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Personal Finance: The Week in Review # 2 2008-06-14 16:00:46 “Personal
Finance: The Week in Review” is a weekly series of posts highlighting my favorite personal finance articles from around the blogosphere.
After two weeks of actively blogging, I can definitely say that it’s no cakewalk, but I am having a great time with it and really enjoy bring you relevant personal finance news and commentary. [...]
Frontier Markets ETF Now Available 2008-06-13 16:13:58 I thought I knew just about everything there was to know about exchange traded fund asset classes (probably not the safest assumption in the world), but I was just schooled a few minutes ago when I recently read that the first U.S.- listed ETF for frontier markets was made available by Claymore Securities.
Umm, so what [...] Read more:Frontier
, Markets
At What Point Do You Become a Miser? 2008-06-12 20:49:31 On my way home from the office last night, ominous storm clouds dominated the sky and I knew I was in serious trouble. In a matter of minutes, the bottom let out and I was caught in the middle of a torrential downpour. As luck would have it, there were some pretty serious lightning strikes [...] Read more:Become
Are Your Spending Habits On Par With the Average Consumer? 2008-06-11 08:00:44 I just came across an incredibly cool, interactive chart, created by The New York Times, which details consumer spending habits. I was surprised to learn that only 3% of consumer spending is spent on full-service restaurant meals - only .6% more than the 2.4% spent at fast food restaurants.
Also noteworthy is gasoline. From March 2007 [...] Read more:Spending
, Average
, Consumer
Rachael Ray Dishes Up…Time Management 2008-06-09 17:29:44 Bankrate, one of my absolute favorite financial websites, recently posted an interview with Food Network mega-star Rachael
Ray. I can’t say that I’ve ever been a huge fan, but many of you are (hi Mom!) and you may find this small glimpse into her rise to fame interesting.
Ray hosts two TV shows and a syndicated [...] Read more:Management
, Rachael Ray
, Time Management
Five Debt Reduction Tips You Can Implement Right Now 2008-06-17 08:00:00 Getting out of debt is the seventh most popular New Year’s resolution, but the question is, how many people actually follow through? If you’re in the hole for tens of thousands of dollars, even making a dent in the balance can seem like a daunting task. The trick is to start small and start now. [...] Read more:Implement
, Right
Why I Choose to Make My Finances Public 2008-06-25 08:00:18 As I was putting the finishing touches on the design of MoneyRemix, I sent an email out to my family and closest friends, asking for their feedback on various aspects of the site. Nearly everyone had nothing but positive and encouraging comments, however my dad brought up an interesting gripe. He told me that I [...] Read more:Public
Google Finance Offers Up More Real-Time Stock Quotes 2008-06-24 10:23:05 Who knew that Google
would work so quickly to get us free real-time quotes for NYSE-based securities? It was only 3 weeks ago, yesterday, that Google first brought us the news that it was making real-time quotes available for NASDAQ-listed securities.
From the Official Google Blog:
We’re excited to let you know we’re adding more real-time market [...] Read more:Offers
, Stock
, Quotes
The Cost of Shaving: An Analysis 2008-06-23 08:00:25 Ever since I first began shaving, I’ve always used the same disposable razors that my dad has sworn by his entire life - the Gillette Good News! Pivot Plus with Lubrastip. Anything other than that exact razor made my neck break out into a hideous case of razor bumps. I’ll never forget that one time [...] Read more:Shaving
, Analysis
Personal Finance: The Week in Review # 3 2008-06-21 08:00:56 “Personal
Finance: The Week in Review” is a weekly series of posts highlighting my favorite personal finance articles from around the blogosphere.
Three weeks of personal finance blogging are now in the books and I think it’s safe to say that I’ve found my groove. As I scour dozens of financial websites and listen to a [...]
The Emergency Fund: What It Is and Why You Need One 2008-06-19 08:00:15 What is an emergency fund?
The standard response to that question is: “a cash reserve of three to six months of living expenses”. Note that I said living expenses and not salary. If you’re single without children, you’d probably be safe by stashing away only three months of expenses, however, if you’re married with children, I’d [...] Read more:Emergency
Happy 4th Of July! 2008-07-04 06:00:06 I just wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a happy and safe 4th of July. Make sure to lather on that sunscreen and run like hell when you light those firecrackers!
I’m back home, in Virginia Beach, taking a much needed vacation and spending some time with friends and family who I [...] Read more:Happy
Snowflaking: How I’m Able to Save $560/Month 2008-07-02 08:00:30 One of the most common excuses I hear from people who have difficulty saving money is that they simply don’t make enough to put any aside. By the time they pay the mortgage, the car loan, childcare, insurance, etc, there just isn’t any money left to put into savings. I actually used that same excuse [...] Read more:Month
Personal Finance: The Week in Review # 4 2008-06-28 08:00:05 “Personal
Finance: The Week in Review” is a weekly series of posts highlighting my favorite personal finance articles from around the blogosphere.
It’s hard to believe that the 4th of July is right around the corner - this year is already half-way over! Wasn’t it New Year’s Eve just a few weeks ago? It is absolutely [...]
The Power of an Effective Complaint 2008-06-27 08:00:49 Last week, I purchased a docking station for my laptop on ebay and it arrived yesterday afternoon, in extremely poor condition. Before I even opened the severely mangled box, I was already trying to recall the company’s return policy.
