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Category Archives: Investing
Travel hacking vs extreme couponing, a stock for 78% off, and a creative way to lose your life savings
WHY TRAVEL HACKING IS BETTER THAN COUPONING: I’ve tried out couponing before, but ultimately gave it up as I found the my time could better spent on working financial and travel deals. Naturally, I’m favorably disposed toward this article which … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Random stuff, Travel Hacking
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I’ve got you covered for National Doughnut Day! Plus zero taxes and rising mortgage rates.
Friday, June 7, is National Doughnut Day, which I’m pretty sure is just something concocted by the Doughnut Lobby to get us to buy more doughnuts, but whatever. I love doughnuts. Here are three free doughnut options for you on … Continue reading
Posted in Free stuff, Investing, Mmmmm, Mortgages
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Free light bulbs, easy money in medical experiments, and a stock at 1X earnings
FREE LIGHT BULBS FROM DUKE ENERGY: Duke Energy is giving away free CFL light bulbs for some reason. I signed up yesterday and the website informed me that a shipment of 15 light bulbs is headed my way. Duke Energy … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Free stuff, Investing, Macroeconomics, Uncategorized
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The housing bubble is back, baby!
Remember how real estate prices got crazy in the mid- to late- 2000′s and then crashed? Remember how there was some nasty fallout from that and we all learned a good lesson and figured that the next real estate bubble … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Macroeconomics, Real Estate, Uncategorized
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