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Archive for March, 2008
Welcome readers from MSN!
Today I wrote a guest post for MSN on Investment Snowflaking explaining how it works, the benefits and some examples. It’s a spin-off of a popular strategy know as debt snowflaking.
Each time you receive extra money — a sale on eBay, a bonus check, or repayment from a friend who borrowed $20 [...]
DebtKid recently shared his dumbest purchase ever: a Nintendo DS Lite. In fact, it was such a terrible purchase that he’s going to give it away today! He’s encouraging others to share their story. Here’s ours…
Our dumbest purchase ever: a sauna!
It’s a tradition in our family that everyone has a sauna at their house. [...]
Yesterday kicked off March Madness and one big gambling opportunity. How many of you participate in an NCAA pool? By the looks of estimates on office pools from Vault.com a lot of you do:
48 percent of workers participate in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament
In Deal or No Deal: Gambling With Math! I explained my [...]
In the News
The IRS spent $42 Million Just to Mail Out Tax Rebate Reminder Letter. $42 million to announce something most of us already know from watching the news? There’s also new money on the horizon. Check out the New Five Dollar Bill.
Identity Theft
A reader, Cindy, recently asked me in Find the Right [...]
