Scrooge Strategy

Recent posts on Twitter — plus $100 gift certificate to DonorsChoose

119 comments — written on March 4th, 2009

I post 2-3 times/day on Twitter, sometimes about personal finance, sometimes about psychology/marketing/other stuff I think is cool.

Some recent posts:

On AMZN pages where Kindle edition is available, Kindle sales represent > 10% of book sales. Bezos on Charlie Rose: http://cli.gs/L23Tyb — 12:35 PM Feb 27th from web

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Guy owes more than his house is worth. Should he walk away? Comments are fascinating: http://tinyurl.com/ads3uw — 12:48 PM Feb 12th from web

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My issues w/ American Idol this season: (1) Not good at singing, (2) Not good songs yesterday, (3) Most importantly, where are the hotties? — 1:03 PM Feb 26th from web

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I hated investment banking before it was popular — http://www.bittershirts.com — 11:54 AM Feb 27th from web

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THIS IS SO COOL — Oregon Trail ONLINE: http://www.virtualapple.org — 4:18 PM Feb 27th from web

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I emailed my publisher some news. Their response: “That’s def. the first time an author has emailed me with the first word being OMFG.” — 12:07 PM Feb 25th from web

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Watching Marc Andreessen on Charlie Rose. Some unreported insights in just the first few minutes. http://tinyurl.com/c3olzu — 4:39 PM Feb 20th from web

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119 comments

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  1. 1
    March 4, 2009

    MandarinZazz

    twittering is the poor man’s email system!

  2. 2
    March 4, 2009

    Kevin

    I am following!

  3. 3
    March 4, 2009

    Lisa L.

    I (lml45) am now following you on Twitter. Twitter seems to be getting hotter and hotter in the past week.

  4. 4
    March 4, 2009

    No Debt Plan

    I am already following you. Rock on.

  5. 5
    March 4, 2009

    Joanna Lin

    Haha, I’ve been following you, does that count?? Woo! This is a really good and nice idea btw.

  6. 6
    March 4, 2009

    Matt

    Now following. Thanks Ramit!

  7. 7
    March 4, 2009

    Nikc

    RenderPerfect is following! Gimme some money!

  8. 8
    March 4, 2009

    Laura

    Just started following!

  9. 9
    March 4, 2009

    Emily

    I’ve been following you for a while now. I like your short links and comments — your personality really shines through.

  10. 10
    March 4, 2009

    conlank

    just saw this post on my rss, love the tips. now following on twitter too!

  11. 11
    March 4, 2009

    Matt Huckabee

    @matthuckabee following

  12. 12
    March 4, 2009

    Chris

    Hey Ramit, I’ve been following for a few months. I can think of a few deserving causes for the certificate.
    How about something that empowers like Kiva?

  13. 13
    March 4, 2009

    Amy

    What a fun giveaway! (Amium3)

  14. 14
    March 4, 2009

    Lila

    What a great giveaway!

  15. 15
    March 4, 2009

    sherelle

    @ dualicious is following you!

  16. 16
    March 4, 2009

    mari

    hello – i follow you.

  17. 17
    March 4, 2009

    RobNY

    already following for a long time !

  18. 18
    March 4, 2009

    PT Money

    following!

  19. 19
    March 4, 2009

    Anne Good

    Excellent promotion idea. I’m a follower.

  20. 20
    March 4, 2009

    kathy

    i am following!

  21. 21
    March 4, 2009

    @bksmyth

    long time reader first time follower.

  22. 22
    March 4, 2009

    Amy

    Following! :)

  23. 23
    March 4, 2009

    Evan

    I followed.

  24. 24
    March 4, 2009

    Alan

    I follow I follow!

    twitter.com/alanperlman

  25. 25
    March 4, 2009

    Tamour

    Im a long time reader and I’ve been following your tweets for a little while now. Look forward to your tweets!

  26. 26
    March 4, 2009

    nathaniel Gottlieb-Graham

    Following!

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    March 4, 2009

    Andrea

    I DO I DO!

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    March 4, 2009

    Kym

    Been following you for awhile. :)

  29. 29
    March 4, 2009

    Dave

    bigdave914 been following!

  30. 30
    March 4, 2009

    paranoidasteroid

    Following!

  31. 31
    March 4, 2009

    Ryan Waldron

    I follow as @warriorengineer

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    March 4, 2009

    pytho

    great idea0

  33. 33
    March 4, 2009

    Stephanie PTY

    I follow you, Ramit! :)

  34. 34
    March 4, 2009

    Mark

    Talk about timing I only really just started to check out your stuff in the last 12 hours after seeing other people I know and respected talking about it. Great stuff on here. You have a unique ability to really cut through the bullshit and get to the core of what this is all about.

