Archive for August 12th, 2007

I opened an HSBC Direct savings account last week »

By Chad on Aug 12, 2007 in Banking | 0 Comments

Earlier this year I opened an ING account and earned more interest on a relatively small amount than I’ve probably ever earned total from a regular bank. Lately I’ve been seeing that HSBC is paying 5.05% as opposed to INGs 4.5% so I decided to open an HSBC Direct account too and funded it with [...]

Weekend spending report »

By Chad on Aug 12, 2007 in Spending Report | 0 Comments

Total: $21
Saturday, my camera club had a photowalk at the Tall Ships festival which cost $10 to get in. Then I was there for lunch, so a brat and bottle of water set me back another $5. Sunday, we took the whole family ice skating. Admission was free because we are members but I had [...]

Anyone know how to calculate energy use in to dollars? »

By Chad on Aug 12, 2007 in Utilities | 2 Comments

As an IT geek, I run a home network that consists of 3 servers that run 24/7. I’m in the process of looking for ways to reduce my energy consumption which ultimately reduce my bill. So I’m trying to figure out what it’s costing me to run this equipment every month. Many years ago, I [...]