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June, 2005

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Email rant: “It’s not buying a home”

From my old college roommate JRK:
“As you continue to move on towards full-on personal finance guru status, may I make one request:
Never, ever use the phrase “buying a home.”

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Ramit: low maintenance

My birthday is on Thursday and I have a simple request:
Lunch with Warren Buffett
Current bid on Ebay: $250,100
I’m such a simple man!!!

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Letting your parents manage your money is dumb

A few weeks ago, one of my friends IMd me to ask what she should do with her money. She typed like 15 lines of detailed financial questions, background information, and intricate questions, and then waited for my answer. I thought it would be fun to mess around with her so I waited a few [...]

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Random links for your Friday–and what’s coming up

Dear lord raising a baby is expensive.
Mad Anthony writes on the elasticity of gas prices, which made me think about my own budgeting.
Money lessons from Dad. My favorite is #1.
First-hand account of how women are discriminated against when buying a car.
Ok, I have a few things coming up on here. First, I’m writing an article [...]

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Your credit card interest rate doesn’t matter

Ok, I’ve gotten some heat for this idea, but I don’t care. I’m tired of hearing people bragging about their credit card’s low interest rate. Here’s why I don’t care whether it’s 5% or 80%.

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WSJ: “Finding time for personal finances”

Terri Cullen, who previously covered IWillTeachYouToBeRich in the Wall Street Journal, writes a great new column on making time to manage your finances:

How much have you saved
using Ramit's advice?





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