I’ve lived in San Diego for almost 10 years now and not once had I ever been called in to jury duty. During college, my official records stated that I lived in Los Angeles(at my parent’s house) so every time I got called in to LA County jury duty I was excused since I lived […]
Part 2: Investing in a No Fee Lending Club Roth IRA
This is the second part in my series on investing in a Lending Club Roth IRA. You can read the first article here about Opening a No Fee Lending Club Roth IRA. Finding a Great Sign-Up Bonus Lending Club has always had some pretty solid sign-up bonuses. When I opened my account three years ago, […]
Part 1: Opening a No Fee Lending Club Roth IRA
I’ve been investing with Lending Club for three years now and my returns are still over 10%. I’ve developed a specific set of filters that I feel give me a distinct advantage over the average LC investor yet it’s nothing ground breaking. The average investor is doing pretty well according to Lending Club, but I […]
Using a Stop Order to Lock in Capital Gains
I know I was extremely lucky to pick a winner in my lastest stock trade, but boy does it feel good to finally be right. American Airlines(AAMRQ) is up 1,029.47%(as of 3/24/13) since the end of 2011 when I bought it. I’d say my return has been pretty good . Even though there was substantial […]
I Finally Guessed Right In My Trading Account
Even though I generally recommend investing in index funds and low cost mutual funds, from time to time I do trade individual stocks. Don’t get me wrong, I usually end up losing money, but I never invest more than 1 or 2% of my total net worth in one stock and the total value of […]
How to Start Your Own Online Business or Blog
Even though I graduated with an engineering degree four years ago, my programming skills were pretty sub par at the time. I took a few HTML/CSS, C++ and Matlab intensive classes but I always figured that I wouldn’t use stuff like that in real life. Boy was I wrong, all of the brightest guys at […]
Why Should I Donate Blood?
“Give blood today and save some lives.” Doesn’t that sound great? I’m sure you’ve seen some form of that saying around town or in a bulletin floating around work. It seems like there’s always a shortage of blood and never enough donors. My donation days started way back in college with the Red Cross. Once […]
$1,000 Cash Giveaway Hosted by Structured Settlement Quotes
Thanks to all of my readers for supporting this blog. I love giveaways so when I was asked to participate in this cash giveaway I jumped at the chance. Whenever I see a giveaway at the mall or anywhere out in public, I always sign up. And from all those sign-ups I’ve only won one […]
AMEX Twitter Sync Promotion: How I Turned $180 at Best Buy Into $200 in Amazon Gift Certificates
After two years of churning credit cards for sign-up bonuses, I’ve amassed quite a collection of cards. I’m almost embarrassed by how many I now have, but one great benefit of having so many cards is the ongoing promotions. With some companies you might save a couple dollars here, or get a discount there, but […]
Take Advantage of Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses
I got my first credit card when I was in college and I used it for most of my entertainment(see alcohol) and dining out purchases. Although I was approved for a high limit, fortunately I never carried a balance. After four years, I realized I had accumulated a ton of points. I quickly spent these […]