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Contest Update
2008-02-14 21:47:00 Only 18 people have entered, but their are only 15 days left to participate! Enter Now! Here are the standings thus far, let me know if you disagree with any of my calculations. Post from: The Amatureist Financial Journey Contest Update ShareThis Technorati Tags: Contest
Feburary?s Contest Half Over
2008-02-14 16:00:00 Earlier this month I began a contest giving away, First Prize: $65 Amazon gift certificate Second Prize: $25 Amazon gift certificate Third Prize: $10 Amazon gift certificate Well the month is half over, so their isn’t much time for you to earn your chance to win these great prizes. Check you the rules now! Post from: The ... More About: Contest , Half
Reworking the numbers?again
2008-02-13 07:28:00 This is more or less the same as previous plans, however I updated it with some new numbers, and corrected a few mistakes. The Budget My goal is to become a High School Band Director once I graduate. Currently I am on schedule to graduate at the end of fall 2008. Because that ... More About: Numbers , Plan
Understanding the Mortgage Meltdown - Part 1
2008-02-13 02:39:00 People are constantly talking about the mortgage meltdown, and how it is effecting the economy. Most of the talk, however, is second hand. Most of the talk I hear begins like “I heard….”, or “so and so said…”, and who knows where their information came from? The following article is a detailed ... More About: Mortgage , Part , Understanding
Investors Lounge Online
2008-02-12 21:52:00 I stumbled across Investors Lounge Online today, and thought I would share it with you. The creators of the site seem to be attempting to create the a central hub of information, resources, tools, blogs, and real estate investment forum for everything related to real estate. Everything is new This site is brand new, ... More About: Real Estate , Pay Per Post
Contest Update
2008-02-11 03:56:00 Only a few people have entered, but their are only 19 days left to participate! Enter Now! Here are the standings thus far, let me know if you disagree with any of my calculations. Post from: The Amatureist Financial Journey Contest Update ShareThis Technorati Tags: Contest
New Ranking System by IZEA
2008-02-09 01:17:00 Anyone who has been blogging for any extended length of time is familiar with the various forms of the raking and rating of blogs. Their are the most common sources, like Google PR, and Alexa, and less common ones like Technorati and various social methods. Well, their is a newcomer entering the fray, ... More About: System , Ranking
It?s that dreaded time of year?.valentines day
2008-02-09 00:49:00 What’s the point? The practical side of me wonders what the point of this wretched holiday, but the “romantic” side, the side that loves desperately to see their significant other enjoy nice things wants to spend spend spend, and somewhere in the middle is where I’ll end up. I know she’ll be happy if I ... More About: Valentines Day , Time , Year , Valentines
Two Great New Mint Features and Hints of Features to Come
2008-02-08 13:00:00 What’s new with Mint Mint has just incorporated two new upgrades that I really like. First, they have improved spending trends. Now it is very easy to switch between the current month, quarter, or all time. And if you select a category, a list of expenses in those categories will let you easily ... More About: Money , Features , Great , Banking , Hints
Two Great New Mint Features and Hints of Features to Come
2008-02-08 07:39:00 What’s new with Mint Mint has just incorporated two new upgrades that I really like. First, they have improved spending trends. Now it is very easy to switch between the current month, quarter, or all time. And if you select a category, a list of expenses in those categories will let you easily ... More About: Money , Features , Great , Banking , Hints
Blog Carnival Round Up
2008-02-08 03:18:00 Here are some great articles from various carnivals around the net. Carnival of financial planning The Carnival of Financial Planning has a rather eclectic bunch of articles this week, but most were very good. My Top Two: When Compounding Returns Isn?t That Important Why Dividends The Carnival of Everything Finance The Carnival of Everything Finance a very large carnival, with lots of ... More About: Blog , Round Up , Prosper , Blog Carnival
PearBudget - Extinsive review with screen shots
2008-02-06 16:00:00 Some of you may be familiar with PearBudget in its former incarnation as an Excel spread sheet. Now it has been reborn as a rather nice looking Web2.0 application. What is Pear Budgeting For those of you who may have never heard of it before, Pear Budgeting provides what most people need, a straightforward system with ... More About: Screen , Web 2 , Review , Shots , Saving
Contest Entries Thus Far
2008-02-06 06:49:00 Only a few people have entered, but their are only 25 days left to participate! Here are the standings thus far, let me know if you disagree with any of my calculations. Post from: The Amatureist Financial Journey Contest Entries Thus Far ShareThis Technorati Tags: Contest
Share In a Frame - Gift Idea
2008-02-06 04:05:00 I stumbled across this gift idea today, and thought I would share it with everyone. Share InAFrame. What they do It took me a second to figure this out, so I’ll save you some time. They obtain shares of stocks in publicly traded companies in certificate form, and if you want frame it. ... More About: Stocks , Link , Gift , Idea
Another type of insurance - LifeLock
2008-02-05 22:14:00 You have probably seen the commercials about 1000 times, I know I have, and didn’t pay much attention to them. Today, I finally decided to see what all the hype is about, lifelock. What They Do They ask the credit bureaus to set fraud alerts on your behalf. They repeat and renew these requests every 90 days They ... More About: Insurance , Type , Pay Per Post , Lifelock
Thank You - January Edition
2008-02-05 21:12:00 January’s Most Popular Articles It’s interesting that all but one of my most popular articles were not from January. Carnival of Debt Reduction 110 Biggest Insurance Scams, why all insurance rips you off - Part 1 Rich Dad Education Seminar Review Finance Genius Review Top Commentators Special thanks to those who participated in discussions! January has been the most heavily commented month ... More About: January , Edition
Should I pay my loans or invest - A flashback to my first post
2008-02-04 15:11:00 I posted the following question on NetworthIQ:(see original question) This is all theoretical at this point, but I am trying to set a few goals and make a few plans. Once I get graduate from college, about 1.5 years. I will have a nice little chunk of student loans. At this point I don’t know what the ... More About: Loans , Post , Investing , Flashback , First Post
Pay Per Play - follow-up review
2008-02-03 01:55:00 You can read the entire review if you like, but I’ll save you some time, if you are considering using Pay Per Play on your site, DON’T. The Good From my original review, “Like other ad systems, matches audio ads to your site?s content. However, unlike other ad systems, and you earn money whenever your visitors hear them. ... More About: Review
Save a couple of bucks?
