Personal finance

Microsoft Offers Free Domain Name and Web Hosting

Posted by Sun on September 26, 2006 Comments Off

Microsoft is offering Office Live Basics for free. What this free service offered includes:

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Free McAfee Security Software

Posted by Sun on September 26, 2006 Comments Off

Buy.com is currently having some McaFee security software for free. Though the McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007 is not available any more, some other items are still in stock:

McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007 Minibox
McAfee PC Protection Plus 2007
McAfee PC Protection Plus 2007 Minibox
McAfee VirusScan Plus 2007
McAfee VirusScan Plus 2007 [...]

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Save now, Girls!

Posted by Sun on September 25, 2006 Comments Off

I came across an article on SmartMoney.com the other day titled “The Girl’s Guide to Retirement,” and there are some interesting numbers in the article that caught my attention.

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Six “How to’s” for Your Kids to Control Their Money

Posted by Sun on September 20, 2006 Comments Off

When it comes to money matters, it's never too early to start. An article in today's Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Six Money Skills for Kids to Master, offers some excellent tips on how to teach your kids to handle their money that could benefit them for the years ahead. Here's a summary of the "How to's" [...]

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Mark Your Calendar: Free Financial Advice on Retirement from Kiplinger and NAPFA

Posted by Sun on September 20, 2006 (1) Comment

This is what I found from Kiplinger's Personal Finance website. On Thursday, September 21 and Friday, October 6 (only these two days), Kiplinger's Personal Finance and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) will hold Kiplinger's Jump-Start Your Retirement Plan Days and members from NAPFA will answer your questions on retirement planning for free [...]

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Hire a Financial Advisor for Your 401(k) Plan?

Posted by Sun on September 19, 2006 Comments Off

Confused about what to invest in your 401(k) plan? Maybe a financial advisor can help. 
I always thought that how to invest in my 401(k) is my sole responsibility. Even when sometimes it seems confusing in making the right combination (not to mention maximizing returns), I never thought about seeking professional assistance. First of all, I [...]

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Earned More and Kept More?

Posted by Sun on September 16, 2006 Comments Off

Obvious?
Maybe not, at least according to a Money article I read today. The article showed what a money manager at Vanguard has observed from people participating in Vanguard 401(k) plan:
People with median assets of $200,000 have median income of $69,000, and
People with median assets of $38,000 have median income of $83,000
And what made the difference [...]

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My New Site Is Up And Running

Posted by Sun on September 14, 2006 Comments Off

This probably will be my last post on this blog. Now my own site, The Sun’s Financial Dairy, is up and running, I will post on the new site from now. Though I haven’t ported all the posts on Blogger.com to the new site yet (there is a little problem), everything else was transferred.
So, stop [...]

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I’m Moving

Posted by Sun on September 12, 2006 Comments Off

my blog to its own domain, The Sun’s Financial Diary, hosted by BlueHost.com. I just set up the website yesterday and there are a lot of stuff to do and learn before it has the functions and features I want. I am relative new to web development, though I know HTML. So, I guess it [...]

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Another Buy-And-Sell

Posted by Sun on September 8, 2006 Comments Off

Bought another wireless rounter today for $9.98 after $30 MIR. I intended to list it on Amazon (the lowest price on Amazon is $29.95), but could use it as a backup if it stucks in my hands. $9.98 is a good price for a 802.11g router.
I have added any new stuff to my inventory for [...]

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