Archive for January 2010

Sharebuilder – $50 Opening Bonus and 10 Free Automatic Trades

Posted 25 January 2010 by
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If you have been considering opening a Sharebuilder account, now looks like a pretty good time to do so. At present, you can earn a $50 account opening bonus by using the promotional code 50DOLLARS. Sharebuilder often runs offers like this, but the icing on the cake is that you can get 10 free trades [...]

Stop Buying Antivirus Software

Posted 18 January 2010 by
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Back in 2008 I wrote an article titled Save Money on Security Software – 5 Free Antivirus Programs Worth Using. That article is a bit dated now, mainly because of the release of a monumental free security program – a program so great that it has become an absolute “game changer” in the free antivirus [...]

Attacked By Vanguard

Posted 13 January 2010 by
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I’m writing this out of pure disbelief. Back in November I received a threatening e-mail from someone in Vanguard’s legal department. I would gladly post the e-mail in its entirely, but they will probably sue me if I do since it contains a confidentiality statement. Nevertheless, I will describe enough of the e-mail so that [...]

Grandfathered Sprint SERO Upgrade – Tips and Advice

Posted 3 January 2010 by
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The Sprint Employee Referral Offer (SERO) plan, much to many users’ dismay, is no longer available to the general public. Instead, Sprint hopes that people will eventually upgrade to the Everything Plus Program. While it lasted, SERO offered 500 anytime minutes, unlimited texting, unlimited data usage, and unlimited nights and weekends starting at 7 PM. [...]