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ShareBuilder $25 Bonus Promotion Code
2009-06-30 05:30:00 ShareBuilder isn’t the online discount broker that I would recommend. Even though $4 per investment is quite low, the planned investment scheme itself lacks the flexibility if you want to invest at your own time, instead of a fixed day every month. In addition, the actual cost of each investment can be rather high if only ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus ShareBuilder $25 Bonus Promotion Code More About: Investing , Stock
A New Day, A New Job
2009-06-29 16:12:00 Today is my first day at this new job. The job is from the second employer that I was interviewed a few weeks ago. It’s a division of the same employer who offered my very first job 9 years ago and does business mostly with the government. I got offers from the first two employers rather ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus A New Day, A New Job More About: General
Learn Options Trading with TradeKing?s Options Playbook
2009-06-27 05:52:00 When I opened my Trade King account in 2007, I also got a book, The Options Playbook, from TradeKing after I expressed interest in options trading. I have bought and sold stocks for several years, but never traded options because I feel that trading options requires a little more skills than buying and selling stocks. Before ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Learn Options Trading with TradeKing’s Options Playbook More About: Investing , Stock
Ally Bank Online Savings Account Opened
2009-06-26 04:43:00 Well, I finally pulled the trigger to open an Ally Bank Online Savings Account and a 9-month No Penalty CD Account, after mulling the idea for weeks but only watching the rates slipping further and further. Had I opened the account when I first discussed Ally Bank’s products at the beginning of the month, I ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Ally Bank Online Savings Account Opened More About: Personal Finance , Banking
What Can You Expect to See on Your Credit Reports?
2009-06-24 18:44:00 I have been getting free credit report for years. Before there was the law that entitles every consumer a free report from each credit agency every 12 months, I requested my reports directly from Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion for free. Then after the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) became law, I started to use AnnualCreditReport.com ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus What Can You Expect to See on Your Credit Reports? More About: Credit report
I Hate IGoBanking
2009-06-24 05:24:00 It looks like I made a big mistake about two months ago when I moved all my money from Dollar Savings Direct to IGoBanking . I have left IGoBanking a long time ago, but moved back in April after seeing their actually increased the rate of their savings account from 1.85% APY to 2.12% APY, the highest ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus I Hate IGoBanking More About: Personal Finance
Friday Deal: Amazon Flip HD Camcorder Sale
2009-06-19 15:43:00 Amazon.com currently has Flip HD Camcorder sale from now till June 20, 2009. When you buy a qualifying Flip HD Camcorder, you can get to accessories for free. Items on sale include: Flip MinoHD Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Chrome) for $199.99 Flip UltraHD Camcorder, 120 Minutes (Black) for $188.68 Flip UltraHD Camcorder, 120 Minutes (White) for $188.00 Qualifying accessories include ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Friday Deal : Amazon Flip HD Camcorder Sale More About: Amazon
Alternatives to MS Money
2009-06-18 20:48:00 Early last week, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Money Plus will no longer be available for purchase after June 30, 2009 and all purchased Money Plus products must be activated before January 31, 2011. The software maker cites the change in the market where banks, brokers, even third parties have started to offer their customers free, ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Alternatives to MS Money More About: Personal Finance , Finance
Did TurboTax Mis-calculate My Recovery Rebate Credit?
2009-06-18 06:30:00 It never makes me feel good when receiving a letter from the IRS because most of the time, it’s not going to be a good news (luckily I haven’t got into any trouble with the IRS so far). So when I saw the letter from IRS in my mailbox today, I was first kind of ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Did TurboTax Mis-calculate My Recovery Rebate Credit ? More About: Personal Finance
Where Is Gold Heading to?
