Weekend Reading: 10 Day Give and Free Quicken Online

10 Day Give

10 Day Give is a project that anyone can join and all you have to do is give something everyday for 10 days. This doesn’t mean you should stop when it’s over, but it’s a great way to train yourself to give everyday. The project started this past Friday and I have been doing my part…not perfectly…but I am trying.

Before I tell you what I have done, I want to share a feeling that I felt. I am not spontaneous person and as a result the first two gifts were planned, and the third one will be as well. That somehow still doesn’t feel “right” and I hope I could do something more spontaneous, unplanned, and on the spot giving over the next 7 days.

Oct 10 — $125 donation to Cornell University with $125 matching gift from my company.
Oct 11 — $125 donation to Polytechnic University with $125 matching gift from my company.
Oct 12 (today) — I am giving away 5 free blog coaching spots. Blog coaching is an opportunity for you to work with me and other members (the cohort) to improve your blog. If you are interested, please contact me and don’t forget to include your URL.

Free Quicken Online

Quicken Online will become FREE starting tomorrow Monday, October 13th. Until recently, Quicken Online was free to try, but cost $2.99 per month after a 60-day free trial period. Beginning October 13th, there will be no charge to use the Quicken Online program.

I have not used the program yet, but from the product’s information page, it looks similar to Mint.com. Tomorrow, I’ll sign up for an account and will be reporting back to everyone.

Great Personal Finance Articles

Lastly, here are some great articles from around the world.

7 ideas for maximising your career at Plonkee Money — Some excellent career tips, especially vital in this economy.
How to Survive (and Thrive) in a Recession at The Dough Roller – Another great article to arm yourself with in this tough economic time.
Help! My 401(k) is Losing Money! at Cash Money Life – Mine is down too…just hang in there.
Dividends – An Explanation at ABC of Investing — A cool new site aimed to deal with the basics of investing.
Safe Places To Put Your Cash In This Economy at My Two Dollars — Here are some places to safeguard your money. What ever you do, don’t put it under the mattress!
Seize The Opportunity: Four Value Priced Stocks at Dividends 4 Life — Even if you don’t buy individual stocks, I think this is a great time to start building your investment portfolio.
How Much Is A Blog Article Worth? at PennyJobs — An interesting way to evaluate your blog’s worth.

5 Comments

Dividends4Life
October 12, 2008, 15:17

Thanks for the kind mention.
Best Wishes,
D4L
Patrick
October 12, 2008, 22:10

Hanging in! Actually, I think now may be a good time to increase contributions if you can afford it. Of course, don’t quote me on that.
ABCs of Investing
October 12, 2008, 22:29

Thanks a lot for the link!
Consider that one of your ‘gives’.
I’m going to start buying next week – I don’t know if anything is ‘on sale’ or just fairly valued but we shall see.
David
October 12, 2008, 23:41

Under the mattress? I am going to use it to MAKE a mattress! Thanks for the link Pinyo!
Bob
October 13, 2008, 10:09

I have planned most of my gives as well… I do want to do some spontaneously, I just need to keep my eyes open for the chances!!