Investing - Asset Allocation - Part 5

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Editor's Note: This post was published as Editor's Choice at Carnival of Investing #63.[Continued from Investing - Asset Allocation - Part 4]Static Models of Asset AllocationIn part 1 we have discussed the basics of asset allocation along with 2 very useful and interactive asset allocation calculators. We

Free Money - $10 Sign-up Bonus From Google Checkout!

Last December we had written a post about our experience of earning $10 by enrolling our credit card at Google Checkout. In the meantime, Google has come up with a better deal for handing out Checkout bonuses.Here are the details of the deal:Deal: LinkBonus: To receive the $10 bonus, sign-up with Google Checkout between February 16, 2007 and March 31, 2007.The $10 bonus will be applied to your

FIRE Finance Becomes A Celebrity And Wins An Oscar This Week!

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]This is such an awesome news that we could not hold it off till the weekend to present it during our usual tour of personal finance blogosphere's Carnivals and Festivals. At Hollywood, the celebrities walked away with their Academy awards last week. We did the same today!Carnival of Personal Finance #89 has

Costco Membership Discount Coupon - Earn up to $65 OFF a New Costco Membership

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For several years now, we have been members of Costco. It is a bulk purchase, self service global warehouse chain. So far our Costco experiences have been mostly positive. Based on our own experiences we have compiled a list of pros and cons about Costco.

MeritsYear round low price on most items compared to other

Investing - Asset Allocation - Part 4

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Editor's Note: This post was published at the Carnival Of Investing #62 - The Oscars of Investing and was awarded the Oscar for "The Best Special Effects (Technical Explanation)". We thank you all.[Continued from Investing - Asset Allocation - Part 3]Static Models of Asset AllocationIn part 1 we have

$25 Cash Bonus From Etrade's Complete Savings Account

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).] Update: The latest deal for Etrade's $25 sign-up bonus is here!In Dec 2006 we had profiled Etrade's new banking product "Complete Savings Account." We were very pleased with all its features and the superb 5.05% APY. Now we have more reasons to smile since Etrade is offering a $25 sign-up bonus for this

FIRE Finance Turns One!

This is a great day for us. We wish ourselves a great FIRST birthday. Yippeee we turned ONE! Heartfelt thanks to our audience and the personal finance blogosphere for their support and inspiration. We started out with a humble mission. At that time we did not imagine that FIRE Finance would be serving the needs of the community in a such a befitting manner.All your support, inspiration and kind

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