2009-06-17 04:28:00 I am a firm believer of investing in gold. Having been investing in gold since 2002 (Tocqueville Gold Fund (TGLDX) is my main vehicle to invest in gold though I have also bought a few gold coins in the past couple of years), I was pretty excited when gold broke the key $1,000/ounce mark in March ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Where Is Gold Heading to? More About: Alternative , Investing
American Express Online Savings Account 2% APY
2009-06-16 22:39:00 Here’s another high-yield savings account offer, even though the rate isn’t as good as the rate from Ally Bank I mentioned last week. The new offer is the High-Yield Savings Account from American Express . The credit card issuer received permission from the Fed to become a bank holding company last November. Right now the savings account ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus American Express Online Savings Account 2% APY More About: Personal Finance , Banking
Free Online Money Management Tools That Make Your Life Easier
2009-06-16 06:37:00 Are you using any free online personal finance tools such as Mint, Yodlee, Wesabe, or Quicken Online? I am not really a big fan of online tools as I prefer to store sensitive information on my home computer instead of on a website. For example, I use Quicken Home & Business to track my investments and ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Free Online Money Management Tools That Make Your Life Easier More About: Personal Finance , Finance
House and Job Update
2009-06-14 06:37:00 After some delay, we finally put our house on the market. This afternoon, we called one of the agents we talked with before and signed all the paperwork with him so we can get the process started. Originally, the plan was to list the house at the beginning of the month, but now it’s the middle ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus House and Job Update More About: General
New PineCone Research Sign Up Link
2009-06-10 17:08:00 To become a PineCone Research panel member and get paid for completing online surveys, use this latest registration link to sign up. And, like always, you have to act quickly before the line expires. If you are not familiar with PineCone Research, check my paid survey reviews page, where I reviewed some popular paid online ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus New PineCone Research Sign Up Link
Strep, House, and Job
2009-06-10 03:43:00 There are just so many things going on recently that I wasn’t able to find time to post anything. First, our 4-year old was diagnosed with Strep last Thursday. She started to cough a little bit on Tuesday, then woke with a mild fever on Thursday. Since New Jersey is one of the hardest hit states ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Strep, House , and Job More About: General
Chase Introduces Ultimate Rewards
2009-06-06 17:05:00 A couple of days ago, I read an article on the Wall Street Journal about a new credit card rewards program Chase has just launched. The new program is called Ultimate Rewards , similar to Citibank’s ThankYou Network program and American Express’s Membership Rewards program. Basically, cardholders earn rewards points when using participating Chase credit cards ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Chase Introduces Ultimate Rewards More About: Personal Finance , Credit Card
Ally Bank Made Significant Rate Changes
2009-06-05 20:06:00 People always say good things will come to an end, but for Ally Bank , the good things lasted too short and the end came a little too fast. Just two days ago, I praised Ally Bank for offering very attractive rates for its products, including savings account, money market account, and CD, when the trend for ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Ally Bank Made Significant Rate Changes More About: Personal Finance , Banking , Savings
EverBank Raises Money Market Account Bonus Rate to 3.01%
2009-06-04 21:30:00 EverBank, one of the banks that I talked about quite often here, has increased its bonus rate for its Money Market Account from 2.51% to 3.01% this week. The bonus rate is good for the first three months after the account is opened and funded. The current rate after the introductory period if 1.64%. EverBank has ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus EverBank Raises Money Market Account Bonus Rate to 3.01% More About: Personal Finance , Banking
20 Years Ago
2009-06-04 14:57:00 on this day, I was a still a college student when I witnessed and participated in an event that I will never forget. Even though I wasn’t in Beijing at that time, the city where I lived and studied in was one of the cities where the whole thing started in late April. 6.4 was not ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus 20 Years Ago More About: China
May 2009 Score Card ? Part I: Net Worth
2009-06-03 19:23:00 May 2009 turned to be another solid month for our net worth as the stock market recorded its third straight monthly gain. After reaching the lows on March 9, which now seems to be the bottom of the stock market, the Dow has gained nearly 30% as of May 31, the Nasdaq almost 40%, and ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus May 2009 Score Card ? Part I: Net Worth More About: Review , Net worth
Ally Bank, Formerly GMAC Bank, Has Good Rates
2009-06-03 16:15:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Ally Bank , Formerly GMAC Bank, Has Good Rates More About: Personal Finance , Banking
Is the Fed Going to Determine Savings Account Interest Rates?
