Archive for January, 2009

 

New Year – 7 in 7

January 27th, 2009

It’s a new (lunar) year and although a new year shouldn’t be the only time to set goals, I happened to set a new one yesterday.  
One of the goals I set in 2007 was to visit an international destination at least once a year.  That year, I went to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shunde, Vietnam, [...]

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Free Book: 2009 Action Plan for Your Money

January 9th, 2009

The other day I was browsing some deal sites and found out about a free financial book download coming this week. It’s Suze Orman’s new book, "2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe & Sound", offered by Oprah. Along with the free book, Suze offered some advice on the Oprah show as part [...]

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$280,000 of Credit Card Debt

January 9th, 2009

When I was in college at Cal, I remember there was always a group of people tabling in front of the campus store often at the beginning of the school year. They would try to get your attention with offers of free stuff if you fill out some forms on a clipboard.
They [...]

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2009 is Better for Gym Rats

January 4th, 2009

I was having some friends over for New Year’s Eve and some of them were saying how they and their friends who regularly go to the gym hate the new year because the gym is crowded the first couple weeks of the new year thanks to the ever popular resolution of exercising more. Then [...]

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