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It’s crunch time again, and professors are making sure we realize our “full potential” as graduate students (…”full potential” = ability to work like donkeys). I have a major deadline tomorrow, and should be back to some sensible blogging right after :).
Meanwhile, would any of you (my faithful readers :)) be interested if I […]
ING Direct has announced an increase in the interest rate for its Orange Savings Account from 4.40% (APY) to 4.50%(APY). Saw this ad on their website today.
While the rate increase is not that exciting, I am hoping that this rate increase signals an increasing trend. A few years ago, when I opened my ING […]
Add to: del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo MyWeb | Google | Netscape | StumbleUpon The 63rd edition of the Carnival of Debt Reduction is up at MightyBargainHunter.com. A lot of interesting articles, as always. For those who are not aware, John of Mighty Bargain Hunter is also the founder of this carnival.
I should have posted this on Monday, sorry about the lazy-ass delay.
While you are here, do leave your […]
The other day, I came across an old article (published 2002) from New York Times reprinted on this website. The article is titled “Hijacking the Brain Circuits With a Nickel Slot Machine“.
The article relates compulsive gambling to dopamine activity (dopamine is a naturally occuring chemical in our bodies that responsible for feelings of “pleasure”; it’s […]
I was reading this interesting article on MSN titled “Huge debts, paid off fast” and stumbled on something worth a thought. Here is an excerpt from the article:
Thompson also decided to live on a cash system rather than try to “budget every dollar — that would drive me crazy.” She is paid twice a […]
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