July, 2009
How to Create the Ultimate Certificate of Deposit (CD) Ladder
If you are disappointed with the low interest yields offered by even the highest-yield savings and money market accounts, but you don’t want to tie your short-term cash in a riskier investment, consider certificates of deposit (CDs). CDs, however, generally carry penalties if you withdraw your cash before they mature. In other words, you invest ...
Last Chance to Qualify for iPod Giveaway
If you are interested in winning one of two iPods, today is the last day you can qualify. We’re celebrating Consumerism Commentary’s sixth anniversary by hosting a “scavenger hunt.” Four clues have been scattered throughout the website and media throughout the past couple of weeks.
The details for the scavenger hunt are here. If you are ...
Glenn Beck Calls Obama Racist, Screams For Cookie Crisp
In the meantime, beers at the White House
"I am a rodeo clown," says Beck. (Photo: blogs.e-rockford.com)
In the aftermath of the Henry Louis Gates alleged racial profiling arrest by Cambridge police officer Sgt. James Crowley, President Obama called for Gates, Crowley and himself to sit down at the White House and have some beers. This came ...
How Much Is Your 401(k) Costing You?
This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks.
I don’t want to dump on your boss. She/he/it gives you a job (assuming you ...
Steal This Book
How do you read a book that you can’t buy in bookstores or find in libraries… because people keep stealing them since the title is Steal This Book? Even used copies are selling for double the retail list price. By reading a ripped off copy on the internet, of course. ...
