Archive for August, 2007

The Frustration with AMEX Continues

Posted by Sun on August 2, 2007 (19) Comment

Ever since I discovered the mysterious charges on my AMEX TrueEarnings card in February, I called American Express almost on a monthly basis: to get a refund of the unauthorized charge and check the status of the investigation I was promised for. I got the refund every time I called, but the investigation seemed [...]

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Around the PF Blogosphere: August 1, 2007

Posted by Sun on August 1, 2007 (1) Comment

Articles I like and hope you do as well:

My Wealth Builder says they have 10 reasons why they will be wealthy. I have only one reason and that’s save and invest
Chief Family Officer explains why she prefers not to use an online bank for their emergency fund. I want to get the [...]

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July 2007 Score Card — Part I: Net Worth

Posted by Sun on August 1, 2007 (9) Comment

I am glad a tough month finally came to a close. Actually, July started quite nice, with the Dow hitting record high of 14,000 and S&P 500 crossing 1,550 for the first time. The first half of the month was very promising. Then things started to turn from bad to worse as credit worries weighed [...]

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