Archive for December, 2006

Hey USAToday, What’s This Title?

Posted by Sun on December 6, 2006 (0) Comment

 
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Captial One’s Dirty Trick

Posted by Sun on December 6, 2006 (13) Comment

Capital One's "What's in your wallet?" commercial already made me sick (that's why I don't have any their no-hassle card), this story on MSN Money about Capital One's dirty trick to collect more fees disgusted me even more.
When Brad Kehn received his first credit card from Capital One Financial in 2004, it took him only [...]

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Year-to-Date Net Worth Change by Category and Passive Income Update

Posted by Sun on December 6, 2006 (8) Comment

From what happened to our net worth so far this year, 2006 will turn out to be a great year, though we still have one month to go.  Compared to what we had when 2006 began, our net worth at the end of November has increased nearly 44%. Unless the stock markets take a big [...]

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Identity-Theft Insurance: Why You Don’t Need It

Posted by Sun on December 6, 2006 (4) Comment

Actually, I never knew such thing as identity-theft insurance till today when I read an article on MarketWatch.com, which named ID theft insurance "Stupid Investment of the Week." Though a little surprised, it isn't that hard to imagine why such products exist: there must be demands. After all, we insure everything deemed valuable: life, health, [...]

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Five Ways to Get out of Debt from Kiplinger

Posted by Sun on December 5, 2006 (2) Comment

Kiplinger yesterday has an article which offers five simple ways to reduce debt. What’s new in the article is that the author categorized student loan as “good debt” because the money you borrowed was used for a good endeavor: getting a higher education and a good-pay job, which eventually will help you build your personal [...]

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