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Current Bank & Broker Promotion Bonuses
If you are looking for a little incentive to open a bank or brokerage account, there are a few promotions currently running which will give you as much as $50 bonus for a single new account. Check them out. Maybe there’s something you need
TradeKing $50 bonus for a new account: Open an account [...]
Mint.com is Scary
Kind of.
Last night, when I was writing the post about manageME 7, I logged into my Mint.com account first time in many months in order to make some comparison I needed for the post. I mentioned before that I mainly use a desktop version of Quicken to track my finance, not the online version, despite [...]
Trade Gold and Silver with Zecco
Online discount broker Zecco Trading keeps rolling out new service.
Early this year, Zecco introduced Zecco Forex Trading, a platform that allows Zecco customers to trade foreign exchanges. Now you can even buy gold and silver if you are interested in investing in precious metal, right from the Forex platform.
Gold has crossed the $1,000/ounce mark again [...]
ManageME 7 Review and Membership Giveaway
If you are using either Mint.com or Quicken Online to manage your finance, you probably have already heard the big news today that Intuit, owner of Quicken Online, is buying Mint.com. While changes can always be expected when such acquisitions occur, Intuit has promised to keep both popular online money management tool free for existing [...]
Weekend Linkage – September 13, 2009
This is the first full weekend for us in our new home in northern Virginia. Last weekend was all about packing, moving, and unpacking. This weekend, as we finally settled down, we took advantage of the gorgeous September weather to explore the area a little bit more. As it turned out, we are actually located [...]
Financial Impact of Moving from New Jersey to Virginia
Though we have been in our new home in Virginia for only 5 days, I already noticed a few money related impacts the move had on us.
The move was mainly because of the relocation of my wife’s job at her employer’s request. But she didn’t get any adjustment of her salary. Of course, in this [...]
Monopoly City Streets, an Online Game Powered by Google Maps
If you like to play the Monopoly, you will love this new online game by Hasbro, called Monopoly City Streets, an online version of the popular board game powered by Google Map.
The game, launched yesterday, 09/09/09, is “an immersive experience that gives players a chance to experience the thrill of negotiating and building first hand. [...]
PineCone Research Sign Up Link Is Back
Just got an email from PineCone Research with a new sign up link.
To become a PineCone Research panel member and get paid for completing online surveys, use this latest registration link to sign up. And, like always, you have to act quickly before the line expires. If you are not familiar with PineCone Research, check [...]
Invest Directly with Lending Club
I have been quite active in investing with Lending Club since February. However, for months, I can only buy loans on the secondary market because of Lending Club’s residence restriction which prohibits residents of New Jersey from lending directly. Though I was able to buy some notes at discount early on, most of the notes [...]
Hello Virginia!
How was your Labor Day long weekend? Did you enjoy the last holiday of the summer?
For us, the past three days were probably the busiest and crazies days in a long time (and that’s why I didn’t post anything since Saturday).
Ever since we decided to move to Virginia because of my wife’s job change, we [...]
College Advantage $25 Referral Bonus Is Back
If you missed CollegeAdvantage’s bonus offer early this year, you can get it now.
Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan, which was named by Morningstar one of the best college savings plans in April, is running the promotion program again. If you are interested in opening a 529 account with CollegeAdvantage and receiving the bonus (and make [...]
