Money Blue Book

Let’s take a walk around the the personal finance blogosphere. Here are a few blog posts that I found interesting and worth reading during the last few weeks. Feel free to check them out:

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Drum roll please…presenting my very first edition of Money Blue Book’s Weekend Roundup, where I showcase some of the interesting personal finance blog articles I’ve come across during the week and days before. I always appreciate frequent commentators so I will try to make an extra effort to share some of the interesting tips they have to offer. I encourage readers to browse around the blogosphere. There’s a lot of good financial, frugality, and investment advice out there!

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Eminis are electronically traded futures that are much smaller than existing futures contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The claimed advantages to trading Emini contracts include greater liquidity and flexibility. The most popular Eminis are those that track popular stock indexes such as the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq 100.

The home study Emini Trading System course provides a wide assortment of preparatory material, including a 250+ page comprehensive manual, 4 professionally shot video tapes (50+ page manual), 3 hours of professionally recorded audio cd’s (50+ page manual), unlimited phone/e-mail consultation, free unlimited access into the members area, and a free day of market training.

It Does Take Personal Effort and There Are Risks

Trading Concepts Inc. claims that the average student will take roughly one to two months provided they are prepared to spend between five and eight study hours on the course a week, to learn and actually begin using and profiting from Emini trading.

The company’s website does acknowledge that while futures and options trading offer potentially significant rewards, day trading does involve high risks and you can lose a lot of money. As always, please do very thorough research, and be careful.

Okay, it’s time I joined the personal finance blogging community. I’ve been writing and posting quietly to myself like a hermit in my cave and I think it’s time I shared more about myself.

I’ve been tagged by Pinyo at Moolanomy to reveal 7 random things about myself. I’m not sure what people would want to know about me so I decided to include a wide assortment.

1. I have a bachelor’s in finance and a J.D. degree – This means I’m an attorney with a business background. My current full time job is only partially related to the legal field however.
2. I look very young – I am in my late 20’s but can easily pass for a college student. I’m not joking. I get still get carded sometimes.
3. I’m a big Redskins and Wizards fan – Got to support the local teams. My Skins are looking good this year!
4. I used to be a huge computer gamer – I started with computer role playing games and graduated into Starcraft. I still have fond memories of playing until the wee morning hours and somehow still making it to class.
5. I own a parrot – I’ve had my parrot for many years now since college (yes he talks and whistles). I remember sneaking his cage into the dorms during college and pulling it off for a whole school year. I wasn’t busted until the last week of school. Good times.
6. I play the drums – I used to play the drums in my church’s praise band until recently. I’ve taken a few months off but might return in the future.
7. I’m a runner – I ran cross country during high school and I still run today. I’ve ran half marathons before but haven’t attempted to challenge myself by running a full 26 mile marathon yet. I plan on doing that one day.

That’s about it for now!

Um…I looked around and I think nearly everyone has already been tagged at least once. Please let me know if you haven’t so I can tag you. Like a hot potato, I’ve got to pass it on!