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What are Closed End Funds?
Wednesday, 1 Sep, 2010 – 21:38 | No Comment
What are Closed End Funds?

Closed End Funds: what the Heck are they?
Closed end funds are not the easiest concept to pick up by amateur investors. They are a little bit like stocks and a little bit like open-ended mutual …

CouchSurfing 101: 10 Tips for First-Time Surfers
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 8:10 | 3 Comments
CouchSurfing 101: 10 Tips for First-Time Surfers

CouchSurfing: 10 Tips for First-Time Surfers to Overcome Initial Hesitations via Proper Etiquette
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on the basics of CouchSurfing – how to sign up, safety considerations, the benefits, and …

5 Ways to Recession-Proof Yourself
Monday, 30 Aug, 2010 – 8:05 | 5 Comments
5 Ways to Recession-Proof Yourself

With duration of unemployment becoming the longest during any recession on record, the continued decline in the housing market, and the threat of a double-dip recession, people are justified in their concerns about their employment …

Highlights, Favorites, Deals, & Oddities – Week of 8-23-10
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 10:32 | No Comment
Highlights, Favorites, Deals, & Oddities – Week of 8-23-10

For college football lovers, rejoice in this fact: This will be the final Saturday without college football until December. My prediction, on my beloved Michigan State Spartans: 10-2. Go green!
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Mark Cuban, Tony Robbins, & My Personal Rants on the Economy
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 21:07 | 6 Comments
Mark Cuban, Tony Robbins, & My Personal Rants on the Economy

A couple of big name people with a lot of money and friends with money, Mark Cuban and Tony Robbins, basically say that now is not the time to be putting money into the market. …

Zappos Offers Free Overnight Shipping Membership (Ends Today)
Tuesday, 24 Aug, 2010 – 7:42 | One Comment
Zappos Offers Free Overnight Shipping Membership (Ends Today)

As part of a back-to-school promotion, Zappos.com is offering up free VIP memberships, which gets you free overnight shipping. All you have to do is visit the Zappos VIP site and register. The deadline for …

10 Fun Summer Activities for Under $10 that you May Have Forgot About
Monday, 23 Aug, 2010 – 19:33 | 5 Comments
10 Fun Summer Activities for Under $10 that you May Have Forgot About

Summer Fun Can be Cheap
August is almost over, and that means there’s about two good months of summer left if you’re in a northern climate. Live it up before the cold and snow rolls in, …

Lawnmower Class Action Lawsuit Could Bring you $75 (Sign up by August 31)
Sunday, 22 Aug, 2010 – 11:56 | No Comment
Lawnmower Class Action Lawsuit Could Bring you $75 (Sign up by August 31)

Lawnmower Class Action Lawsuit for False Advertising Claims
I use a good ole’ fashion push reel mower, so I’m not eligible for the class action lawsuit that I’m about to inform you about, however, if you …

Highlights, Favorites, Deals, & Oddities – Week of 8-16-10
Saturday, 21 Aug, 2010 – 17:32 | One Comment
Highlights, Favorites, Deals, & Oddities – Week of 8-16-10

Big news this week as I was recently asked to be a staff writer on the personal finance blog, WiseBread, and launched my first post (I had previously guest posted there). You can check out …

TradeKing Review
Wednesday, 18 Aug, 2010 – 22:12 | 3 Comments
TradeKing Review

TradeKing Review
Last fall I made the switch to TradeKing for my traditional and Roth IRA’s. I’ve been promising a TradeKing review for a while, so this is long overdue. Having held discount broker accounts with …