June, 2009

My (Fabulous) Date with Suze Orman

I recently had the privilege of meeting Suze Orman (@suzeormanshow on Twitter) for an hour long meeting…that turned into 3 hours. First, the answers to your burning questions: · Does Suze always wear fabulous jackets in real life? Yes, yes she does. · ...

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Do You Want RFID in Your Mobile Phone?

Håkan Djuphammar, VP of Systems Architecture for Ericsson, made a prediction recently that all new mobile phones sold after Summer 2010 would have two-way RFID chips in them that would allow them to act as a tag or a reader. If what you just read sounds like technobabble, watch this short news excerpt to get up ...

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Discover Miles Card: Rewards / Travel Credit Redemption Info

Well, looks like I’ve squeezed all the free money out of another credit card offer. This time it is the Miles Card by Discover. It used to have a good 12-month no-fee 0% balance transfer offer, but has recently added a balance transfer fee. However, it does offer 0% on purchases ...

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My Sister’s Keeper: Sharing Financial Goals with an Accountability Partner

“Don’t you have any tips for single folks?” I’m often asked. Like any writer, I tend to write from my own experience — that of a married man. Fortunately, there are plenty of single people in the GRS community who are willing to share the things they’ve learned. Here’s a guest post from Kinley Levack ...

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Citigroup Employees to Receive 50% Pay Raise

After receive bailouts from the government on two separate occasions, Citigroup has announced that it will be increasing its expense for the salaries of the company’s rank-and-file employees, not upper management, by 50 percent. This will be a nice benefit, designed to compensate employees for smaller bonuses and raises last year. The government’s new “pay ...

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