Personal finance
Weekend Linkage - September 7, 2008
Site Problem
I moved this site from Bluehost to Media Temple in early August, the site has been running very well. Those problems that I had with Bluehost never occurred again and the site didn’t have a single minute of down time. I am glad that I made the move. However, some issues at Media Temple [...]
American Express TrueEarnings Card $25 Bonus
Are you using AMEX Costco TrueEarnings credit card?
If you are not, here’s a chance to get the card and receive a $25 bonus. The bonus isn’t much, considering you are getting a new credit card and taking a hit on your credit score, though temporarily. Nonetheless, this is a quite nice card that I have [...]
Unemployment Rate Reaches Five-Year High
Yesterday, the government announced that in employers shed more than 85,000 jobs in August. That’s the eighth monthly job loss in a row. Though historically, the unemployment rate now is nowhere near the level in the early 90s (the chart below is the historical monthly unemployment rate since 1990), last month’s 6.1% unemployment rate is [...]
HSBC Weekend Card
By just looking at this credit card’s name, Weekend Card, one can pretty much figure out what it is: A credit card that is supposed to be used only on the weekend. Indeed that’s exactly what the HSBC Weekend Card is about: The card gives you 2% cash back when you charge the card on [...]
More Disturbing Facts on Banks
When the FDIC released its second quarter bank profile (PDF file) last week, the number of problem banks jumping from 90 a quarter ago to 117 isn’t the only fact that causes concerns. Digging a little deeper into the report, you will find there are plenty of facts on banks that are not pretty at [...]







