Archive for January, 2007

$5 Free Money Received

Posted by Sun on January 18, 2007 (3) Comment

One month ago I got an email from TechNewsletter.com with a promotion which promised $5 gift certificate to download a software from ScriptLogic. I wasn't so sure whether I could actually get the free money or not as the offer seemed to have some quite strict rules, but I downloaded the software anyway. Guess what? [...]

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Deal: Kingston 2GB Flash Drive for $9.95 at Buy.com

Posted by Sun on January 18, 2007 (0) Comment

Buy.com is having Kingston 2GB DataTraveler USB 2.0 Flash Drive [Buy.com affiliate link] for $9.95 after $30 mail-i-rebate (expires January 20th) plus $5 bonus rebate (today only), and the shipping is free. It's a good deal for a large capacity flash drive . I bought one last month, then sold it on Amazon.com for $30.95. [...]

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DGL: PowerShares’ Gold Play

Posted by Sun on January 17, 2007 (4) Comment

PowerShares Capital, together with Deutsche Bank, launched seven new sector ETFs early this month. Among the new offerings, one is PowerShares DB Gold Fund (DGL). According to the fund prospectus, DGL is based on the Deutsche Bank LiquidCommodity Index - Optimum Yield Gold, which has the following performance as of December 31, 2006:

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Deal: USB TV Tuner for $15

Posted by Sun on January 17, 2007 (0) Comment

A couple of years ago, I bought an external KWorld TV tuner. The device is quite good. Simply connect it to the cable and plug into the computer USB port, the image shows up on the screen and I can even record the programs to the computer hard drive. Whenever I am the only one [...]

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Carnival of Personal Finance is Up at Young & Broke

Posted by Sun on January 17, 2007 (0) Comment

and among the long list of articles, I found the following interesting:

Do you need life insurance? By Living Almost Large
Home Owner’s Insurance and Credit Scores By FrugalBabe
Retirement Planning Made Easy(ier) By Taking Control Over Money
Socially Responsible Investing/Socially Conscious Finances: Tough Questions By Money and Values
Why Dave Ramsey’s “Drive Free” Theory May Be Flawed OR [...]

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