Archive for the ‘investing’ Category
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 ...
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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 ...
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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. . .
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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 ...
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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 ...
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