Archive for April, 2008

Your Economic Stimulus Payment Check is Coming Early

Posted by Sun on April 25, 2008 (13) Comment

When the Economic Stimulus Payment schedule was initially announced on March 17, IRS said the first check will be made on May 2 to taxpayers who selected to receive the payment via direct deposit and on May 16 for those who choose to receive paper check instead.
Now, the schedule has been pushed up a little [...]

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Looking for Cheaper Gas?

Posted by Sun on April 24, 2008 (6) Comment

Then come to New Jersey!

And fill up at gas stations along the Garden State’s pay road!
With national average of regular gas at $3.574/gallon (Gasbuddy.com), NJ’s $3.374/gallon average is the second lowest (only Wyoming has cheaper gas). However, $3.374 per gallon is NOT the cheapest you can find in the state.
Along NJ’s toll road, Garden State [...]

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Time to Stock up Rice?

Posted by Sun on April 23, 2008 (8) Comment

Yesterday on my way to home, I heard on radio that some Costco stores in the California’s Bay area are setting limits on how much rice and flour a customer can purchase. According to Costco’s CEO, the limits were put in place after what he saw as “unusual demands” for basic items. And Costco is [...]

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Green Your Portfolio with Claymore’s Solar Energy ETF

Posted by Sun on April 22, 2008 (4) Comment

Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day and one of the topic being discussed is how to live a green life and save our environment. On this year’s Earth Day, the government also announced a plan to boost fuel efficiency by 25%, increasing per gallon mileage from 27.5 to 35.7, on the same day when the [...]

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My Play Money at Zecco

Posted by Sun on April 21, 2008 (8) Comment

In his book, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, author Burton Malkiel declared that
A blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a newspaper’s financial pages could select a portfolio that would do just as well as one carefully selected by the experts.
Do you believe random walk? Or do you follow your own research? Or maybe experts [...]

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