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Paying My US Bank Mortgage by Credit Card (FAIL)

I consider being able to pay one's mortgage by credit card to be one of the holy grails for a credit card rewards maximizer like myself.  It's also next to impossible to achieve, especially in today's economic environment where default is a massive concern among the banks.  Thus, I was incredibly excited when I thought …

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Google Option FAIL

I think the following illustration speaks for itself. This is one of the risks of trading options with short term time horizon. I got black swanned or tsunamied or screwed. However you want to call it, it’s a FAIL. Hopefully, it will be a lesson learned. Fortunately, I also bought some EWJ call options during …

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KulaMula Review: Interact and Get Very Little

Today Yodlee sent me an email offer to join KulaMula through their FinApp program. The gist of the offer is this: “KulaMula works by matching the anonymous spending profiles of users with brands that are willing to pay to interview with those profiles. These “MicroInterviews” take about 30 seconds and provide the information brands need …

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Review of Federal Reserve Consumer Credit Card Agreements Searchable Database FAIL

On Monday, the Federal Reserve introduced its new online database of credit card agreements under the guise of strides in consumer protection. This, of course, comes as the result of all the recent credit card legislation. So, let’s click on over there and see if we feel any safer. Ta-Da! OK, fine I’ll be the …

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