2008-02-01 22:04:00 The Company: Vista offers many different types of products for your business and printing needs such as checks, rubber stamps, announcements, and custom invitations! Some are free, some are not, but all are highly customizable from an easy to use website. The Deal: Cheap Checks: ‘BlogFreeChecks08′ = 25 free checks at checkout! Rubber Stamps: ‘Stamp25′ = 25% off ... More About: Couple , Bucks , Save
It has begun?..!
2008-02-01 07:41:00 Let the contest begin, starting now! First Prize: $65 Amazon gift certificate Second Prize: $25 Amazon gift certificate Third Prize: $10 Amazon gift certificate Winner’s will be selected randomly from entries earned begging February 1st, and announced March 7th, I am going to need some time to tally the results. Their are several ways to earn ...
And the winner is?..
2008-01-31 20:00:00 I had a difficult time choosing who should be the winner of January’s contest. In the end it came down to two comments. First, Well then. I SHALL GIVE YOU A STORY: God is just some guy who bought Sim City and was bored. Some guy sitting at a giant computer is controlling you right ... More About: Contest , Winner
What Is Title Insurance?
2008-01-31 03:48:00 A Word About Real Estate Real estate has traditionally been a family’s most valuable asset. It is a form of wealth that is protected by many laws. These laws have been enacted to protect one’s ownership of real estate and the improvements located on the land. The owner, the owner’s family, and the owner’s ... More About: Insurance , Title
Feburary?s Contest - Who doesn?t love free stuff?
2008-01-30 16:00:00 After some success with January’s contest, I have decided to go even bigger for February! First Prize: $65 Amazon gift certificate Second Prize: $25 Amazon gift certificate Third Prize: $10 Amazon gift certificate Winner’s will be selected randomly from entries earned begging February 1st, and announced March 7th, I am going to need some time to tally ... More About: Contest , Love , Free Stuff , Free , Stuff
Article Featured on Not The Jet Set
2008-01-30 07:35:00 Not the Jet Set picked my submission to the Carnival of Personal Finance #137. Jason from The Amatureist Financial Journey has a great piece about crappy insurance. It reminds me about the crap state of health insurance in this country and something interesting I found out about my own. Not the Jet Set article, HDTV ... More About: Article , Featured
Top 5 hard core Investing blogs
2008-01-30 06:13:00 These aren’t your common financed blogs about ways to save money or how to fund your retirement, these are hard core! Enter them at your own risk, to enjoy these blogs you at least need to have some real investing background, or be prepared for a challenge and be willing to learn a lot. ... More About: Forex , Blogs , Investing , Dividends , Hard
Last chance for January?s contest!
2008-01-29 22:06:00 Earlier this month I announced a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate give away. The contest ends January 31, so you only have two more days to leave your comment and win free $10! Don’t delay Enter Now! Post from: The Amatureist Financial Journey Last chance for January’s contest! ShareThis Technorati Tags: , Contest , free amazon gift card More About: Chance
It?s Blog Carnival Time!
2008-01-29 02:54:00 It’s been a while since I have submitted any articles to carnivals, but this week two different articles have been included two different carnivals! First, the Carnival of Personal Finance #137 - The Passion Edition hosted by The Dividend Guy. And second, the Carnival of Debt Reduction #124 hosed by My Dollar Plan, has included To ... More About: Time , Blog , Student Loans , Blog Carnival
A little shameless self promotion
2008-01-26 23:56:00 I have begun a new, and probably socially irresponsible, blog, in collaboration with a drunkard. It’s called http://waistedreviews.com, and it is dedicated to…well see for yourself. This is the last of it I will mention it! ShareThis Technorati Tags: blogs, wastedreviews.com More About: Promotion , Mele
Overstock.com?s ?Game O Love?
2008-01-25 08:48:00 Disclaimer: This is really off topic, but for $16 I couldn’t resist. That’s two months of hosing! Overstock .com Most of you are probably familiar with Overstock.com. They offer a lot of really great deals on almost any product you can imagine. Well, starting and running through February 11th, they are running a promotional ... More About: Love , Game , Pay Per Post
Bigest Insrance Scams, why all insurance rips you off - Part 3
More articles from this author:2008-01-25 07:31:00 Shipping Insurance What would you say if I offered to take care of your lawn once a week, but tell you that their is a slight chance I may not show up, and if I don’t show up you still have to pay me? What would you say if I said not only may I ... More About: Scams , Part , Part 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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