Archive for October, 2006
House for Sale: Then $639,900, Now $624,900
Early last month, we saw an open house sign nearby. We were not really shopping for a new house back then (even now), but since it was in the area we like, we decided to take a tour. The house, built in 1998, has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 car garage, and a unfinished basement. [...]
Did You Receive the Small Gift from EmigrantDirect?
A surprise was in the mail last night: a gift from EmigrantDirect.
Nothing big or fancy, but I take it as a gesture from EmigrantDirect of being their customer for the past year.
So what's the gift? It is a small writing pad with my name printed on every page, the kind of gift that you [...]
Mortgage Refinance Made Easy
Three years ago, when we bought our currently, we chose a 5-year ARM over fixed rate. The mainly reason was a favorable rate the ARM offered: a percentage point lower than 30-year fixed rate. At that time 5-year seemed far away and interest rates could only go lower. We were wrong on both.
With a little [...]
Six Ways to Boost Your Savings by Making the Most of New Tax Law
I ususally don't read very carefully the newsletter Fidelity sends to me as I see it as an advertisement. But an article in today's E-News got my attention. It's about how to take advantage of the new tax law passed in August to boost savings. Below is the summary of the article, click here for [...]
27 Gallons of Oil for 5+ Months
When I got back home from work last night, there was a heating oil bill waiting for me. The first of this season.
However, what really surprised me wasn't the unit price at $2.459/gallon, but the volume for the latest fill-up.
27 gallons! Yes, 27 gallons!
I couldn't believe the number when I saw the bill and it [...]
