Archive for October, 2011
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Luke "Flexo" Landes of Consumerism Commentary has a guest post over at Wealth Pilgrim on whether the government should have a ban on reward credit cards. The post had the flavor of a thought experiment, and I'm not aware of any talk to implement this.
Nonetheless, the thought of that idea ...
Posted in Commentary, Credit | 7 Comments »
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
I met Mike Piper of The Oblivious Investor briefly at FinCon11 and he came bearing gifts. (I guess I was The Oblivious Conference Attendee and did no such thing myself.) I snagged two copies of his newest book, Can I Retire? (I'll offer the second copy to a randomly-picked subscriber ...
Posted in Book Reviews, Investing, Retirement | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Restaurant.com has an 80% coupon going on through October 16th, 2011. The code is TOUCHDOWN. $25 dining vouchers, good for qualifying* expenses at over 18,000 restaurants nationwide, are normally $10, but this coupon code knocks them down to $2.
But wait! There's more! If you first sign ...
Posted in Bargains, Dining | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
This article on the NPR Planet Money blog discusses the projected federal budget deficit as compared to the maximum deficit reduction discussed in recent debt-ceiling negotiations.
If we cut to the chase, there is a $9 trillion shortfall over the next ten years. The most stringent deficit reduction measures discussed don't ...
Posted in Commentary, Economy | 6 Comments »
