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.

119 comments

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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!!!

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