Archive for May, 2007

Around the PF Blogosphere: May 25, 2007

Posted by Sun on May 25, 2007 (0) Comment

Five Cent Nickel talks about the difference between net worth and net investable assets. When I calculate my net worth, I don’t include any assets such as house or car.
Free Money Finance says timing is important when asking for a raise. I think a good time is after you make a signification contribution to the [...]

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Poll: Will You Use Credit Card to Pay Mortgage?

Posted by Sun on May 25, 2007 (9) Comment

A couple of days ago, American Express announced a program that will allow qualified cardmembers to pay mortgages with their AMEX credit cards. From comments left at my post, I can see opinions on this issue is as polarized as using credit cards itself: there are people like me who use credit cards all the [...]

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Mutual Fund Costs are Declining

Posted by Sun on May 25, 2007 (1) Comment

but are they keeping pace with the growth of the fund assets?
Early this week, Morningstar has an article which says that the costs of owning mutual funds are declining over the past 15 years. This is definitely good news for investors who use mutual funds as investment vehicle for their future. According to the article, [...]

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Costly Repair

Posted by Sun on May 24, 2007 (8) Comment

It has been nearly a year since I did a service on my Accord and the “Maintenance Required” light has been on for quite some time (I did change oil regularly though). I felt it was due for a service, but didn’t really find time to do it. Last Thursday on my way to work, [...]

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Around the PF Blogosphere: May 23, 2007

Posted by Sun on May 23, 2007 (1) Comment

Hope you enjoy these posts:

My Money Blog just discovered a new site, Yapta, that helps you get a refund if there’s a price drop after you purchased your airline tickets.
Consumerism Commentary talks about FNBO Direct and its recent media blitz. Are you a rate chaser?
Wise Bread has a post titled “DO NOT buy a digital [...]

Popularity: 9% [?]

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