  35. 35
    March 4, 2009

    Kevin Franklin

    I follow you as franklinkevin on twitter

  36. 36
    March 4, 2009

    thelouisguy

    @thelouisguy is following @ramit

  37. 37
    March 4, 2009

    Lisa DiMona

    I SO follow you!

  38. 38
    March 4, 2009

    nako1129

    Following!

  39. 39
    March 4, 2009

    Lesley

    @trinityrs started following you yesterday!

  40. 40
    March 4, 2009

    Carla

    @redyelllow following! :)

  41. 41
    March 4, 2009

    Matt

    Definitely will follow. I’m @chimblysweep. Loving the book Ramit, thanks!

  42. 42
    March 4, 2009

    LaneEllen

    Been following for a while now. I second Kiva!

  43. 43
    March 4, 2009

    carise

    been following for awhile as well. Kiva!

  44. 44
    March 4, 2009

    Bea

    @equanimityfound started following you today!

  45. 45
    March 4, 2009

    Vaughn

    wooooooooo!

  46. 46
    March 4, 2009

    Steven

    Been following since October.

  47. 47
    March 4, 2009

    Tim

    @tweetTimJ is on board.

  48. 48
    March 4, 2009

    andrew

    Followed! wisemana

  49. 49
    March 4, 2009

    Lindsay

    Hey nice post, good job. I have been following you for a while.

  50. 50
    March 4, 2009

    E

    Been following for ages. @artsandletters

  51. 51
    March 4, 2009

    sharif v.

    followed on twitter! looking forward to your tweets.

  52. 52
    March 4, 2009

    Eric

    Silly Ramit Tweets are for Kids.

  53. 53
    March 4, 2009

    Suzan

    Woo! Twitter rocks, ramit on twitter rocks too. Thanks for an awesome site!

  54. 54
    March 4, 2009

    B Anderson

    Here!

  55. 55
    March 4, 2009

    SuburbanDollar

    @SuburbanDollar is Following you, count me in for the giveaway…. Follow me,
    http://twitter.com/SuburbanDollar

  56. 56
    March 4, 2009

    Addie O

    I’ve been following too!

  57. 57
    March 4, 2009

    diamondsong

    twittering my way to financial freedom…

  58. 58
    March 4, 2009

    Xitij Ritesh Patel

    Just started using twitter yesterday, and have been following you. @xitijpatel

  59. 59
    March 4, 2009

    Chris

    following!

  60. 60
    March 4, 2009

    Hoon Park

    Following… I’m @hoonpark

  61. 61
    March 4, 2009

    Wes

    Holla!

  62. 62
    March 4, 2009

    mote

    I am following!

  63. 63
    March 4, 2009

    ryan

    Now following your sexyness.

  64. 64
    March 4, 2009

    Colin Wiens

    Been a twitted follower for a while now – the book arrived at my house yesterday! I know I’ve got some reading to do tonight!

  65. 65
    March 4, 2009

    Candice

    You’re like the pied piper of tweets.

  66. 66
    March 4, 2009

    Kierthi

    I am follower :-)

  67. 67
    March 4, 2009

    David

    @red0nkulous in the mix

  68. 68
    March 4, 2009

    lanyo

    been following a while now. enjoy the info and tips

  69. 69
    March 4, 2009

    Michael

    @michaelweissman is a follower.
    *sigh, that sounds so bad.*
    I make decisions for myself, I swear.

  70. 70
    March 4, 2009

    Brandon

    I follow you

  71. 71
    March 4, 2009

    June

    i followed you :)

  72. 72
    March 4, 2009

    manojvp

    Started following this week. @manojvp

  73. 73
    March 4, 2009

    Eric

    Been following. @erictherubio

  74. 74
    March 4, 2009

    sho

    following.

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    March 4, 2009

    divrchk

    following you now…

  76. 76
    March 4, 2009

    Jill

    Following.

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    March 4, 2009

    Luq

    I’m following…

  78. 78
    March 4, 2009

    CarlaJ

    I read your blogs and now follow your tweets. I like your perspective on personal finance; it is grounded yet keeps the vision part active. Thanks!

  79. 79
    March 4, 2009

    Diana

    Strangely, I had forgotten about the value of Twitter until this post. What a great idea, giving away DonorsChoose gift certificates! Looking forward to keeping up with you by Twitter as well as the blog – you’re hands-down my favorite personal finance guru.

