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Wednesday, May 9, 2007Move Over Joe Camel, Here Comes VisaYou remember Joe Camel, right? The poor guy was just out looking to have a good time and smoke a cigarette or two. He was accused of being part of a conspiracy to get younger people (read children) to start smoking and there was a great campaign to ban him from ever showing his face again.... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, May 8, 2007Success Warrior Reward Points - No credit card attachedCV Rick asked about getting some reward points for pointing me to the great article about the World of Warcraft credit card. Fine, I'll give him 5 points for that. It really was a nice find that goes well with this blog and points out the craziness of the credit card situation. Mark wanted to know... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, May 7, 2007WoW! Here's a great credit card.You know how stupid I think Student Loan rebate credit cards and Home Mortgage credit cards are. Well, CV Rick has gone out and found something even more stupid. Introducing a credit card that gives you World of Warcraft points. For every dollar that you charge, you get a WoW point. Admittedly, I... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, May 6, 2007A Surgeon General's warning on credit cards?"Surgeon General's Warning: Use of this product may cause stress related illnesses, divorce, impotence, bankruptcy, and the sensation that you are being buggered by a large corporation." "Got Money?" "Credit cards may not be suitable for everyone. Consult your financial advisor to see if credit... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, May 5, 2007Good news for the Nigerian princeSkye Bank is introducing a debit card and a credit card in Nigeria. This should make it easier for the prince to transfer money to your bank account. Or was he the chief financial officer for the prince? Am I mixing up my scams? Here's something that I'm not mixing up as I quote directly from the... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, May 4, 2007Gambling revisitedLiving in a casino town while I travel my debt free journey probably changes how I see things a little bit. Nothing earth shattering. Nothing out of the ordinary really. I just equate things with gambling more now, that's all. I talked about the gamble that we took in buying a house. The short... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, May 3, 2007"Head or gut?"I will have to get to my post about gambling tomorrow. I came across an article on pmi that begs my attention, especially since that's what I was talking about. It's also about our best buddies in media. "Santa Cruz, a consultant for a biotech company, said he and his wife Michelle were happy to... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, May 2, 2007Insurance for a secured loanI received a Private Mortgage Insurance Disclosure from my mortgage company the other day. It's been a while since I've mentioned how much I detest PMI so I guess I owe them some thanks for reminding me about how they're screwing me. PMI is paid to mortgage companies to fund their foreclosure costs... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, May 1, 2007Some good numbers for AprilI keep track of several things where our money is concerned. I have our spending broken down into 5 broad categories: debt, savings, house, car, and other. At the end of each month, I figure out what percentage of our money went where. I was prompted to change what I had in each category as I wrote... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, April 30, 2007Missed it by that muchI took a look at our numbers for April this morning. We didn't do as well as we hoped. Not even close. Not that we did badly. We just were hoping to do better. We paid off.11% of the mortgage again this month. At this rate, it's going to take us something like 30 years to get the dang thing paid... Sign in to see full entry. |
