February 2008

The Power of Nice | Giveaway

02.28.2008 by Bob 37 comments

The Power of Nice advocates the Biblical principal of sowing and reaping and suggests that we should give before trying to receive. It does not appear to be a “Christian” book, but there are clearly Biblical principles spread all throughout the book.

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I wonder why…

02.27.2008 by Bob 4 comments

U.S. home foreclosures jump 90% Bank seizures of U.S. homes almost doubled in January as property owners failed to make higher payments on adjustable-rate mortgages. RealtyTrac reported repossessions rose 90% last month from the same period a year ago to 45,327.

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The rules of borrowing from friends

02.25.2008 by Bob 7 comments

This is the guideline that I try to follow in the rare instance when I do borrow from friends. Before I borrow anything from anyone I ask myself, “can I afford to replace this if I break or lose it?” Most of the time, I find I can do without or I decide that I would rather just buy the item myself.

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Only $25 and a gym bag

02.23.2008 by Bob 5 comments

Could you build a life with nothing but $25? I found an interesting article about a young college grad who decided to try an interesting social experiment: starting over with nothing. Adam Shepard left his comfortable existence to see if the “American Dream” was a reality. His goal was to go from owning nothing but [...]

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Magic Formula Giveaway

02.21.2008 by Bob 34 comments

In Joel Greenblatt’s book The Little Book that Beats the Market he explains his “magic formula” for beating the market. “The Little Book…” is fairly basic guide to investing in stocks. If you know anything about stock-market investing, you know that if you “beat the market” by earning more than the stock market averages, then you are doing very good.

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The new 5 dollar bill

02.21.2008 by Bob 7 comments

The new five dollar bill. It’s purple!!

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What should you do with the Rebate check?

02.19.2008 by Bob 12 comments

The whole purpose of putting the checks into the U.S. taxpayers hands is to boost the economy and hopefully defer the impending recession. Whether I agree with the Government on their method is not the issue. They are giving us the money with the intent of boosting the economy and I want to support that.

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ING Direct vs. Virtual Bank

02.18.2008 by Bob 10 comments

This is my comparison of Virtual Bank and ING Direct… I decided to open a Virtual Bank savings account. They gave me $20 for opening it, so I figured I don’t have much to lose. To me ING Direct has clearly been the best online savings account in terms of features, interface, and overall user experience, but I am trying to keep an eye out for other up and coming great online banks, so I decided to check out Virtual Bank.

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