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  1. The government's role in the economy

    As a follow-up to this week’s previous post about the stock market and automakers, here is Rachel with more on how the economy works. I think one of the most common misconceptions is that the government is in charge of creating money. Yes, they produce physical cash and they attempt to manage the money supply via [...]

    Nov 24, 2008 — 4 Comments

  2. Why people are always wrong about Facebook

    People like Scoble still think Microsoft is going to drop something like $20 billion on Facebook. A site with maybe $0.2 billion in revenue? Yeah, okay. Aside from what I like to call the decimal-place-mismatch let me explain why Facebook is not worth that much and why Zuckerberg is not a billionaire. We aren’t in a [...]

    May 19, 2008 — 1 Comment

  3. Facebook Postulate #2

    More active users attract more money (pageviews, clicks) via their news feed activity. In other words, if they show up in my feed and I click to see, we just helped Facebook earn money.

    Oct 4, 2007 — No Comments

  4. Mint.com is live!

    If you’re looking for an awesome online personal finance tracker (but super-cool-web2.0-save-you-money style) then go visit my amigos at Mint.com. They went live today and their product is so simple and powerful. Go now.

    Sep 18, 2007 — No Comments

  5. Do you care where you park?

    As mentioned previously, I’ve been doing a lot of driving thanks to my new job. When I was at a client’s site I was a “temporary contractor” so I parked in the front-row visitor spots every day. It was extremely convenient. Now I

    Sep 6, 2007 — 6 Comments

  6. Credit Balance Tip

    If you’re like me, you enjoy spending all your money using a credit card (bonus miles, reward points, easier to track, etc.). But, when month-end comes and you spent $1,200 of your $1,800 limit it’s going to look really bad on your credit score (because you’re using a lot of credit). Since I’m paid twice [...]

    Apr 22, 2007 — 2 Comments

  7. Tuesday Tip: Get a paper shredder

    I’ve put it off for so long. I always know I need to get a shredder and start destroying some documents. With 2006 taxes coming up I have no need to hold onto 2005 pay stubs, I’ve already reconciled to my W-2s. I have no need to hang onto old University bills, credit card statements, [...]

    Mar 13, 2007 — 11 Comments

  8. SUCKE(RED)

    I hate the (RED) campaign and everyone associated with it (both the consumers and the companies advocating it). Josh Spear has posted a neat little news clip about it. CNN says: It has cost $100M to market the campaign while only raising $18M for charity. No kidding? Get people to “give” more by spending more on themselves? [...]

    Mar 5, 2007 — 5 Comments

  9. Budget your time like it’s your money

    Actually, I think the title should read more like: “budget your time nearly the same way you should be budgeting your money”. If you know me then you I’m a) an accountant, b) a big fan of personal finance, and c) looking for new ways to be productive. I’ve found a secret I’ll share with [...]

    Feb 27, 2007 — 5 Comments

  10. TechStars for Entrepreneurs

    Are you an entrepreneur looking to really get things started for you and your company (idea)? Luckily theres a group of investors and mentors in Boulder, Colorado here to help you this summer. Announcing, TechStars 2007…

    Jan 21, 2007 — 5 Comments

  11. Save money at work

    Well, the fun has come to an end. The lifestyle that comes with

    Jan 9, 2007 — No Comments

  12. Save money sooner than later

    You may not realize it but your money right now is worth much more than you could imagine. What if I told you it was possible to turn $14,000 into $1,400,000 with no effort? No, this isn

    Dec 13, 2006 — 8 Comments

  13. Save Money in College

    I’ve been asked to review (sponsored) an awesome resource put together by Daniel Kovach of Scholarships Around the U.S. First off, his site is an amazing place for students to find information on financial aid. He has a lot of opportunities (Paul won money as a student blogger) and a lot of good information including [...]

    Dec 12, 2006 — 7 Comments

  14. Five Gifts Meme

    The “Holdays” (Christmas) are right around the corner and I always struggle to think up some things I absolutely “need.” Throughout the year situations will come up where you think to yourself “man, I wish I had one of those ________ right now.” I do it all the time. Of course, I’ll forget each and [...]

    Dec 1, 2006 — 7 Comments

  15. Bloggers make money?

    How dare they! It’s true though. We all know the blogosphere is not just used to talk about our cats and day at the mall. Blogs are great ways to communicate. Executives can publish one post and have the entire world up-to-date, companies can talk to its current and potential customers, people can share their [...]

    Nov 13, 2006 — 2 Comments

  16. Exxon Executive Pay

    Lee R. Raymond made roughly $144,573 per day between 1993 to 2005 at Exxon. If I made 1/1000th that right now I’d be pretty pleased.

    Apr 15, 2006 — No Comments

  17. MSFT Dividend Math

    On it’s face a 9-cent dividend sounds pretty weak… Quite the opposite is true in Microsoft’s case. We need to keep in mind how many shares will receive those 9-cents. So, if you don’t have the number of outstanding shares offhand that’s fine, we’ll do some quick math. Looking at Google Finance tells me that Microsoft’s market [...]

    Mar 29, 2006 — 3 Comments

  18. Shred Credit Card Applications

    This is very disconcerning. This guy ripped up a credit card offer, changed the address and phone number… and was approved. Dammit. Now I have to go buy a shredder.

    Mar 10, 2006 — 2 Comments

  19. Review: Quicken 2006

    I decided to get somewhat ambitious, as you may have noticed, and went through all my finances. I decided it was time to see what the wonderful world of Quicken was like. I must say, it’s a very pretty world. Using 2006 Deluxe has been a pleasure so far. It’s much more, me-oriented than Microsoft Money. [...]

    Mar 4, 2006 — 5 Comments

  20. Savings Accounts

    I’m in the process of managing my finances and I realized: a lot of people don’t earn money with their money. In other words, your Wells Fargo savings account is only earning you… what… 8/10ths of a percent? Your money is wasting time in there! If I’m not mistaken, you’re earning money slower than prices [...]

    Mar 3, 2006 — 1 Comment

  21. Credit Question

    Is it normal for a bank to extend your credit limit without any kind of request? I wasn’t able to effectively Google that particular question. Anyway, Wells Fargo just upped my limit a little bit today with no notice whatsoever. I looked around and their site said they don’t extend additional credit until you’re a [...]

    Feb 20, 2006 — 2 Comments

  22. WSJ Returns Less

    From PaidContent.org, ?Since Kann became CEO in 1991, Dow Jones?s total return to shareholders has been 109 percent. By comparison, the New York Times Co. and the Washington Post Co. delivered returns of about 228 percent and 368 percent, respectively.? I would never have guessed. My lesson learned? Sometimes the percieved quality of a publication [...]

    Jan 14, 2006 — No Comments

  23. Track Your Money With Money

    Ben, at CollegeStartup has written on the importance of keeping track of one?s money. Frankly, I agree with him. Many students aren?t sure how much money they have at any given moment. But that?s alright because those same students typically never have more than $200 in the checking account anyway! Seriously, though. That?s a problem. [...]

    Jan 14, 2006 — 1 Comment