Archive for July, 2007

Fidelity 529 College Rewards American Express Card $25 Bonus

Posted by Sun on July 12, 2007 (1) Comment

Fidelity 529 College Rewards American Express Card is now offering $25 statement bonus after making the first eligible purchase with the card.
I have been using the 529 rewards MasterCard since March 2006 and it actually is my every day card. The 2% rewards on every purchase beat all the rewards programs I have from other [...]

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ShareBuilder to Zecco: The Surprises

Posted by Sun on July 12, 2007 (12) Comment

Just as I was about to abandon the idea of transferring my ShareBuilder account to Zecco* (Zecco asked me to resubmit the account transfer form, which I didn’t do), the process made a dramatic turn yesterday and now it seems that things are pressing ahead as they should be.
A trade confirmation email from ShareBuilder [...]

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Categories : Brokerage, Investing Tags: No Tags

8 Random Things about Me

Posted by Sun on July 11, 2007 (5) Comment

I was tagged by Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge last week to list 8 random things about myself. Actually, both Jeremy at Generation X Finance and Super Saver at My Wealth Builder a couple months ago for five obsessions, but I didn’t reply last time as I thought I already have the 5 things you may not [...]

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Recent Buy-and-Sell Activities on Amazon.com

Posted by Sun on July 11, 2007 (6) Comment

No, I haven’t forgot my little business on Amazon.com, though it has been quiet for a long time. The main reason is I wasn’t able to find lot of cheap stuff (those that won’t cost me too much if at the end I have to keep them myself) that also have re-sell values. Since I [...]

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Around the PF Blogosphere: July 10, 2007

Posted by Sun on July 10, 2007 (0) Comment

Some articles to read:

Fiscal Musing shares a practical plan to pay yourself first. The secret? Put savings/investing ahead of spending.
An English Major’s Money has a story about unusual financial planning. Unusual circumstance can lead to unusual planning. I sure don’t want to dollar-cost averaging if I win a lottery.
Grad Money Matters posts a photo essay [...]

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