Archive for the ‘Misc.’ Category
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Portable saw mill. (via Cool Tools)
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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
What a week!
We a truly living in interesting (financial) times.
The US Treasury and The Federal Reserve Bank took massive actions this week in order to stabilize the US financial system. Congress is expected to pass a bill next week which would allow for further, more radical intervention.
Interestingly enough, this ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Even if you make hundreds of trades per year, the IRS may not consider you a "trader" for tax purposes. This is according to an article in today's Wall Street Journal titled: "Think You're A Trader? IRS May Disagree."It details a Florida couple who formed a trading company and performed ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Photo by Dimitry BColleges across the country are experiencing shortages in on campus housing, according to this article on insidehighered.com. Large numbers of upperclassmen - who would traditionally seek off campus housing - are attempting to find an on campus residence, at the same time as "larger-than-average freshman classes" ...
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
I'm about to start back to school for a graduate program that will have me traveling about 400 miles - round trip - per week. Since my daily work commute is about two miles, I haven't really felt the higher gasoline prices as much as others that have to ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
It's that time of year again, when the the super bowl "football squares" sheet begins to be passed around the office. While I don't think participating is a good financial decision, it is interesting to know optimal strategy. In case you are not familiar with the ...
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