My Money Blog

The Art Of Regifting

Posted on December 1, 2006 // 9 Comments

I've regifted. I've been regifted. Now there's Regiftable.com, complete with a helpful Regifting 101 guide. Is the gift regiftable? Never regift handmade or one-of-a-kind items. Signed books and monogrammed items are off-limits. Do you have … [Read the rest]

Emigrant Direct Signup Bonus Update – October Payouts

Posted on December 1, 2006 // 1 Comment

Payouts for my Emigrant Direct Signup Bonus went out last week for verified Form #2 submissions in October. If you?re interested in opening an account with Emigrant Direct?s 5.05% APY with no minimums, why not get yourself an extra $20 out of it? … [Read the rest]

One Reason Not To Become A Landlord…

Posted on November 30, 2006 // 10 Comments

Besides asking family friends for real estate advice, my father-in-law also manages rental properties himself. He is an extremely handy guy, and I hope to get him to teach me some useful home repair and remodeling skills later on. But today, he was … [Read the rest]

Take The First Step Towards Your Goal Today.

Posted on November 30, 2006 // 14 Comments

No, I didn't forget! Over 100 people joined me in my Make A Goal Experiment and shared their goals. Since they are cached somewhere in a Google database by now, your goals are now a permanent piece of internet history. Now to make it happen... … [Read the rest]

Free Online Foreign Language Courses

Posted on November 29, 2006 // 9 Comments

Here's a great find - learn a new language for free (well, your taxes may have paid for it) at FSI Language Courses: These courses were developed by the United States government and are in the public domain. This site is dedicated to making these … [Read the rest]

TEDTalk Videos: New Ideas In Economics And Business

Posted on November 29, 2006 // 4 Comments

I've just spent the last hour watching various talks from previous TEDs, which from what I can gather is a symposium about exchanging ideas from innovative people from around the world. If you have an iPod, these would be great videos or podcasts … [Read the rest]

Advice From A Successful Real Estate Investor

Posted on November 28, 2006 // 42 Comments

Over Thanksgiving holidays we met up with a family friend who is a very successful real estate investor. She has millions of dollars of property both here in the U.S. and internationally. We started talking about investing and here are some of … [Read the rest]

You Have Some Money. Where Do You Put It?

Posted on November 27, 2006 // 72 Comments

I went over understanding your spending and also free budgeting tools. Once you start managing your money better, you should be spending less than you earn. Or maybe you have come across a lump sum of money somehow. Now what do you do with the … [Read the rest]

My Money Guide: A New Project

Posted on November 26, 2006 // 5 Comments

A few publishers used to ask me for book proposals on my views on money management, but have stopped bothering since it is quite apparent that I just don't have the time or discipline to do such a feat. Instead, a new ongoing project for this blog … [Read the rest]

My Money Blog Thanksgiving Giveaway Winners!

Posted on November 26, 2006 // 3 Comments

First all, thanks for everyone who participated in my Thanksgiving Giveaway. I think it was a huge success, and I was overwhelmed by the response. As for my weekend, my family was in town and despite all my anti-consumerism ramblings we did a fair … [Read the rest]

Discover’s Holiday Promotion Has A $100 Loophole

Posted on November 26, 2006 // 41 Comments

As part of the Discover Mall Holiday promotion, they are offering $20 for each $200 spent. However, there was no mention of what would happen if you returned the items after you "spent" the money. Since credit card companies are usually masters of … [Read the rest]

Is Costco Executive Membership Worth It?

Posted on November 25, 2006 // 277 Comments

We are currently Costco Gold members, the standard level. We joined because you know you're getting a fair price (if not necessarily the best) on great variety of products, the customer service is great, and you gotta love their food court. So after … [Read the rest]