300 instead of $600 is I paid no taxes for 2007 (all federal taxes paid were refunded). I'm not particularly short on cash these days as I still have money form ...
Automatic savings still works! Emergency fund surpasses $2,500
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008I finally got around to upping my emergency fund contribution to $35/week. Upon checking my account balance it turns out my weekly contributions of $30/week have added another $1,000 to my emergency fund balance since Sept 07 when my emergency fund hit the $1,500 mark. I'm setting a definite target amount ...