I joined Lending Club a few weeks ago. History This is not my first foray into the world of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending. Loyal readers (hi, you two!) might recall that I invested in loans through Prosper back in 2006 and 2007. You may also recall that I didn’t fare too well. Here’s my current account [...]
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Bye BOA
We officially left Bank of America today. We’ve had our checking accounts moved over to USAA for two months now to give us time to weed out any issues or recurring ACH payments we might have. Why USAA? We live virtually, meaning if there’s a way to do something online, we’ll do it. USAA has [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Hillsborough County tax certificate sale
To summarize my experience this year with the Hillsborough County (FL) tax certificate sale, it would be: Hey, Hillsborough County, do you want an interest-free loan of $3,000 for a month? I bid on a bunch of certificates but there was enough money willing to settle for .25% that I was outbid on everything. It [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Corporate logo redesigns
Justice Mitchell shared this today: adweek.com blog: A look at 30 other corporate logo redesigns. The link has side-by-side comparisons of logo “upgrades” from some notable companies or products. My take on things would be… Win: AT&T, BP, Burger King, Cisco, Delta, Goodwrench, MTV (even though I hate MTV), Sprint, Ubuntu, UPS, Walmart (much improved), [...]
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