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    March 4, 2009

    sestamey

    Hey Ramit, I’m following you on Twitter. Thanks!

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    March 4, 2009

    abbelani

    Followed

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    March 4, 2009

    Rachel

    Followed!

  83. 83
    March 4, 2009

    Aaron

    new follower — interesting way to build up your cult

  84. 84
    March 4, 2009

    Bea

    You’ve inspired me to be rich!

  85. 85
    March 4, 2009

    RT Wolf

    I actually read the RSS feed of your twitter account. That count as following?

  86. 86
    March 4, 2009

    Green Panda

    I am already following you Ramit on Twitter, always interesting reading.

  87. 87
    March 4, 2009

    Don VanDemark

    Following @DonVanDemark – thanks for the offer

  88. 88
    March 4, 2009

    Jaime

    I follow you!

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    March 4, 2009

    Dan

    new follower

  90. 90
    March 4, 2009

    suresh

    hey, I’m a regular follower on rss but joined on twitter today.

  91. 91
    March 4, 2009

    Prasad

    I’m following u!

  92. 92
    March 4, 2009

    Emi

    This is my very first posting. I was inspired to post today because my sister is a teacher for a public high school in Central California with a high proportion of minority students in a socially-economically challenged geography. I hold a strong interest in personal finance, and we often talk about cool projects to inspire her students who are college bound.

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    March 4, 2009

    Micah

    I follow!

  94. 94
    March 4, 2009

    Brian

    @4yolk is following the fuzzy man peach.

  95. 95
    March 4, 2009

    Ryan

    I’ve reciently started using tweetdeck. MUCH better than the default twitter interface. Makes it a lot easier to follow Ramit.

  96. 96
    March 5, 2009

    martin

    Hey Ramit, c u on twitter. @martinruiz http://twitter.com/martinruiz

  97. 97
    March 5, 2009

    Norman Horn

    Ramit: I am now following you

  98. 98
    March 5, 2009

    Brandon Wong

    i following.

  99. 99
    March 5, 2009

    Cody

    I love twitter. /followed.

  100. 100
    March 5, 2009

    Kristina

    I am a follower.

  101. 101
    March 5, 2009

    Diana

    Hey Ramit, I’ve been reading your blog for a while but this is the first time commenting. I follow your tweets with enthusiasm!

  102. 102
    March 5, 2009

    Bryan

    i’m following.

  103. 103
    March 5, 2009

    Amy

    @deftpheasant is now following ramit

  104. 104
    March 5, 2009

    WayGroovy

    Twitter follower here. I first found out about iwillteachyoutoberich while I was active duty in the Navy. I remember when the entire webpage displayed all posts from the sites inception… It took forever to load.

    I may not follow the sites recommendations to the T, but I’ve picked up a lot of good finance habbits from here, as well as some from Dave Ramsey’s site.

    Thank you and keep it up, Ramit

    -Alden

  105. 105
    March 5, 2009

    kkumler

    @kkumler following.

  106. 106
    March 5, 2009

    Angie

    I love twitter! Definitely added you to my group I’m following!

  107. 107
    March 5, 2009

    jenward

    Following! Love your blog; thanks for the tips.

  108. 108
    March 5, 2009

    Ophelie

    I’m following — getting addicted to this Twitter thing!

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    March 5, 2009

    D Schmitt

    I am following !

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    March 5, 2009

    Jes

    I follow you – i really like the links you tweet!

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    March 5, 2009

    Keith

    I’m following, donor’s choice is a GREAT site/organization.

  112. 112
    March 5, 2009

    Cat

    You have another new twitter follower.

  113. 113
    March 5, 2009

    Elizabeth

    I follow you on twitter. Name: joellevand.

  114. 114
    March 5, 2009

    Cyndi

    Following. Hopefully, I get to read some interesting tweets from you.

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    March 5, 2009

    Marguerite

    Just added you (MuseofChaos). Thanks!

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    March 7, 2009

    Mauricio

    I´m following you dude @bukue !

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    March 8, 2009

    joe

    @joeingersoll is a loyal follower!

  118. 118
    March 9, 2009

    Danielle

    I am still boycotting Twitter!

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    March 9, 2009

    Don S

    I’m thoroughly confused – you have all these unrelated statements so that I am having difficulty in understanding what’s going on on your website and the responses don’t make sense.
    Can’t we get better organized? OR – do a better job of explanation!!!

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