Pinecone Research Signup Link – February 2010
The PineCone Research panel has just opened up again and they are looking for new members! I’ve been with them for over two years already and they are by far the best paid survey group out there. From the referring links that I check through SiteMeter, I see that many of them arrive at my [...]
How a Friend Lost $1,300 to a Magazine Scam
Deceptive businesses exist all around the world and we hear stories of fraud and scamming. The extremity of such deceitful practices is unknown until it hits close to home. Among the common fraud schemes such as Nigerian money transfers and pyramid scams, there is the popular magazine scam – the one my friend became a [...]
Weekend Links: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes
One year ago, I was able to use TurboTax to file my own tax return since it was quite easy because I was still in school. A small, simple W-2 form. A few trades. A few dollars in savings interest. And that’s pretty much it. Done in 15 minutes. Now out of school, I’ve got [...]
Looking at Daily Interest on Debt is Scary
After calculating his interest costs for the month of January, @MattJabs exclaimed in a recent tweet of how he was paying $40.13 per day towards interest on debt that he currently owes. Talk about a hole in your wallet! His post made me grab the calculator to do the same thing he did. Although I [...]
Everyone Wants to Know How to Invest With Less Than $1000
Is the stock market such a treacherous place? It’s easy for an investor (such as myself) to say that it isn’t so scary. Those who don’t know much about investing will often seek advice and encouragement from an investor before taking the plunge themselves. How often do you have a conversation with a friend that [...]
