Archive for July, 2007

10 Mortgage Lessons From 12 Phone Calls

I made 12 phone calls today. 2.5 hours of talk time. Here’s what I learned:

All mortgage companies cost the same-ish.  If their rates were lower, their closing costs were higher.  If their rates were higher, the closing costs were lower.
Some mortgage companies sell your loans.  3 of the mortgage companies I called today [...]

Finance Findings For Monday, July 16, 2007

Finance Findings is Binary Dollar’s periodic link dump.

Does Achieving Wealth Make You “Upper Class”? Facts About Class [Digerati Life]

All the Free Shavers [Sun’s Financial Diary]

Car Hunt And Enterprise Rent-A-Headache [Tao]

The 100,000 Wedding Gift… [Lazy Man and Money]

Mutual Fund Distributions Explained [Generation X Finance]

Money Mistakes To Avoid – Misunderstanding Risk [Money Smart Life]

Identity Theft Tips from [...]

Geezeo – Yet Another Social Finance Web 2.0 Site

Geezeo joins the ranks of Mint.com, NetworthIQ.com, and Wesabe.com as a social personal finance site. The USP (unique selling point) of the site is their mobile accessibility.
It works like this:
Henry’s walking down the street. He stops and wonders if he’s got enough for a Big Mac. He sends a text message to [...]