Personal finance
Your Blog’s Value Is $6.35!
It’s nice to see that my blog has some values, hehe, though a mere $6.35. I am happy with it anyway.
First PineCone Check
It’s not a big deal, but I got my first $5 check from PineCone Research yesterday.
I signed up for an account early this month, but didn’t hear from them until August 28, an email with the first survey invitation. The survey has an expiration date of September 4, but the check I received was issued [...]
BoA Sweetens Its Offer For Savings Account
Bank of America used to offer $35 gift check for opening a regular savings account with $100 minimum deposit. Now if you open an account that is linked to you checking account before October 26, you will receive a $50 gift check instead of the $35 one. The minimum deposit is still $100. See my [...]
It’s Holiday Weekend But We Got Nowhere To Go
Though Tropical Rainstorm Ernesto is probably still located some where in Maryland, we already know what it could bring to us in the next 24 hours. According to the forecast, Ernesto is marching north at 10 mph, and we could receive more than 2 inches of rain by this afternoon.
Outside the window now, wind [...]
Chase Charged Me Additional $40.49 For 0% Balance Transfer
And no, this is not the balance transfer fees, which is another $75.
The current balance transfer was made in June and will expire in December. Since I only have the balance transfer in my account, I usually don’t check the statement, assuming that as long as I pay the minimum, everything should be fine.
However, [...]
Yes! Finally Qualified
I am not really excited by the $2 payout from Brand Institute. After being asked all the diseases four times and failed each time, I am very curious to know how Brand Institute screens their survey candidates. So when I was brought the same screen again today, I decided to be sick, very, very sick.
Have [...]
Credit Check Time
And it’s Equifax’s turn.
With the recent amendment to the federal Fair Credit Reporting, getting a free credit report has never been easier. Now everybody is eligible for one free credit report from each of the three credit agencies.
Since 2006, when the free credit reports became available for New Jersey residents, I set up a reminder [...]
I Hear Donald Trump Speak Everyday
on my local radio station
“I think we’ve come up something that is going to be spectacular.�
And exactly what he is referring to?
How to become a real estate guru and how to make millions in the real estate market.
Seriously, do you believe what he said? A couple of years ago when he was hot on Apprentice [...]
Got First Issue Of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
I got the magazine for free from NetMagazines.com back in June with two-year subscription and I paid only $4.91 for S&H. I subscribed various financial magazines before, such as Money, Smart Money, Forbes, and Barron’s, but only for one or two years. The reason I eventually terminated all of them was that I couldn’t [...]
Ok, Now It’s Official
Received in the mail tonight, starting October 13th, the new Citi Dividend Reward program works as follows:
2% cash back on purchases made at supermarket, drugstores, and gas station;
2% cash back or more at convenience stores and for electricity, gas, water supply, refuse services, excluding phone services;
1% cash back on all other purchases;
1% cash back on [...]
