Miscellaneous

Weekend Reading: May 11, 2008

May 11, 2008 :: Weekly Roundups :: 6 Comments

Happy Mother's Day everyone. This special day makes it an auspicious start to a new week and I hope everyone has a chance to do something special for their wife and mom. The past few days were definitely interesting, and here are the highlights. A couple of media mentions Moolanomy ...

Weekend Reading: May 4, 2008

May 4, 2008 :: Weekly Roundups :: 8 Comments

I'd like to do a quick roundup this week to highlight some new features introduced in the past few days. I think you will really like these: Recent Discussions -- On the main navigation bar, the second link is "Discuss". This link displays 30 posts with recently added comment. ...

Announcing Prize Winners for April’s Giveaway

May 1, 2008 :: Miscellaneous :: 5 Comments

On April 1st, I announce that I'll be giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card and five 125x125 ad spots to reward my readers and fellow bloggers who referrer visitors to Moolanomy. Before, I announce the winner, I would like to make sure that you all are aware of ...

Weekend Reading: April 20, 2008

April 20, 2008 :: Weekly Roundups :: 9 Comments

This was a great week for members of the M-Network. Here are just a few highlights: First, be sure to check out our brand new M-Network Blogs home page. Being Frugal welcomed CNN readers after her blog was featured CNN Living, $10,000 for child's birthday party? Single Guy Money was cited ...

Weekend Reading: April 13, 2008

April 13, 2008 :: Weekly Roundups :: 7 Comments

This afternoon I ran across a few interesting articles I'd like to share. But first, I'd like to remind you that there's still 17 days left before I pick one lucky winner to receive a $50 Amazon gift certificate. The winner will be randomly chosen from the comments ...

Guest Post at Get Rich Slowly, Round Up, and Carnival

April 6, 2008 :: Weekly Roundups :: 9 Comments

Today, my guest post Seven Traits of Successful People was published this morning at Get Rich Slowly. If you have a moment, please head over there to take a look. If you are Get Rich Slowly readers, welcome to Moolanomy and may I recommend these articles for your ...

Kick Off Second Quarter With A $100 Giveaway

April 1, 2008 :: Miscellaneous :: 53 Comments

To celebrate a successful first quarter and kick off second quarter, I am going to do a simple giveaway as a way to say thanks to my readers and other bloggers. $50 Amazon Gift Card For One Lucky Reader All you have to do is leave comments on any post (not just ...

Updating My Goals And Shooting For The Stars

March 31, 2008 :: Blogging, Financial Planning :: 22 Comments

At the beginning of the year, I shared several goals and established some milestones to be achieved by April 1st. In this post, I am planning to update these goals and set new ones for the future. I am doing this because I believe having clearly defined goals is the ...

TaxCut Giveaway Winners!

March 13, 2008 :: Miscellaneous :: Leave a Comment

Yesterday, I announced that I was giving away TaxCut Online Premium Software + E-file by randomly picking 2 winners from email submissions (see the announcement). First, I'd like to say thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway. As promised, the winners were selected this afternoon. ...

TaxCut Giveaway, Alltop.com, Easton Ellsworth, and Carnivals

March 12, 2008 :: Miscellaneous :: 5 Comments

TaxCut Giveaway On February 24th, I announced that I was giving away TaxCut Online Premium Software + E-file by randomly picking two winners from people who left comments and trackbacks between February 24th and March 7th. As it turned out, the winners I selected already did their taxes -- good ...

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending and Bloggers Ethic

March 10, 2008 :: Blogging, Investing :: 20 Comments

Last week, my friend Gibble sparked a little controversy with his post "Why I think P2P lending is a bad idea." He believes peer-to-peer lending as bad because it propagates myriad problems caused by credit and debt. In his words: "I'm not a fan of borrowing money and couldn't ...

Around the Personal Finance Blogosphere

March 7, 2008 :: Miscellaneous :: 5 Comments

Instead of writing about a personal finance topic today, I am going to walk you through the personal finance blogosphere to show you some recent events and a few other things... Current Events M-Network adds a new member -- This week the M-Network invited Mrs. Micah to join our rank. We have ...

February 2008 Site and Net Worth Review (+0.63%)

March 3, 2008 :: Money, Weekly Roundups :: 9 Comments

Net Worth Review February was another roller coaster month for the stock market. If it wasn't for the -2.71% drop on February 29th, the monthly performance would have been mostly flat. In the end, the S&P 500 index dropped -3.48% from 1378.55 to 1330.63. According to NetworthIQ, my net worth actually ...

Free eBook, TaxCut Giveaway, Carnivals, and Dave Ramsey

February 24, 2008 :: Miscellaneous :: 10 Comments

Free eBooks -- Money Matters for All Ages Not long ago, I wrote "Money Matters for All Ages - The Chaotic Thirties" as part of a collaborative project with 15 other personal finance bloggers. Our cumulative efforts turned into a financial guidebook that spans an entire lifetime. From the innocent ...