Archive for the ‘investing’ Category

$300 in Bonuses for Christmas

Friday, December 21st, 2007

The Hustler continues to amaze in his pursuit of free money. Last week, he made us aware of a $50 bonus from Lending Club - without any lending required - this is a much easier bonus to earn than the usual bank account bonus that requires direct deposit. I don't think there ...

Force Yourself to Save by Digerati Life

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

I have learned a lesson several times in my life: you can "trick" yourself into saving. But I can't make the case any better or give any better advice than this post from Digerati. The interesting thing is, once I see a little nest egg begin to grow through saving, it increases my motivation to ...

ING takes over the world

Monday, November 19th, 2007

I just read the news that ING has acquired Sharebuilder. They purchased Netbank earlier this fall. I wonder if the famous Sharebuilder bonuses will continue. . .

20 Year Olds Reading the Wall Street Journal?

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

I get tired of "woulda, coulda, shoulda" posts on investment blogs, but now I am falling into the same trap and speaking from 20/20 hindsight. . . Anyway, even though we do not see eye to eye on politics, plonkee got me thinking about how every financial product under the sun is marketed ...

Change the Rules for the Roth IRA?

Monday, September 24th, 2007

I just began contributing to my first Roth IRA this month. We are contributing 5% of our monthly income - a pretty high percentage, but we have a lot of catching up to do. I am 33 years old and have less than 3K saved for retirement - depending on ...