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Credit
on September 28, 2007
(Yes, I know I wrote "Gat" in the title of the post; it's just a mistake. You ever make a mistake?)
Here's a quiz. Read this passage from one of my credit card statements this month...
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Housing
on September 26, 2007
Back in May I brought up Bank of America's No-Fee Mortgage offering, which claims no loan origination fees, or closing fees and no PMI for those with less than 20% down payments. I didn't know...
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Credit
on September 24, 2007
A bunch of tech heavyweights led by America Online founder Steve Case officially launched a new credit card today called the RevolutionCard. It offers two main claims to being revolutionary: (1) it ha...
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Credit
on September 24, 2007
Interesting article from The Wall Street Journal today on a study that attempted to find out if people who paid their credit card bills late did so because they were broke or because they weren't ...
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Careers and Money
on September 13, 2007
I read J.D.'s story about having to fire an employee today and it reminded me of the time I got fired. I didn't get fired fired exactly, but sort of. The story's pretty pathetic, but I hav...
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Other Voices
on September 13, 2007
What's shakin' in the PF blogos:
Mapgirl:
What sucks about dining in is the lack of flexibility on what I get to do socially during the week. I mean honestly, if a friend calls you last minut...
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Buying Stuff
on September 12, 2007
It's fun to spend money. Yes, it's satisfying to save money, and rewarding to invest it wisely and watch it grow. But it's FUN! to spend it. But only if you spend it on something fun.
Wha...
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Book Reviews
on September 11, 2007
If you work at staying in shape, you know that it's a multi-pronged strategy-don't eat too much, exercise, and try to stay motivated to do these things while working against your more gluttono...
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General
on September 10, 2007
Visa today released the results of a survey it commissioned:
Every year, about $2,340 in cash "disappears" from Americans' wallets when they simply lose track of their spending, accordin...
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Buying Stuff
on September 6, 2007
Apple just cut the price of an iPhone from $599 to $399, meaning that those who bought last week paid about 50% more for their phones than those who buy today. Everyone knows the price of technology g...
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Education
on September 5, 2007
I wish they'd had this when I was in college—The Blogging Scholarship. (Actually I would've been satisfied if they'd had the Internet when I was in college.)
Some lucky college stu...
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Credit
on September 4, 2007
I've never done this before, but it does sound like a fun way to avoid the hassles of splitting a restaurant/bar bill when you have a big group. It's Credit Card Roulette! Here's an explan...
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Credit
on September 4, 2007
For its October, 2007 issue, Consumer Reports surveyed 36,000+ subscribers to find out which credit card issuers were best and which were the worst. The results are interesting, but like any best/wors...
