Comments on: Daily Links: Intelligence, Dreams, and Big Hammers

By: FIRE Finance

FIRE Finance — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:42:57 +0000

Wish you a happy Halloween. On this special festive occasion we are conducting a giveaway of Zweig’s book which you have profiled in your post.
Enjoy and Good Luck!

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By: 20 Great Nuggets of Personal Finance Advice ? Get Rich Slowly

20 Great Nuggets of Personal Finance Advice ? Get Rich Slowly — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:00:31 +0000

[...] to learn what this site is about. I encourage you to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Yesterday I mentioned a Money magazine article called “The Best Advice of All Time”. The web [...]

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By: Jose

Jose — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:17:13 +0000

I consider my magazine subscription(s) like a an investment portfolio. Dollar cost averaging is considered to be the standard common sense rule right? Having a magazine subscription is kind of the same, call it “knowledge base averaging”. Sure, month to month the differences may swing in performance (in terms of content), but in aggregate and over time you may find one edition (or even one article) that sparks something actionable – maybe even profitable.

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By: Carter

Carter — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:32:26 +0000

Hey JD, thanks for this post. I agree that magazine subscriptions can be costly — but not if you read them at your local public library! Spending your lunch break perusing the latest issue of Money can be absolutely free if you tell your librarian that you would like them to order it!

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By: metroknow

metroknow — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:15:48 +0000

On the bigger hammer theory: My brother in law uses what you could call the patience corollary to that theory:

In addition to using any such leverage, he realized long ago that as long as you remain civil (meaning no profanity, aggressive behavior, etc.), you can continue to ask questions for hours on end. Given that often times credit card companies reward employees by the number of calls they handle per hour/day, the employee is often very anxious to get off the call and move on to the next one.

However, they will almost never disconnect you without reason. So eventually, if you ask patient questions in circles for long enough, firmly but tactfully challenging the validity of the fees, my brother in law has many, many times gotten the fees reversed through civil tenacity.

The man is like Gandhi with credit.

Thanks for the article – I am definitely hooked on these entries!

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By: [ this is jerry ]

[ this is jerry ] — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:40:21 +0000

I am thankful to see the national media (and you) keeping New Orleans and its struggles in the news.

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