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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

MacWorld dispatches: Something in the MacBook Air?

From Blogging Stocks - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:35 pm ET

Filed under: Consumer experience, Conventions and conferences, Apple Inc (AAPL)Oooh, ahh, oh. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its newest luscious piece of hardware, the MacBook Air, today at the MacWorld conference. Every one of my ... (more)

Stop Waiting For Tomorrow - And Get Informed, Honest, And Focused (6 clicks)

From No Credit Needed - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:33 pm ET

“Once I get that raise, I’m going to get serious about getting of debt…” “Once I get my tax return, I’m going to sit down and do a budget. THIS is the year…” “Once the refinancing comes through, THEN we’re going ‘turn things around’…” “When I turn (insert age here), THEN I’ll start worrying about retirement…” Any of [...] ... (more)

I Just Can't Look Anymore! (13 clicks)

From SingleGuyMoney - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:32 pm ET

I just can't take it anymore. Every time I look at my 401k or my brokerage account, the balance gets lower and lower. I have a habit of checking my financial accounts every day just to make sure everything is the way it is supposed to be. With the help of the My Portfolio tool from Bank of America, I am able to not only able easily view the balances and transactions my checking and savings accounts, I am also able to view my investment accounts also. This is a feature that I really, really like but lately, ... (more)

I Just Can't Look Anymore! (6 clicks)

From SingleGuyMoney - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:32 pm ET

I just can't take it anymore. Every time I look at my 401k or my brokerage account, the balance gets lower and lower. I have a habit of checking my financial accounts every day just ... (more)

How Has Blogging Changed Your Real Estate Career? - Jackie Colson-Miller (9 clicks)

From The Real Estate Tomato - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:31 pm ET

This is the first in a series of interviews we’ve conducted with some of our clients that have completely made-over their marketing strategies since the launch of their real estate blog. Our goal is to ... (more)

Analyzing Financial Statements for Investing (3 clicks)

From The Writer's Coin - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:30 pm ET

A long long time ago before I knew what I was doing with money or investing or even saving and budgeting, I read Peter Lynch’s Beating the Street and One up On Wall Street. Granted, ... (more)

Everything’s Pointing In The Same Direction In California (2 clicks)

From The Housing Bubble - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:30 pm ET

The Voice of San Diego reports from California. “When I was talking with Andrew LePage yesterday about these housing numbers, he sent me a breakdown of the median prices for homes sold in December as ... (more)

~Afternoon Blog Muzak!~ (1 click)

From Trading Goddess Stock Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:29 pm ET

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"If you don't own your home, it's very hard to become wealthy" (32 clicks)

From Moneymonk - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:28 pm ET

That statement above was David Bach answer to a question a couple had that moves every three years. WTH?? I have to disagree. I can name several ways to build wealth without owning a home. Call... [[ ... (more)

A Quick Look at Earnings Today (4 clicks)

From Fund My Mutual Fund - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:27 pm ET

Just some quick comments#1 Intel (INTC) was "ok" but in this environment "ok" is categorized as "end of the world". They came out with a bombshell, stating they had some concerns about the US ... (more)

Mac on A Budget (7 clicks)

From The Frugal Law Student - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:26 pm ET

Well thanks to our friends over at Engadget, we now know what Steve Jobs is unleashing at the Macworld 2008 conference this morning. The new MacBook Air, the thinnest laptop on the market, will be ... (more)

Steve Jobs is Killing Me (4 clicks)

From PiggyBankBlues - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:23 pm ET

I fell in love with Macs in the late eighties, when computers looked like Fisher Price toys and the logo was an apple with rainbow colors. Now, Steve Jobs is trying to kill my ... (more)

Just Call it a Princess Debit Card (9 clicks)

From One Money Dummy Getting Smarter - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:21 pm ET

I was bemused by this video. It ended happily (and with a very impressive display of the parents’ relationship with their daughter), but at the beginning I was wondering why the parents were traumatizing their ... (more)

