Archive for the 'Random Stuff' Category
Before you use “Bill Me Later,” Read This!
June 17th, 2007
You’ve probably seen the “Bill Me Later” payment method on various internet stores and shopping sites. By using this payment option, you can bypass inputting your credit card information at checkout. Instead you are sent an invoice through the mail.
What you may not know about this payment method is that it comes with a 19.99% APR if you are […]
Last Read: “Why We Want You To Be Rich”
June 1st, 2007
I just finished reading ”Why We Want You To Be Rich“ by Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump. As you may already know, both individuals are very rich and successful business people who have written “Best Selling” books.
Robert Kiyosaki is best known for his “Rich Dad” series of books, financial teachings, and his Cashflow board games. Donald Trump needs […]
Weblo - World of Virtual Properties
March 23rd, 2007
I recently came across this site called Weblo. Weblo.com is a place where you can buy virtual property like countries, states, websites, web domains, etc. I’ve heard of online games where virtual properties have sold for crazy amounts of money, but this is something different. There’s no game-play involved here. From what I’ve seen, all you […]
Stock Market Plunges Today
February 27th, 2007Today was the worst day of trading since September 11, 2001, the day when the terrorists attacked our country.
Here are the results of today’s market:
Dow
12,216.24
416.02 (3.29%)
Nasdaq
2,407.86
96.66 (3.86%)
10-Yr Bond
4.5130%
0.1180
The main reason for this huge dip was due to worries of overpriced stocks and the declining economy of the U.S. and China. Chinese stocks were hit […]
A Humanitarian Loan Company?
January 11th, 2007I was browsing the web the other night, and I came across a site that caught my attention. It’s an organization called Kiva.org. It’s based on a peer-to-peer lending platform like Prosper.com, but with a major difference. Instead of lending money to other Americans, Kiva lets you lend money to individuals in developing countries. This gives […]
