I’ve locked in my mortgage at 5.75% for 116K with Country Wide. I’m currently shopping for a home insurance and have to get that ready by the closing date. The closing date is now confirmed on 10/3/05.
The good news is that the seller is going to rent my apartment for the month of [...]

I’m trying to close the house on the 29th of this month so I’ve been very busy today. I’ve been making phone calls to mortgage companies the whole morning and I just found out that I have to get my home insurance ready before closing. So, I had to make a couple more [...]

My agent called a few days ago and told me that my house is ready for settlement at any date now. The seller has found a new house so I can do the closing at the end of this month. However, the interest rate has been creeping up lately. I was quoted a [...]

Okay, the word verification is getting a little annoying. Why should I have to verify the words if I’m logged in myself. I think Blogger has to be a bit smarter. If the owner is logged in, there’s no need for word verification. Other than that, the word verification works great. [...]

I now have a second job on top of my current full-time position. My friend referred me to his company, a start-up financial firm and I had an interview with his bosses two weeks ago. I basically told them about my interest in finance and how I’ve been reading financial/business magazines and they seem to [...]

Smart Money 2004
BusinessWeek (various dates)

Leave me a comment if you are going to read them. I’ll ship them to you free of charge, courtesy of Growing Money blog.

I just liquidated $6,000 of my stocks and will transfer that money over to my checking account. I was able to sell my stocks at the high of today, which is good, but the price is still lower than what I really wanted to sell at. In any case, I need the cash [...]

I have some books I want to donate:
MacroMedia FLASH 5 for Windows and Mac (2001)
ISBN 0201716143
Condition: Acceptable
Java Gently 2nd Edition
Programming Principles Explained
ISBN 0201342979
Condition: Good
Internet Performance Survival Guide
QoS Strategies for Multiservice Networks
ISBN 0471378089
Condition: Unread
The receiver will have to pay for shipping charges. If you’re unable to pay for shipping charges, leave me a comment and your [...]

I have too many magazines at home. I need to donate some out. They contain a lot of valuable financial information. I hope someone can make use of them.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance 2004 (about 7 issues)
Leave me a comment if you are going to read them. I’ll ship them to you free of charge, courtesy of [...]

I freed up my $5,000 of CD ladder in my INGDIRECT account and I’m going to use that for part of down payment. I did get hit with an early withdrawal fee. I lost about $58 in interest. It’s not a lot since I opened the CDs in the beginning of this [...]