Test Your Level Of Risk Tolerance (3 clicks)

From Money Crashers - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:19 pm ET

Once you are ready to start investing your hard-earned money and let your money start doing some work for you, you’ll need to figure out your level of risk tolerance. We are all unique in many different ways, and the level of risk we are willing to take varies from each individual. Some [...] ... (more)

IndyMac CEO: "Conditions have gotten worse", Cuts 2,403 jobs (1 click)

From Calculated Risk - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:18 pm ET

From Reuters: IndyMac slashes 2,403 jobs IndyMac ... said on Tuesday it is eliminating 2,403 jobs, or 24 percent of its workforce ..."The reality is that since October 12 conditions have gotten worse," Perry wrote.Thanks ... (more)

Breaking: Big Fire at 6th and Detroit: A reader sends in this report:...

From Curbed Los Angeles - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:15 pm ET

A reader sends in this report: "There are gigantic smoke plumes, about 20 sirens went by, and it looks like it could be an apartment building. There were large flames. My office is in the ... (more)

TV Breaks Right After The Warranty Expired? Call Your Credit Card Company [Reminders]

From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:13 pm ET

Reader Brendan's TV decided to die right after the manufacturer's warranty expired. He tried asking Polaroid to extend the warranty. (They wouldn't.) He tried getting the TV repaired. (Too expensive.) Not knowing what else to ... (more)

The next big stocks MercadoLibre, HDFC Bank, China Fire & Security (3 clicks)

From RetireRichBlog.com - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:08 pm ET

Now that we've seen the success of Ebay, Bank of America, and Honeywell over the years, if we can find similar companies that have the same business model but able to generate income in their ... (more)

Fourth Grader Joins Flea Market, Hires 4 Employees, Sells Crafts and Prints Money (4 clicks)

From The Frugal Duchess - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:07 pm ET

Small bottles of Purrell hand sanitizer sell for $1 million. Erasers are cheap: just $12. My fourth-grade daughter is part of informal flea market in her all-girl classroom. During recess, lunch and free time, these ... (more)

Chase Upping ATM Fee to $3… (2 clicks)

From Windy City Blues - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:07 pm ET

Chase hiked their ATM fee for non-customers up to $3 effective January 13th. For those of you in the Chicagoland area, you know that’s significant because there seems like a Chase on every corner.$3 ... (more)

Have you heard about Pay for Play?

From Be Thrifty Like Us - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:03 pm ET

I read this article in the Wall Street Journal about "Pay Per Play". It is a new tool for bloggers and will be a competitor to adsense. It offers audio ads that are only a ... (more)

Sundry Topics: Thanking Readers and Website Changes (5 clicks)

From Lazy Man and Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 6:00 pm ET

I want to thank everyone for their votes for Performancing’s Best Money Blog. The competition was tough and two of those competitors have more readers than many cities. The voting came to a somewhat predictable conclusion with those two, The Simple Dollar and Get Rich Slowly taking the top two spots. I [...] ... (more)

Name That Neighborhood: The OTHER Loft District (1 click)

From Curbed Los Angeles - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 5:58 pm ET

Brokers, real estate agents, and developers are referring to this area as the "Marina Loft District" but we're not buying it. It just takes too much work to say. All those syllables. Plus, Los Angeles ... (more)

Hot Stocks - Today's Active Movers (2 clicks)

From Trade 4 Cash - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 5:57 pm ET

Today's Big percentage gains on Big volume!OCNSCONMANALCBMMATRVIGNSUMTCRISARNARSC ... (more)

Patience is the Key now (7 clicks)

From Chasing the Greeks - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 15, 2008 at 5:55 pm ET

Market is seeing a huge sell off specially in tech sector. Things are going to be worse as Intel (INTC) missed the earning mark today. My tech heavy portfolio suffered a lot too as ... (more)