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June 2008

Jun
28
2008

Saving For a Snowboard

Last winter, I went to a local winter park and tried my luck at snowboarding.  While I was absolutely terrible and spent the night being shown up by 10 year olds, I was hooked.  I decided then and there that snowboarding was something I really wanted to pursue.  Last winter was my  first in over […]

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Jun
23
2008

My Miserly Summer Ways

With a huge tuition bill looming for my sophomore year at Simpson and high gas prices burning a much larger hole in my pocket than ever before, I’m being extremely frugal with my money this summer. I’m trying to stash away as much as I can for this upcoming school year, both for tuition […]

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Jun
16
2008

The Civic Rolls Past 100,000

 

 
That was kind of a bittersweet day for me. My Honda has been extremely loyal to me since I bought it in late 2006, and she’s (I should give her a name ;))been an incredibly efficient and reliable car. On the other hand, 100,000 is no longer fresh off the showroom, and she […]

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Jun
12
2008

What I do With My Dividends

Dividends are easily one of the greatest sources of passive income.  Keeping up on your portfolio and doing taxes once a year are well worth it to receive payments that arrive like clockwork.  More so than a lot of other income sources, dividends are entirely dependent on how much capital you have.  For this reason, […]

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Jun
6
2008

How I Invest in Solid Dividend-Paying Securities

I absolutely love receiving dividend payouts from my holdings. Many investment gurus would advise investors my age to hold primarily growth stocks since I have a long time to retirement, but I don’t buy it: I crave some guaranteed results. Growth positions are a vitally important part of my portfolio, but I haven’t […]

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