Archive for May, 2007

Posts I Enjoyed Last Week

Posted by Sun on May 20, 2007 (0) Comment

Matt at Binary Dollar talks about what gap insurance is (yes, it’s new to me) and explains under what circumstance you may need it.
SVB at The Digerati Life sounds off how much a Mom’s job should pay with an earning statement that shows how a Mom can make 6-figure salary.
Jeremy at Generation X Finance answers [...]

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Check in the Mail

Posted by Sun on May 19, 2007 (0) Comment

A Costco rebate check of $63.17 arrived last night in our mail box. It’s the annual rebate for being an Executive member and shopping at Costco.
I started in 2004 as a Gold Star member which costs me $50 membership fee because at the beginning, I wasn’t sure how much we would spend at Costco. Paying [...]

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Around the PF Blogosphere: May 18, 2007

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

Friday readings:

Free Money Finance talks about save money by going back time with a list of what we consider necessities these days. Guess what, there are people have to have an iPod.
Five Cents Nickel emphasizes the importance of buying flood insurance. If you are living in a flood area, don’t wait till it’s too late [...]

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PHO’s New Competitors: Claymore S&P Global Water ETF and First Trust ISE Water ETF

Posted by Sun on May 18, 2007 (2) Comment

[This article also appears on Seeking Alpha, Claymore, First Trust: Investing in Water Just Got Easier]
Not long ago, investors who are looking for investment opportunities in blue gold, water that is, could find themselves facing very limited choices other than individual stocks as there are only a couple of water related indexes and the only [...]

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ING Electric Orange Checking Offers Cash Backs In June and July

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

Got this in the email today that ING will offer 1% cash backs for using their debit card in the next two months:
Starting June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007, when you open Electric Orange and use your MasterCard Debit Card to make signature-based purchases, you’ll get 1% Cash Back, up to $250 per month, [...]

Popularity: 13% [?]

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