By Mike on Mar 9, 2010 in Finance and Stocks | 0 Comments
So now that March is here, I wanted to give an update on my new “portfolio”, which is really more of a savings vehicle than a portfolio when you think about it. By using my debit card instead of my airline rewards card, I “saved” $9.32 in February via Keep the Change transfers in [...]
By Mike on Jan 18, 2010 in Finance and Stocks | 2 Comments
This may not be of value to very many, but for those few it may be VERY valuable. For those with a “traditional” IRA or a “rollover” IRA, you may be one of the people that its VERY valuable for.
By Mike on Jan 6, 2010 in Finance and Stocks | 7 Comments
I recently signed up at the web site Lending Club after considering doing so for a while. A friend of mine had signed up for it and it looked intriguing.
By Mike on Oct 30, 2009 in Finance and Stocks | 2 Comments
It took a long time, but over the past few years, more like almost a decade, I have been working to get out of credit card debt and never return. The day has finally come. No balances. The only debt I have now is my mortgage and my car. So my next goal is to [...]
By Mike on Sep 27, 2009 in Life and what it throws you | 0 Comments
I’ve been pretty busy this week so I haven’t made any posts. But I wanted to give a quick update on a few things going on, so I will just touch on them all quickly.
I took some photos for an upcoming article. I think people will enjoy this one.
Thanks to the advice from livingoffdividends.com, [...]
By Mike on Sep 19, 2009 in Data and Visualizations, Finance and Stocks | 1 Comment
I’ve been a big fan of Mint.com ever since I first heard of it. They’ve been in the news lately since they’ve announced that they are being purchased by Intuit for $170 million dollars. While many people have congratulated them on creating a great product and now reap the financial benefits of it. [...]