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• Telemarketers and the lot…how to do away with them?

  February 21, 2007 in Other, Interest, Spending

  interesting article from consumerismcommetary. Here is a snippet “Each violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, such as a call from a telemarketer after you’ve told the company not to call you, can fetch a penalty of $500, payable to the unlucky phone call recipient. And it turns out it’s not difficult to […]

• You call the shots…more about the book

  February 13, 2007 in Books, Personal finance

  Interesting coverage, especially the following lines “I started my first business at age nine with $50 and a home computer, and ran it from my room at home as a one-kid operation. By the time I was 19 I had started nearly a dozen profitable businesses, and for my latest venture I had received a […]

• Book review ….You call the shots!

  February 7, 2007 in Financial advisors, Personal finance, Productivity

  I don’t know about the book but I sure liked the review by consuumerismcommentary, especially looking at it from a common readers perspective. These lines more or less summarised the gist…..”However, this book outshines in many ways what I am used to seeing (over and over) from the typical financial gurus like Trump and Bach. […]

• Money spoils you?

  February 6, 2007 in Business, Credit, Expenses, Personal finance, Income

  Check this out from consumerism commentary: Money has been said to change people’s motivation (mainly for the better) and their behavior toward others (mainly for the worse). The results of nine experiments suggest that money brings about a self-sufficient orientation in which people prefer to be free of dependency and dependents. Reminders of money, relative to […]

• Old one but interesting

  February 2, 2007 in Credit, Credit cards, Personal finance

  Check out Carnival of Personal Finance #80 on the personal finance blog. Some interesting data there regarding the following. Truth About Interest Rates Why should I pay off my low interest rate loan (mortgage or otherwise) when I could make so much more by investing in the market? Tips To Reduce Debt & Stay Out Of Bankruptcy The Good, the […]