Noteworthy
Turbo Tax discount:
Bank of America: 35% off Turbo Tax
Scottrade customers (30%); ADP (15% off)
Things to pay attention when using agents
Interesting Articles
Disclaimer: the quality of articles vary. I do NOT necessarily agree with the views expressed by the authors.
NBR at PBS (Oct 2009 through Sept 2010): Your Mind & Your Money
Bogle WSJ op-ed 01/08/2009: 6 Lessons for Investors
Althea Chang (via. yahoo Finance): 6 Serious Office Health Risks
JoelOnSoftware 04/06/2000: Things You Should Never Do, Part I
Peter Peterson 10/14/09: Questions America must ask on health costs (Financial Times)
WSJ Journal Reports (Shelly Banjo 6/08/09)
The Best Online Tools for Personal Finance
Eric Zheng (Chinese): 生活中总有一些事情让人狂汗
Jane Kim 040809: More investors say bye-bye to buy&hold
Yahoo Tech-ticker: Geithener’s Stress Test A Complete Sham
Janet Tavakoli (author of “Dear Mr. Buffett”): Q & A (video and transcript)
Dan Ariely (author of Predictably Irrational):
VA Book Fair speech (short version)
C-Span (full speech)
The Predictably Irrational book (Amazon)
Andy Kessler 03/26/09: have we seen the last of the bear raids
George Soros 03/23/09: One Way to Stop Bear Raids
James Chanos 03/23/09: We Need Honest Accounting
Michael Osinski (NY Mag) How I wrote the software that blew up wall street
bloomberg May 20, 2008: Hedge Funds in Swaps Face Peril With Rising Junk Bond Defaults CDS (Credit default swap) mini series
Joseph L. Shaefer March 18, 2009: Too Big to Fail, Or Too Dumb to Survive CDS (Credit default swap) mini series
井底望天: 四面楚歌之美国篇 (blog.sina.com.cn/skyinwell)
Meredith Whitney 03/10/09: Credit Cards Next Credit Crunch
Peng Bo: Whatcha Gonna Do When 1+1 No Longer Equals 2?
LOUISE STORY and JULIE CRESWELL NY Times 02/07/09:For Bank of America and Merrill, Love Was Blind
Goverment efforts
Tracking your tax dollar: Read the Stimulus
Other Interesting sites
www2.goldmansachs.com
Interesting Videos
CEO of Eaton Gives Job Advice (link)
Kenny Rogers: Gambler (YouTube)
Lyrics can be seen here.
Source: WSJ
Gift card
Buy and Sell Gift Cards via. GiftCardGranny (an introduction by FinanceDad)
mitbbs GiftCard board (Chinese中文)
20somethingfinance: Card Act 2010 effect on gift cards (bottom-line is more consumer friendly).
A few ways to replace bing cashback
1) Fatwallet (my old friend): percentage is lower, but fast and reliable
2) Cash back credit card, for instance, Citi Dividend card, Discover cash bonus card, Amazon Visa card. Also, try Target store card (5% cash back for Target purchase)
The following are more unconventional ways to save.
3) Discount gift card with coupon code, per GiftCardGranny.com
4) Potential savings on online sales tax, check the city and zip code, for instance, change St. Louis to Creve Coeur in my case
if you wish to remain private.
