Don’t Be A Sucker For Black Friday
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Valentine’s Day, Christmas. You’ve heard this before and you are going to hear it from me again. All these holidays have been marketed by retailers just so you feel obligated to spend money. The photo below is an actual photo as of November 26, 2008 at 3:12PM (48+ hours before Black [...]
Maybe I Am the Cursed Investor…
Here is the typical routine: You’ve being researching a stock for the past two weeks and watch it closely for a good buying opportunity. Finally, a day comes when the share price is perfect and you hop on the computer and load up on shares. A week later, the stock tumbles to half its value. [...]
Sudden Credit Limit Increase and APR Decrease
Yesterday, I received an email confirmation that my statement was ready. And, as I usually do I pay off my balance immediately. Citicards has a great web account interface that actually shows all the details of your account such as the balance, due dates, statement dates, credit line information, APR and cashback balance. About 3 [...]
Links to Carnivals 11/17/08
Realm of Prosperity was featured in a couple carnivals in the past two week. Check them out for some great reads. Fierce Financial Tips: The Carnival of Personal Finance #178, Struwwelpeter Edition Carnival of Personal Finance #179 – Smile Edition Here are some useful articles I came across recently: Get 25% Cashback On eBay Purchases [...]
Blogging Scholarships for College Students
As I surfed around the blogosphere, I found a few scholarships that college student bloggers were eligible to receive. Who doesn’t want money for college? Even though I am a senior, I found out I was still a possible candidate. Scholarships are a great way to pay for college and it can be a good [...]
