Car Repairs - Final Update
(May 22) This blog is an update to two previous blogs, found here and here. I received a check in the mail from Bob Sumerel the other day. The check covered a refund for both the diagnosis fee and the charge for the work I had done last fall where they put on the wrong sized serpentine ...
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Car Repairs - Update
(May 1) A week and a half ago, I wrote about an experience I had at a local auto shop and how I decided I would take my car to the dealer for repairs from now on. You can read about my whole adventure here. I finally received a reply late last week to the email I ...
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Paper Trading Part II - Keeping the Discipline
(Apr 21) In my first blog about paper trading, found here, I described what I thought the advantages of paper trading were. If you agree that paper trading is a good idea, you'll want to read about my views on keeping the discipline. An undisciplined paper trade does you little to no good.
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Car Repairs - Take it to the Dealer!
(Apr 20) For the past 3 years, I've been living by the thinking that you don't want to go to the dealer's shop for car repairs because they're too expensive. Find a local mechanic and stick with them, after awhile they'll even give you the heads up for potential problems in the future. But here I'll give ...
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Paper Trading Part I - Why Paper Trade?
(Apr 14) Paper trading has long been a way for individual investors to get their feet wet in the market. It involves giving yourself a set amount of fake money, and treacking your own virtual trades in the market. People use this to test out trading strategies, learn about stock technicals, or sometimes just for fun. In ...
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Babymint vs. UPromise
(Apr 7) A few days ago, I blogged about UPromise. An alert reader, KB, pointed out that Babymint has a similar program, so I headed over to check it out. I will detail the differences here.
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UPromise College Savings Tool
(Apr 3) Being a new dad, I fill my time between feedings and changing diapers reading up on how I can successfully get rid of my child and relive the peace and quiet I enjoyed before she was born. From what I've discovered, I can send her away to college in about 18 years. Good, I can't ...
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Save Now, Even if it's Just a Little
(Mar 26) Too often, people put off saving towards a particular goal because they don't have the spare cash flow to do so. Saving can be very daunting, I recently figured out that to fully fund my child's college education, and assuming a 6% return, I need to stash away almost $500 per month. Of course, I ...
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