Category Archives: Money

Posts pertaining to money matters.

Moneydance, cross-platform money tracking

9/24/2007 – 6:06 pm

I’ve been investigating a switch from gnucash to Moneydance. There’s no way to export data directly from gnucash. Fortunately, someone wrote a Java app that will parse the XML and produce a basic QIF export with your accounts and transactions.
Thus far, Moneydance has been able to handle downloading data using OFX for most [...]

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It’s time for Naked DSL!

12/29/2006 – 9:26 pm

Excellent news today from the FCC. From the AP:

The Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved AT&T Inc.’s $86 billion buyout of BellSouth Corp. Friday, the day after the company offered a new slate of concessions for consumers and competitors. The FCC’s approval was the last major regulatory hurdle for the proposed deal, which is the [...]

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Amusement from Citibank and mailbox security

10/21/2006 – 3:05 pm

While signing up for an account at Citibank’s Web site, I came across the most amusing scare to prod you into selecting electronic statements. Security. Specifically, is your physical postal mailbox really secure?

You know your computer’s secure…how about your mailbox?

I find that flatly amusing. The typical Citibank customer’s computer is likely owned [...]

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Citi Diamond Preferred Rewards, Obscene All Around -nm

9/9/2006 – 9:21 pm

I just spoke with Citi. I called them up to active my new Citi Diamond Preferred Rewards which I obtained to take advantage of their 2% 1% for rewards for a year. (It’s actually 5% for the usual stuff and 1% elsewhere. Not sure where I read 2%. I’m drawering this [...]

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GMAC Banking Is Easy!

5/16/2006 – 12:53 pm

With HSBC having recently reducing their APR yield to an noncompetitive 4.50%, I made the jump to GMAC Bank. Initially I was somewhat skeptical, given my experience with signing up with HSBC earlier this year. Fortunately, I went ahead with the signup for the 4.75% APR offered as of this writing for a [...]

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HSBC Internet Banking’s Three Week Time to Live

3/20/2006 – 10:31 pm

If you thought you’d take advantage of HSBC’s Internet Banking promotional APR of 4.80%, you’re in for a wild ride. Actually, your ride probably won’t even start. I initiated the application process more than three weeks ago and everything is not yet complete. To thwart the maximum amount of fraud possible, HSBC [...]

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