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China Pictures

Posted on June 17, 2006 // 21 Comments

I'm back! Heavily jetlagged and with a mountain of snail mail and e-mail to sort through, of course the first thing I must do is upload my digital pictures. Here are a few I thought were worthy of sharing: Scorpions and other critters on a … [Read the rest]

Life Insurance In Airports?

Posted on June 17, 2006 // 14 Comments

Did you know that they sell life insurance at the Taiwan airport? Big honking booths too. And people are buying it! Talk about preying on people's fears. Especially considering that you're much more likely to have died on your way to the airport … [Read the rest]

More Musings from Guilin, China

Posted on June 9, 2006 // 14 Comments

Whew. I'm on my first guided tour and I don't like it. I feel like sheep. Baaa. Back to independent travel from now on. My wife and I (more her than me) couldn't handle any more Chinese food, so we went to... Kentucky Fried Chicken! It is … [Read the rest]

Discover Miles Card Now Offering 12,000 Bonus Miles

Posted on June 9, 2006 // 6 Comments

I've mentioned the Discover Miles Card before, but the bonus has now been increased from 5,000 miles after the first purchase to 12,000 miles (1,000 for each month with a purchase). It still offers 0% APR for 12 months on both purchases and balance … [Read the rest]

Random China Ramblings

Posted on June 8, 2006 // 25 Comments

For a communist country, Beijing sure has a lot of SUVs, Audis, BMWs, and other luxury vehicles. The official federal vehicles seems to be black Audi A6s. New shiny luxury condominiums rise directly next to concrete slums. There are also a large … [Read the rest]

MyMoneyBlog Highlights

Posted on June 5, 2006 // 3 Comments

I want to also remind recent visitors that I have a category called Best of MyMoneyBlog which is a condensed version of past posts. I meant to do another highlight reel of recent happenings on this blog before leaving on my trip, but I spent that … [Read the rest]

Bought Some Bridgeway, Selling Individual Stocks

Posted on June 4, 2006 // 8 Comments

As a follow-up to my post Researching Bridgeway Funds and BRSIX, I went ahead and opened an account with Bridgeway and bought $2,000 of BRSIX. I chose Bridgeway over other Micro-Cap alternatives for a variety of reasons. First, after looking at … [Read the rest]

June 2006 Financial Status / Net Worth Update

Posted on June 2, 2006 // 12 Comments

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Best ATM or Credit Card For Foreign Travel?

Posted on June 2, 2006 // 70 Comments

Just because you're overseas on vacation, doesn't mean you shouldn't still pay attention to fees. Visa and Mastercard charge a standard 1% "conversion" fee on all foreign transactions (even if they are in US dollars!.) Many major credit card … [Read the rest]

This Week’s Carnivals

Posted on June 1, 2006 // 1 Comment

Carnival of Investing at Journey to Financial Freedom Carnival of Personal Finance at My Open Wallet Festival of Frugality at Mighty Bargain Hunter Carnival of Debt Reduction at Kirby on Finance … [Read the rest]

Off To Asia

Posted on June 1, 2006 // 12 Comments

I'm off to Asia tomorrow for a family trip. I still have to pack and do a million other things beforehand, but it should be awesome! Although I love to travel, I never buy souvenirs (except as gifts). I try to follow the "take only pictures, … [Read the rest]

Only Have $50 a Month? So What, Start Investing!

Posted on June 1, 2006 // 13 Comments

This post is for those who aren't investing regularly for their retirement yet. Not just saving, investing. In order to retire right, you're gonna have to beat inflation. That means no savings accounts! I wrote previously about IRA Options For Those … [Read the rest]