2009-06-02 15:43:00 Do you still remember to what happened to Washington Mutual last year? On September 22, 2008, WaMu surprised many people by offering one of the highest interest rates for its savings account. At 4.0% APY, the yield was very attractive and competitive. However, that didn’t last long. On September 25, WaMu was closed by the Fed ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Is the Fed Going to Determine Savings Account Interest Rates ? More About: Personal Finance , Banking
A Brief History of General Motor
2009-06-01 16:19:00 General Motor (GM), the world’s largest car maker for 77 years until 2008, filed for Chapter 11 protection this morning, the same day its fellow car maker Chrysler could exit bankruptcy. The bankruptcy filing is expected after GM failed to reconstruct its debts with bondholders before the June 1 deadline imposed by the government. In ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus A Brief History of General Motor More About: General , Investing , Stock
Weekend Linkage - May 31, 2009
2009-06-01 06:36:00 It was a rare, gorgeous day yesterday, so we took the kids to a nearby farm to pick our own strawberry, the first time ever for us. Too bad that we didn’t know the hours of the farm before leaving home in the afternoon. When we arrived, we were told that we only had less ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Citi Forward Card 11,000 Bonus ThankYou Points Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Weekend Linkage - May 31, 2009 More About: Roundup
Credit Cards That Let You Invest Cash Back
2009-05-29 20:28:00 I have heard some rumors that Chase no longer gives 3% cash back to Freedom Card holders for shopping at gas stations and grocery stores. I haven’t got the notice from Chase myself yet and my latest statement on May 13 still shows 3% cash back for every $1 of eligible purchases made at gas ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan $25 Bonus Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Credit Cards That Let You Invest Cash Back More About: Personal Finance , Investing
We?re Moving
2009-05-29 05:48:00 Not now, but in about two to three months. We have been living in New Jersey for the past 13 years, moved a few times, but always in the state. Probably because of having been here for so long, we kind of like where we live. We think we are going to stay in NJ ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan $25 Bonus Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus We’re Moving
Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings and Investment Ideas
2009-05-26 18:58:00 Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway filed its first quarter 13-F with the SEC last week. From the filing, you may find a few investment ideas from where Buffet is putting his money, as noted by Morningstar. At the end of the first quarter, Berkshire holds a total of 41 stocks in its equity portfolio, with American ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan $25 Bonus Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings and Investment Ideas More About: Investment Ideas , Investing
Friday Deals: Asus Eee PC 900 Black Netbook $199
2009-05-23 01:58:00 Buy.com has factory reconditioned Asus Eee PC 900 Black Netbook for $199 with free shipping. Buy.com has AOC 2217V 22″ Widescreen LCD Monitor for $147.99 with free shipping. Buy.com has Verbatim USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $49.99 shipped free. It comes with Titanium enclosure and includes easy-to-use backup software for encryption/password protection . Buy.com has Lexmark X6570 ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan $25 Bonus Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Friday Deal s: Asus Eee PC 900 Black Netbook $199
Some Bank Bonus Offers
2009-05-22 17:21:00 These $100 bills look good. You know you can get one of them by getting a bank account. Right now, there are a couple of banks offering $100 bonus when you open open a checking account with them. Chase Checking Account $100 Bonus Open a Chase Checking Account before June 23rd and get $100 bonus when you set ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan $25 Bonus Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Some Bank Bonus Offers More About: Personal Finance , Banking
The Power of Persistence
More articles from this author:2009-05-21 16:08:00 “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” -Abraham Lincoln A lesson everyone must learn is the need to persist when it is difficult. When we experience defeat and rejection, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit, but the successful have learned to persist. Mark Victor ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan $25 Bonus Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus The Power of Persistence More About: Personal Finance , Book 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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