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    Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Buying company stock (3 clicks)
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July 23, 2008 at 4:57 pm ET I thought about buying $10-20K of my company’s stock when it hit near an all-time low a couple months ago. The stock is now back up about 70% above the low point. That ... (more) Thursday, July 10, 2008 Moved $60K cash to HSBC (28 clicks)
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July 10, 2008 at 11:44 am ET HSBC upped their interest rate to 3.5% and guaranteed it for several months recently. In response (and probably what they were hoping for), we moved $60K cash into our HSBC account. Previously it ... (more) Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Free $150 for opening Citi account (3 clicks)
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June 18, 2008 at 9:24 am ET By opening a new Citi account and funding it with $1000, you can receive $150 free. Then for the first year, you can get TRIPLE ThankYou Points each month for 1 year for your ... (more) Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Real Estate Market is Competitive (1 click)
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June 17, 2008 at 2:00 pm ET I know what you’re thinking — is this guy nuts? Well, no. I am referring to the market for REO/bank-owned/foreclosed properties in our neck of the woods. Such properties that are selling “as-is” but are ... (more) Free $150 for opening Citi account (5 clicks)
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June 17, 2008 at 1:38 pm ET By opening a new Citi account and funding it with $1000, you can receive $150 free. Then for the first year, you can get TRIPLE ThankYou Points each month for 1 year for your ... (more) Tuesday, June 10, 2008 From Hunting Happiness - view blog entries - visit this blog
June 10, 2008 at 10:59 am ET As the rates of foreclosures in many areas continue to increase, there is a dark side that is less often talked about. Obviously families being evicted are affected, but there are effects beyond that.
Foreclosed properties ... (more) Monday, June 9, 2008 From Hunting Happiness - view blog entries - visit this blog
June 9, 2008 at 9:50 am ET A while back, I wrote a post about what living frugally meant and mentioned some debate between me and SomeGal about getting a more fun car. Prices on the most likely contender (used) have been ... (more) Monday, June 2, 2008 Whole house generator (7 clicks)
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June 2, 2008 at 2:51 pm ET Madam X over at MyOpenWallet has a post running about basic emergency preparedness and mention has been made of portable generators. I have been considering for some time adding a whole-house natural gas generator ... (more) Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Rental Car rant (12 clicks)
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May 27, 2008 at 5:15 pm ET SomeGal and I took a vacation last week and had a horrendous car rental experience. We arrived after midnight and there were two counters open and seven or eight in line in front of us. ... (more) Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Myths that don’t save gas (14 clicks)
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May 14, 2008 at 6:45 pm ET CNN has an interesting article about myths that purport to but don’t actually save gas. Much of it is “borrowed” from this Consumer Reports article.
Filling up in the morning. The theory is that the metering ... (more) Monday, May 12, 2008 Carnivals — Week of 5/11 (3 clicks)
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May 12, 2008 at 1:43 pm ET Money Under Thirty is hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance this week and was kind enough to include some of my posts on Real Estate. ... (more) Borders VISA — $20 & 1,000 points free (2 clicks)
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May 12, 2008 at 1:38 pm ET Borders has a decent credit card offer through VISA. It includes a free $20 card and 1,000 free points. Purchases of $1 at it and affiliated stores earns 3 points, gas and groceries earns 2, ... (more) Thursday, May 8, 2008 Is inflation on Food and Gas out of control? (3 clicks)
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May 8, 2008 at 1:00 pm ET It is hard to read or listen to any news without gloomy proclamations that prices are spiraling out of control on essential items like gas and groceries. Stories abound telling of families unable to buy ... (more) From Hunting Happiness - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 10:08 am ET I have written a couple posts about our first foray into real estate investment. The first post details the reasons we did it and will continue to, and gives some hard numbers. The second ... (more) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 CNNMoney.com must read my blog! (1 click)
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May 6, 2008 at 8:41 pm ET CNN Money has a story about America and the potential recession we’re in. A recent poll shows 79% of Americans believe we’re in a recession now. It goes on to given the correct correct definition ... (more) From Hunting Happiness - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 6, 2008 at 8:20 pm ET I posted many details of our first investment property and getting a lease-option tenant placed in a generally positive article here. But it wasn’t all fun and games; there were some negative issues that ... (more) Monday, May 5, 2008 Investment Property #1 done (7 clicks)
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May 5, 2008 at 4:09 pm ET We have our first investment property now officially done. A family moved in on a three year lease-option program. We took a lot of cues from Scott Frank and Andy Heller’s “Buy Low, ... (more) Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Update on our 401(k) situation (3 clicks)
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April 30, 2008 at 7:36 pm ET SomeGal recently became eligible to participate in her employer’s 401(k) program. Unfortunately they do not offer a match at this time, but we are big believers in automatic savings so she is contributing. They also ... (more) Significant other and travel (4 clicks)
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April 30, 2008 at 6:09 pm ET So, SomeGal is planning a trip to the big apple this summer. She and her mother are going and I will likely be staying home. This is due primarily to wanting to give her some ... (more) Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Carnivals — Week of 4/26 (2 clicks)
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April 29, 2008 at 7:34 pm ET We have submitted articles to several carnivals this week and will track the results below.
Sound Money Matters is hosting the Carnival of Frugality this week. Aryn pretty wells sums up frugality: “being frugal sometimes means ... (more) Monday, April 28, 2008 From Hunting Happiness - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 28, 2008 at 9:06 pm ET We have finally gotten serious about looking at and obtaining life insurance. We are planning on going with AIG because of their A++ rating and generally good reviews online. At this ... (more) Recession — the REAL official definition (8 clicks)
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April 28, 2008 at 9:40 am ET The official definition of a recession is like the word “peruse”. People confidently misuse or incorrectly state the definition of both. Peruse means to read or study in great detail, not to “flip through” or ... (more) Friday, April 25, 2008 From Hunting Happiness - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 25, 2008 at 9:55 am ET There is a post over on CNN.com fretting over an extended recession.
This quotation just about sums it up:
“What happened in the short space of the last five years was pretty scary — household debt ... (more) Do you know how many live on $1 a day? (2 clicks)
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April 25, 2008 at 9:53 am ET Do you know how many people on Earth live on $1 per day? One billion. Approximately 20% of the world’s population. So the next time we are complaining out loud or mentally about our income ... (more) Thursday, April 24, 2008 15-year versus 30-year mortgage with prepay (19 clicks)
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April 24, 2008 at 6:37 pm ET Many of the personal finance books and blogs advocate getting a 15-year mortgage and avoiding 30-year ones like the plague. For disciplined households I do not think this is a cut-and-dried decision. Many ... (more) Items 1 - 25 of 33
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