Archive for December, 2006
Welcome Readers from AllFinancialMatters and All Other Places
JLP at AllFinancialMatters today named this Diary the Blog of the Week. It's nice to be recognized by a successful blogger in the personal finance arena.
If you are a new reader coming from AllFinancialMatters (as well as all other places), I welcome you to the Diary and hope you enjoy your stay. A good [...]
Posts I Enjoyed This Week
If you have ever confused by APR and APY, here's the chance to clear yourself up. The Simple Dollar explained what's APR and APY and how compound interest works in great details.
If you just start investing and look for suggestions on what to buy for less, chances are you will get a lot of recommendations [...]
Changes to Fidelity UNIQUE College Investing Plan
Before I applied for the then Fidelity 529 College Rewards MasterCard (now Fidelity 529 College Rewards American Express Card) back in March, I opened a 529 plan with Fidelity in order to invest the 2% rewards I could earn from the card. The plan I chose was Fidelity UNIQUE 2024 plan (which is also Fidelity’s [...]
November 2006 Score Card — Part I: Net Worth
I used to summarize our monthly expenses before calculating the net worth, but last month I was a little behind in recording all the expenses. Fortunately, we paid most of the charges with credit cards, so I am not worried too much about missing transactions. In addition, I was eager to see how we did [...]
Restaurant.com $25 Dining Certificate for $5
According to Ablshoppers.com, Restaurant.com currently has $25 dining certificates for $10. Using coupon code 78417 to get another 50% off, making the final cost of the certificate $5 each. You do, however, have to check the fine print for the restaurant you are interested in to find the terms and conditions for using the certificate. [...]
