Posted in Investing on Feb 27th, 2009
I’m always up for new ways to diversify my investments and for new ways to get my money to work for me. And peer-to-peer lending (instead of lending through a bank, you lend directly to people that want loans) always struck me as a great idea, but I never got over the fear of getting [...]
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Posted in saving, Tips on Feb 27th, 2009
I don’t know when it started, but it’s become so normal to me that it no longer bothers me. I can’t remember when the first joke was made, but now it happens all the time and it barely registers. The sandwich jokes. When people at work see you eat the same thing, day in and [...]
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Posted in Investing, Stocks on Feb 25th, 2009
Sometimes it’s really tough to spot someone that doesn’t know what the hell they’re talking about because they’re just really good at hiding it. But other times it’s so damn obvious it drives me crazy. Take investing—if you’re totally ignorant about it then you can always go to the well with stupid, generic phrases that [...]
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Posted in Writing on Feb 24th, 2009
When I was in grad school I took an editing class and it turned out to be one of the best things I ever did. All the things I learned there have made me an infinitely better writer. But it came with a downside: I am now one of those people that seeks out typos [...]
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