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Triple My Money: How Long and What Does It Take?

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You are probably familiar with the Rule of 72, which tells you when the one dollar you invest today will be worth $2 once you have a rate of growth. If your annual rate of return is R%, then it will take you (72/R) years to double your money. For instance, for a 6% return [...]

Firstrade Triple Bonus Promotion

Posted by Sun on February 15, 2007 (0) Comment

Update: Check out the Firstrade promotion post to see how you can get 5 commission free trades plus $20 bonus when opening a Firstrade account.

Firstrade is having a triple sign-up bonus promotion. Open an account with Firstrade between now and April 16, 2007 and fund the new account within 30 days after the account is opened to

Receive 100 commission-free trades for funds of $2,000 or more
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A Small Slim Check from Ebates, But still Good

Posted by Sun on February 15, 2007 (2) Comment

The last big fat check (that’s what they call it) I received from Ebates was August 2006 in an amount of $44.98 after I used their ShareBuilder incentives ($20 for each account opened) to open two ShareBuilder accounts and got $40 cashbacks (now you can only use the cashback once). Another check of $8.68 was delivered via PayPal today as a reward for shopping through their website in [...] Continue Reading…


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Nation’s Top 10 Places with Heaviest Income Tax Burdens

Posted by Sun on February 15, 2007 (1) Comment

Paying too much income taxes?

When it comes to income taxes, not just how much you earn matters, your location also plays a role, a big role. So instead of trying to squeeze a few bucks from various deductions, you may want to consider relocation if you are living in one of the cities in the nation that imposes heavy personal income taxes.

According to a CNNMoney article, people [...] Continue Reading…


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Hello, 您好, Nín Hâo!

Posted by Sun on February 14, 2007 (9) Comment

Interested in learning some Chinese? Here’s a chance.

The Times is having a ChinaWeek, featuring some good articles and videos about China, as well as short lessons to learn Mandarin Chinese. For example, the first lesson is about Greeting People:

In Chiese (to view Chinese, set your browser character encoding to Chinese Simplified (GB2312)

Wang Nín hâo! (您好!)
Brown Nî hâo! (您好!)
Wang Nín shì Bùlâng xiânsheng ma? (您是布朗先生�?)
Brown Shì. (是)
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eBay 50% off Auction-style Listings Today only

Posted by Sun on February 14, 2007 (0) Comment

eBay is offering 50% off insertion fees for auction-style listings for today, February 14, only, “starting Wednesday, February 14, 2007 between 00:00:01 PT (12:00 AM plus one second on Wednesday, February 14, 2007) and ending and ending that same day Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 23:59:59 PT(11:59 PM plus 59 seconds)”. Check their website for exclusions.

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