After inspecting the contents of the box, I wasn’t terribly happy with the significant wear I saw [...] Read more:Complaint
Net Worth Update: June 2008 2008-07-16 08:00:26 “Net WorthUpdate
” is a monthly series of posts detailing my current net worth and how it compares to prior months. If you’re interested in tracking your own net worth, I highly recommend using NetWorthIQ.
The Pros
Incredibly, for the second month in a row, I’ve seen a significant increase in the value of my car. Over [...] Read more:Net Worth
An Update On My Hiatus 2008-07-14 21:47:52 First and foremost, let me aplogize for the ten-day delay in posting - I honestly feel terrible about that. It’s the same lame excuse every other M.I.A. blogger tends to come up with, but let me just tell you - things have been pretty hectic around here lately.
I won’t bore you with every single detail, [...] Read more:Update
, Hiatus
Can You Repair Your Credit? 2008-08-08 08:24:48 Yes this is possible to accomplish, as consumers have cleared up a few blemishes on their reports. Many consumers might not realize that you can do this yourself. We know, of course, that sometimes people feel overwhelmed with the process and want to ask a live person a question if they get stumped. If you [...] Read more:Repair
The Week in Review: Money Issues #1 2008-08-08 07:30:29 “The Week in Review: MoneyIssues
” is my weekly blog research on financial topics that define us as Americans, and shape the way we should do business.
Hi, my name is Pete, and I’m one of the “New Kids on the Block” here at MoneyRemix. No, I don’t have a mushroom haircut.
Today is Friday and it’s [...]
Hey Kids: The Mall Is For Losers! 2008-08-07 07:30:35 Back in my high school days, I couldn’t wait to take my motorcycle over to the mall and spend countless hours sitting on the benches with my friends (who all seemed to prefer the color black).
What I didn’t do was go into the stores, because they really didn’t offer me anything I wanted. As I [...] Read more:Losers
Credit Repair: Understanding Charge Offs 2008-08-06 10:25:39 “Charge off” is an accounting term that creditors use when they assume, after a period of delinquency, that they are not able to collect on a debt that is owed to them. Creditors write that debt off as a loss against their income taxes. Just because a debt is charged off (or written off) does [...] Read more:Repair
, Understanding
, Credit Repair
My Car Is Screaming For Attention! 2008-08-06 07:50:01 Searching the web the other day, I read about a guy that invented a car that ran on regular tap water. No kidding! It was the weirdest thing — it turns out the oil companies poisoned him, and stole the car so no one else could fill up in the kitchens across America. To me, [...]
The Week in Review: Money Issues #3 2008-08-22 07:30:52 “The Week in Review: MoneyIssues
” is my weekly blog research on financial topics that define us as Americans, and shape the way we should do business.
Is it Friday already?
Man, this week blew by so fast I hardly had time to keep up with it. Not only was I busy knocking out articles, newsletters, and [...]
Google Search: “My First Hurricane” + “Help!” 2008-08-21 07:30:37 Florida: The Sunshine State (nice, lovely). Florida: Hurricane Alley (truth, reality).
When it comes to hurricanes, no one does it like Floridians. Once you’re here long enough, you won’t bat your eyelashes at anything less than a Category 3 (even that might not get more than a passing glance). Me? I haven’t been here long enough, [...] Read more:Google
, Search
, First
, Google Search
Hey Maxim: My Top 10 List is Bigger Than Yours! 2008-08-20 07:30:45 A few years ago, a magazine by the name of Maxim
came out, and ever since then it has posted record sales in the U.S. and have expanded its operation globally. Many of their competitors (Esquire, Details, and other crap) are hurting, and have since morphed into quasi-versions of this popular magazine.
What is driving their [...] Read more:Yours
Pitching A No-Hitter Against The Stadium Vendors 2008-08-19 07:30:51 Ah, baseball!
I love the smell of the fresh-cut grass, my well-worn leather glove that will catch a homer this time and John Fogerty’s “Centerfield” blaring out of the crackling speakers in the top of the seventh.
What I hate is the costs associated with this bliss: overinflated ticket fees, exuberant food and beverage prices, not to [...] Read more:Stadium
, Vendors
Electric Bill Madness 2008-08-18 07:30:19 Did your electric bill hit the roof this month? Take a step back, breathe a little, and try to figure out whether it is “too high” in reality or not.
First, compare the consumption of your current bill with your previous bill. Have you really used that much more? If so, there’s your answer. If not, [...] Read more:Electric
, Madness
, Electric Bill
If You Want Something, You Need To Read This First! 2008-09-15 07:30:41 Words are the human race’s primary source of communication. They trigger our emotions and are the defining factor in most of our financial decisions. Remember how the Republican Party went after John Kerry in 2004, by calling him a “flip-flopper”? And how, even though Bush was doing so many illegal things (of which he continues [...] Read more:First
Managing Fixed Expenses With Variable Income 2008-09-15 07:00:29 Creating and maintaining an effective and realistic budget can be the essential foundation of managing your money. Making a budget is actually fairly easy when you have a dependable income that is constant from month to month. But what do you do when your income varies from one month to the next? You might have [...] Read more:Fixed
, Expenses
, Variable
, Income
Thank you Barnes & Noble. You Guys Rock! 2008-09-14 07:30:46 This bookstore is great, for two reasons:
1) No one says anything when I bring in my cheap coffee, or my homemade “Gatorade™ and water” mix, from home (I’ll be damn if I’m going to pay those crazy high, Starbucks prices).
2) They let me read anything I want for as long as I want! This not only [...] Read more:Thank
, Barnes
, Noble
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