Archive for September, 2007
Monday, September 17th, 2007
I've made spreadsheet that converts an APR to an equivalent APY (and vice versa) to complement my article about the difference between APR and APY.
You have to enter a frequency of compounding. Many savings accounts like ING's Orange Savings compound interest monthly. This means you enter 12 for the compounding ...
Posted in Banks, Formulas | No Comments »
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
This article is cross-posted at Employee Evolution
I used to fear calling random people on the phone. It was so bad that I didn’t like calling for delivery pizza. It did not affect too much of my daily life until my first summer job where I had to call vendors about ...
Posted in Career | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Kudos to Slickdeals for listing this. Walgreens is offering a free ink refill on certain print cartridges (no Canon or Epson) for today only--Weds. September 12.
Normally, I won't comment on deals, but I thought the instructions for this one were interesting:
"Print this coupon page. Bring it with your empty printer ...
Posted in Tangents | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Every Tuesday is a Game Theory article at Mind Your Decisions.
***Small note: India has diverse geographic regions that differ greatly in customs and culture. I use the word “Indian” as a convenience. I am more accurately describing my experience with Americans of Indian heritage and my understanding of the regional ...
Posted in Game Theory, Life | 6 Comments »
Monday, September 10th, 2007
The File: See Financial Tools
In last Fridays' article, I discussed some of the various ways you can track your expenses. I've tried to keep things simple so you can get started. Here are a few notes about the file:
The spreadsheet is designed for one full year of data.
The spreadsheet calculates ...
Posted in Saving, Track Money | 5 Comments »
