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

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

March 4, 2009 · 119 comments

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

Click here to follow me on Twitter. Leave a comment here if you follow me — one person who follows me in the next 24 hours will get a $100 gift certificate to DonorsChoose.org.

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1 MandarinZazz March 4, 2009 at 11:45 am: twittering is the poor man’s email system!
2 Kevin March 4, 2009 at 11:53 am: I am following!
3 Lisa L. March 4, 2009 at 12:09 pm: I (lml45) am now following you on Twitter. Twitter seems to be getting hotter and hotter in the past week.
4 No Debt Plan March 4, 2009 at 12:11 pm: I am already following you. Rock on.
5 Joanna Lin March 4, 2009 at 12:16 pm: Haha, I’ve been following you, does that count?? Woo! This is a really good and nice idea btw.
6 Matt March 4, 2009 at 12:17 pm: Now following. Thanks Ramit!
7 Nikc March 4, 2009 at 12:21 pm: RenderPerfect is following! Gimme some money!
8 Laura March 4, 2009 at 12:30 pm: Just started following!
9 Emily March 4, 2009 at 12:46 pm: I’ve been following you for a while now. I like your short links and comments — your personality really shines through.
10 conlank March 4, 2009 at 12:46 pm: just saw this post on my rss, love the tips. now following on twitter too!
11 Matt Huckabee March 4, 2009 at 12:47 pm: @matthuckabee following
12 Chris March 4, 2009 at 12:47 pm: 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 Amy March 4, 2009 at 12:48 pm: What a fun giveaway! (Amium3)
14 Lila March 4, 2009 at 12:49 pm: What a great giveaway!
15 sherelle March 4, 2009 at 12:50 pm: @ dualicious is following you!
16 mari March 4, 2009 at 12:50 pm: hello – i follow you.
17 RobNY March 4, 2009 at 12:50 pm: already following for a long time !
18 PT Money March 4, 2009 at 12:51 pm: following!
19 Anne Good March 4, 2009 at 12:51 pm: Excellent promotion idea. I’m a follower.
20 kathy March 4, 2009 at 12:52 pm: i am following!
21 @bksmyth March 4, 2009 at 12:52 pm: long time reader first time follower.
22 Amy March 4, 2009 at 12:55 pm: Following!
23 Evan March 4, 2009 at 12:55 pm: I followed.
24 Alan March 4, 2009 at 12:57 pm: I follow I follow!

