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Craiglist Car Spam - Bad For RSS

Posted by Sean | June 20, 2008 .

Spam on the Craiglist vehicles section is regular as clockwork. Typically, the "bait" is a fairly recent vehicle, worth maybe $10K to $25K, priced at $3K to $6K.
The good news: these posts are flagged quickly by the community.
The bad news: they live just long enough to get in the RSS feeds.
Wondering if there’s a way [...]

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Are you only considering half your fuel-efficient trade-in options? (like SmartMoney?)

Posted by Sean | June 20, 2008 .

This post at SmartMoney, "Should You Sell Your Gas Guzzler" seems factual, unless you consider the facts they omit or downplay. In making the contrarian argument for SUVs, their whole focus is on used gas-guzzlers vs. new gas-misers, ignoring the very real possibility of trading a used guzzler for a used miser.
(SM = SmartMoney, FR [...]

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Podcast Review: No Credit Needed

Posted by Sean | June 20, 2008 .

@ NoCreditNeeded
@ iTunes

"The No Credit Needed Podcast is a personal finance podcast about reducing debt, saving money, and living debt free."
title: No Credit Needed Podcast
format: podcast
length:~20 minutes
frequency: sporadic
preconceptions: I thought it might be in the same vein as Dave Ramsey
The No Credit [...]

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Tracking Price-Drops for Used Cars on Craigslist with RSS

Posted by Sean | June 16, 2008 .

"HowTo" post on getting the most out of craigslist…

What you see in the screenshot below is NOT uncommon.

If a car does not sell in the first couple weeks, chances are decent you will see a re-listing at a lower price. Not always, but often. And thanks to the wonders of technology, if a listing changes, [...]

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PF Reading, Listening, Watching, Quoting (best of the best)

Posted by Sean | June 14, 2008 .

Since the first "best-of" was posted on Monday, short week here…
Reading
Instead of my link list, check out the aggregator at PFbuzz.com.
Things To Do @ PFbuzz.com

Find some of the most popular posts in the PF blogosphere.
Vote on the up-and-coming posts that deserve to be read.
Ask questions in the forum and tap into a smart audience.
Get updates [...]

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PF Reading, Listening, Watching, Carnivals (best of the best)

Posted by Sean | June 10, 2008 .

Each week, I’ll compile a list of favorites from across the financial media. This first week is a mini-version. Subsequent lists will have more items, as my bookmarking improves.
Reading
Buffett’s Big Bet — Warren Buffett bets on the S&P index vs. a basket of hedge funds.
"Buffett himself assesses his chances of winning at only 60%"
"Protégé figures [...]

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How Much to Spend on a Car: Automotive Sites vs. Financial Sites

Posted by Sean | June 8, 2008 .

Car-payment calculators are everywhere. The problem is they simply follow our directions. They calculate what we want to spend, or think we can spend, and neglect to tell us how much we should spend.
I’ll probably need a new vehicle in a few years, so I’m trying to work some math in advance. Unfortunately, it is [...]

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Hello, Subscribers!

Posted by Sean | June 7, 2008 .

After being stuck at 1 subscriber (me) for the first couple weeks, Feedburner now displays a grand total of 15 readers. Woohoo! Already, I’ve received useful feedback in the comments, in line with my goal to tap the lazyweb and minimize financial blind spots. But enough about me.
If you are reading this post via [...]

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Taking an Inventory of My Subscriptions (using Categories)

Posted by Sean | June 6, 2008 .

Okay, instead of just reading a post (The A La Carte Method: Use Psychology Against Yourself to Save Money), I need to get into the habit of using this blog as a workbook.
Although instead of A La Carte, I’ll be analyzing my subscriptions using categories:
The Untouchables

Internet - within reason, the cost is not as important [...]

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Spreadsheet: New Car Cost vs Old Car Cost, Version 1.0

Posted by Sean | June 4, 2008 .

Is It Worth It To Buy A New Car?
(Possibly a Fuel-Efficient Model?)
The goal is to make it easy for anyone to do an in-depth comparison of car costs.
Typically, this involves Old Car vs. New Car, although you could do New #1 vs. New #2.
Also, if you are curious about potential savings from fuel-efficient vehicles, I [...]

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