Category Archives: Money

Selling stuff online if you are a kid

So I tell my son he should sell stuff online and earn some cash, rather than me re-selling his video games, books and music for him.  Constraint one: I don’t want to give him my financial account passwords or otherwise … Continue reading

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Someone stole my credit card number!

And they tried to charge $600 on it for some sports related thingy. Fortunately a watchful robot caught the transaction, denied it, called me and the whole card has now been canceled. This just helps remind us how evil check … Continue reading

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E Trade Credit Card Rewards

The etrade credit card has a rewards system. Unfortunately, the online catalog is broken, unusable, crap. Fortunately, the web site and catalog can be avoided entirely: To redeem points: Call 1-800-250-7734 Tell them you want a statement credit, currently $50 … Continue reading

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Exchange Traded Funds

I’ve just finished an article about exchange traded funds. If you have enough money, get an index mutual fund instead. Transaction costs will sometimes be lower with an index fund versus one that requires a trading commission. BUT, if you … Continue reading

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Etrade- A review

Good: It’s online. That goes without saying. Cheap transaction costs. If you have enough money to be investing, you probably have enough to qualify for the free checking, near 0% etrade index funds, high interest rate savings account, and ATM … Continue reading

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Oppenheimer Cares about your privacy, Bank of America Doesn’t

I live in an appartment, I get tons of mail everyday, much of it not for me, but for the last 50 residents of my apartment. Many of these incorrect mailings are financially related–bank statements, pension statements, credit card applications, … Continue reading

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