Archive for October, 2006
How Do You Shop Online?
Do you go straight to the site or through a middle man?
If the former is your choice, you probably missed some big cashbacks you could have earned on top of what your credit cards offer. There tons of sites offer cashback programs by shopping through them. You already spend the money, why not get some [...]
Get Your Website In 48 Hours
Yes, in 48 hours, you could have your own website up and running!
For people who have brilliant ideas that they want to market but with limited knowledge about internet, building their own websites pose huge challenges. Often times, the dream of owning their own online business was put off because of the seemingly unsurpassable obstacle [...]
2006 4-Week T-Bill Rate Update
After reaching a low of 4.624% on September 28th, the rate of the 4-week T-Bill has rebounded a little bit, with the most recent auction on October 10th resulted in a 4.87% APY. While the rate is still lower than what some popular online savings accounts (such as EmigrantDirect and HSBCDirect) currently offer, buying 4-week [...]
And That’s Another Reason You Shouldn’t be Late
in paying your credit card bills.
According to a Reuters article, The General Accountability Office (GAO)’s report released today found that the average financial charge for a late credit card payment jumped from $13 in 1995 to $34 in 2005, an increase of 115%, and the highest charge is $39. The fees for over the limit [...]
“Everybody Else Is Doing It”
On my way to work yesterday, I heard on the radio that Warren Buffett sent a memo to staff at Berkshire Hathaway in wake of recent HP scandal and option back-dating at companies like Apple. What interested me most was that Buffett told his colleagues that the five most dangerous words in business are
"Everybody else [...]