twitter.com/alanperlman
25 Tamour March 4, 2009 at 12:58 pm: Im a long time reader and I’ve been following your tweets for a little while now. Look forward to your tweets!
26 nathaniel Gottlieb-Graham March 4, 2009 at 12:59 pm: Following!
27 Andrea March 4, 2009 at 12:59 pm: I DO I DO!
28 Kym March 4, 2009 at 1:00 pm: Been following you for awhile.
29 Dave March 4, 2009 at 1:00 pm: bigdave914 been following!
30 paranoidasteroid March 4, 2009 at 1:04 pm: Following!
31 Ryan Waldron March 4, 2009 at 1:06 pm: I follow as @warriorengineer
32 pytho March 4, 2009 at 1:09 pm: great idea0
33 Stephanie PTY March 4, 2009 at 1:17 pm: I follow you, Ramit!
34 Mark March 4, 2009 at 1:18 pm: 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 Kevin Franklin March 4, 2009 at 1:18 pm: I follow you as franklinkevin on twitter
36 thelouisguy March 4, 2009 at 1:18 pm: @thelouisguy is following @ramit
37 Lisa DiMona March 4, 2009 at 1:19 pm: I SO follow you!
38 nako1129 March 4, 2009 at 1:19 pm: Following!
39 Lesley March 4, 2009 at 1:19 pm: @trinityrs started following you yesterday!
40 Carla March 4, 2009 at 1:20 pm: @redyelllow following!
41 Matt March 4, 2009 at 1:20 pm: Definitely will follow. I’m @chimblysweep. Loving the book Ramit, thanks!
42 LaneEllen March 4, 2009 at 1:21 pm: Been following for a while now. I second Kiva!
43 carise March 4, 2009 at 1:30 pm: been following for awhile as well. Kiva!
44 Bea March 4, 2009 at 1:30 pm: @equanimityfound started following you today!
45 Vaughn March 4, 2009 at 1:35 pm: wooooooooo!
46 Steven March 4, 2009 at 1:35 pm: Been following since October.
47 Tim March 4, 2009 at 1:41 pm: @tweetTimJ is on board.
48 andrew March 4, 2009 at 1:45 pm: Followed! wisemana
49 Lindsay March 4, 2009 at 1:48 pm: Hey nice post, good job. I have been following you for a while.
50 E March 4, 2009 at 2:00 pm: Been following for ages. @artsandletters
51 sharif v. March 4, 2009 at 2:09 pm: followed on twitter! looking forward to your tweets.
52 Eric March 4, 2009 at 2:12 pm: Silly Ramit Tweets are for Kids.
53 Suzan March 4, 2009 at 2:12 pm: Woo! Twitter rocks, ramit on twitter rocks too. Thanks for an awesome site!
54 B Anderson March 4, 2009 at 2:13 pm: Here!
55 SuburbanDollar March 4, 2009 at 2:20 pm: @SuburbanDollar is Following you, count me in for the giveaway…. Follow me,
http://twitter.com/SuburbanDollar
56 Addie O March 4, 2009 at 2:33 pm: I’ve been following too!
57 diamondsong March 4, 2009 at 2:37 pm: twittering my way to financial freedom…
58 Xitij Ritesh Patel March 4, 2009 at 2:38 pm: Just started using twitter yesterday, and have been following you. @xitijpatel
59 Chris March 4, 2009 at 2:39 pm: following!
60 Hoon Park March 4, 2009 at 2:42 pm: Following… I’m @hoonpark
61 Wes March 4, 2009 at 2:48 pm: Holla!
62 mote March 4, 2009 at 2:51 pm: I am following!
63 ryan March 4, 2009 at 2:58 pm: Now following your sexyness.
64 Colin Wiens March 4, 2009 at 2:59 pm: 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 Candice March 4, 2009 at 2:59 pm: You’re like the pied piper of tweets.
66 Kierthi March 4, 2009 at 3:03 pm: I am follower
67 David March 4, 2009 at 3:10 pm: @red0nkulous in the mix
68 lanyo March 4, 2009 at 3:22 pm: been following a while now. enjoy the info and tips
69 Michael March 4, 2009 at 3:46 pm: @michaelweissman is a follower.
*sigh, that sounds so bad.*
I make decisions for myself, I swear.
70 Brandon March 4, 2009 at 3:57 pm: I follow you
71 June March 4, 2009 at 4:01 pm: i followed you
72 manojvp March 4, 2009 at 4:03 pm: Started following this week. @manojvp
73 Eric March 4, 2009 at 4:06 pm: Been following. @erictherubio
74 sho March 4, 2009 at 4:59 pm: following.
75 divrchk March 4, 2009 at 5:00 pm: following you now…
76 Jill March 4, 2009 at 5:29 pm: Following.
77 Luq March 4, 2009 at 5:30 pm: I’m following…
78 CarlaJ March 4, 2009 at 5:30 pm: 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 Diana March 4, 2009 at 5:31 pm: 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.
80 sestamey March 4, 2009 at 5:47 pm: Hey Ramit, I’m following you on Twitter. Thanks!
81 abbelani March 4, 2009 at 5:49 pm: Followed
82 Rachel March 4, 2009 at 5:56 pm: Followed!
83 Aaron March 4, 2009 at 6:19 pm: new follower — interesting way to build up your cult
84 Bea March 4, 2009 at 7:10 pm: You’ve inspired me to be rich!
85 RT Wolf March 4, 2009 at 7:11 pm: I actually read the RSS feed of your twitter account. That count as following?
86 Green Panda March 4, 2009 at 7:20 pm: I am already following you Ramit on Twitter, always interesting reading.
87 Don VanDemark March 4, 2009 at 7:30 pm: Following @DonVanDemark – thanks for the offer
88 Jaime March 4, 2009 at 7:39 pm: I follow you!
89 Dan March 4, 2009 at 7:50 pm: new follower
90 suresh March 4, 2009 at 8:49 pm: hey, I’m a regular follower on rss but joined on twitter today.
91 Prasad March 4, 2009 at 10:02 pm: I’m following u!
92 Emi March 4, 2009 at 10:11 pm: 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.
93 Micah March 4, 2009 at 10:15 pm: I follow!
94 Brian March 4, 2009 at 10:42 pm: @4yolk is following the fuzzy man peach.
95 Ryan March 4, 2009 at 11:35 pm: I’ve reciently started using tweetdeck. MUCH better than the default twitter interface. Makes it a lot easier to follow Ramit.
96 martin March 5, 2009 at 2:45 am: Hey Ramit, c u on twitter. @martinruiz http://twitter.com/martinruiz
97 Norman Horn March 5, 2009 at 5:48 am: Ramit: I am now following you
98 Brandon Wong March 5, 2009 at 6:11 am: i following.
99 Cody March 5, 2009 at 6:13 am: I love twitter. /followed.
100 Kristina March 5, 2009 at 6:15 am: I am a follower.
101 Diana March 5, 2009 at 6:18 am: 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 Bryan March 5, 2009 at 6:34 am: i’m following.
103 Amy March 5, 2009 at 7:03 am: @deftpheasant is now following ramit
104 WayGroovy March 5, 2009 at 7:16 am: 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 kkumler March 5, 2009 at 7:37 am: @kkumler following.
106 Angie March 5, 2009 at 7:41 am: I love twitter! Definitely added you to my group I’m following!
107 jenward March 5, 2009 at 7:49 am: Following! Love your blog; thanks for the tips.
108 Ophelie March 5, 2009 at 7:54 am: I’m following — getting addicted to this Twitter thing!
109 D Schmitt March 5, 2009 at 8:23 am: I am following !
110 Jes March 5, 2009 at 8:29 am: I follow you – i really like the links you tweet!
111 Keith March 5, 2009 at 8:39 am: I’m following, donor’s choice is a GREAT site/organization.
112 Cat March 5, 2009 at 11:43 am: You have another new twitter follower.
113 Elizabeth March 5, 2009 at 2:45 pm: I follow you on twitter. Name: joellevand.
114 Cyndi March 5, 2009 at 5:29 pm: Following. Hopefully, I get to read some interesting tweets from you.
115 Marguerite March 5, 2009 at 8:53 pm: Just added you (MuseofChaos). Thanks!
116 Mauricio March 7, 2009 at 11:12 am: I´m following you dude @bukue !
117 joe March 8, 2009 at 7:07 pm: @joeingersoll is a loyal follower!
118 Danielle March 9, 2009 at 1:20 pm: I am still boycotting Twitter!
119 Don S March 9, 2009 at 1:39 pm: 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!!!