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2000 Archives

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December

• 12/29/00 - 'Twas a Plight for Investors
• 12/26/00 - The Do Donate Fribble
• 12/22/00 - The Don't Donate Fribble
• 12/20/00 - Ode to Mom at Christmas
• 12/18/00 - More to Life Than Net Worth
• 12/15/00 - Seasons in Investing
• 12/13/00 - How the Grinch Stole the 403(b)
• 12/11/00 - A Couple's Christmas
• 12/08/00 - IRA's Make Great Gifts
• 12/06/00 - Bush--Heads, Gore--Tails
• 12/05/00 - Why Luck Doesn't Pay
• 12/04/00 - Christmas Bonus Blues
• 12/01/00 - Garbage Cans of Gold

November

• 11/30/00 - Mid-Life: Crisis or Opportunity?
• 11/29/00 - You Never Know... Buy Insurance!
• 11/28/00 - Taking Stock of the Holidays
• 11/27/00 - Instant Gratification
• 11/24/00 - The Myth of the Cliff
• 11/22/00 - A Fool's Mission to China
• 11/21/00 - Struggle for the Legal Tender
• 11/20/00 - Raising a Fool
• 11/17/00 - Thanks to a Troublemaker
• 11/16/00 - Be a Quitter
• 11/15/00 - Work Because of Pride?
• 11/14/00 - What's Right With This Election
• 11/13/00 - Who Wants to Be a Fool?
• 11/10/00 - The Gift From Grandma
• 11/09/00 - Ms. Muffet Voted
• 11/08/00 - Collecting Value
• 11/07/00 - Vote Your Own Decisions
• 11/06/00 - Golf and Investing
• 11/03/00 - First Time, Again
• 11/02/00 - Three Steps to Financial Control
• 11/01/00 - Optimism Can Pay

October

• 10/31/00 - Wall Street Haunted?
• 10/30/00 - Being Alone
• 10/27/00 - Debtors Anonymous
• 10/26/00 - I'm a Little Foolish
• 10/25/00 - A Twist on an Adage
• 10/24/00 - Feeling Sorry for Telemarketers
• 10/23/00 - "Stock Market Wizard"
• 10/20/00 - The Investing Marathon Is On
• 10/19/00 - Bulls & Tickers & Bears -- Oh My!
• 10/18/00 - Credit Addicts Anonymous?
• 10/17/00 - Priceline's Potential?
• 10/16/00 - Foolish Baseball
• 10/13/00 - Financial Advice for the Young Jedi
• 10/12/00 - Shop on the Wild Side
• 10/11/00 - What Do Parents Know Anyway?
• 10/10/00 - After the Recession
• 10/09/00 - Salvaging a Misspent Youth
• 10/06/00 - Zero Net Worth
• 10/05/00 - Home Repairs
• 10/04/00 - Should Marriage Be a Goal?
• 10/03/00 - A Foolish Theme Song
• 10/02/00 - Money for Chores

September

• 09/29/00 - Studying Foolishness
• 09/28/00 - What Money Can't Buy
• 09/27/00 - Mark Twain and the Internet
• 09/26/00 - Dying Is Expensive
• 09/25/00 - Daydreamer, Not Day Trader
• 09/22/00 - The Financial Diet
• 09/21/00 - Preventative Investing
• 09/20/00 - Ye Olde Pool Parlour
• 09/19/00 - Conversations With Granny
• 09/18/00 - Discussion Boards: Why You Should Try Them
• 09/15/00 - The Joy (No Joke!) of Budgeting
• 09/14/00 - Luring Little Piggies to Market
• 09/13/00 - A Non-Investor's Retirement Guide
• 09/12/00 - The Sport of Investing
• 09/11/00 - Paying Children for Chores
• 09/08/00 - Decimalize or Decimated?
• 09/07/00 - More Air Travel Etiquette
• 09/06/00 - Raising a Fool
• 09/05/00 - Make the System Work for You
• 09/01/00 - Count Your Blessings

August

• 08/31/00 - Money Talks
• 08/30/00 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
• 08/29/00 - A Neighborly Lesson
• 08/28/00 - Lessons on Budgeting
• 08/25/00 - The Nest Empties
• 08/24/00 - Air Travel Etiquette
• 08/23/00 - Allowable Allowance
• 08/22/00 - A Parable for Our Times
• 08/21/00 - Changing Careers
• 08/18/00 - 28 and Debt-free
• 08/17/00 - The Wisdom of Solomon
• 08/16/00 - The Recent Unpleasantness
• 08/15/00 - Ms. Muffet's Dilemma
• 08/14/00 - The Hidden Cost of Diversification
• 08/11/00 - French Customer Service
• 08/10/00 - Get a Raise Without Begging
• 08/09/00 - Five Reasons to Try Our Discussion Boards
• 08/08/00 - The PseudoDrip
• 08/07/00 - Pay "Federal" Taxes?
• 08/04/00 - Older, Wiser, and Snipping Plastic
• 08/03/00 - Death of a Salesman
• 08/02/00 - Tulip Talk
• 08/01/00 - Defining Need

July

• 07/31/00 - The Razor's Edge
• 07/28/00 - Mrs. Courage vs. Ms. Fear
• 07/27/00 - How To Be a Nerd
• 07/26/00 - What a Difference a Year Makes
• 07/25/00 - Unreasonable Expectations
• 07/24/00 - Credit Card Largesse
• 07/21/00 - The Wine Cellar
• 07/20/00 - The True Cost of Commuting
• 07/19/00 - Shopping for a Change
• 07/18/00 - A Taste of Honey
• 07/17/00 - Dripping Unaware
• 07/14/00 - Bequeath to Your Genes
• 07/13/00 - A Brief History of Timing
• 07/12/00 - Beat Credit Cards at Their Game
• 07/11/00 - Headline Not Avaliable
• 07/10/00 - Numbers “R” Us
• 07/07/00 - Now Is Not the Time to Misuse Money
• 07/06/00 - The Iceberg
• 07/05/00 - The Joy of Budgeting
• 07/03/00 - My Mother, the Fool

June

• 06/30/00 - Kicking the Credit Card Habit
• 06/29/00 - Online Friends and Family
• 06/28/00 - A Warm Call, Not a Cold Call
• 06/27/00 - The Molly Dodd Fribble
• 06/26/00 - The Shopaholic
• 06/23/00 - The Early Days of E-Commerce
• 06/22/00 - What's a Dad Good For?
• 06/21/00 - Is Social Security Working for Women?
• 06/20/00 - So Many Screens, So Little Time
• 06/19/00 - Pyramids and Stock Prices
• 06/16/00 - Having It All
• 06/15/00 - Who Needs Social Security?
• 06/14/00 - The Market's New Landscape
• 06/13/00 - Machiavelli Rides Again
• 06/12/00 - Love And Money
• 06/09/00 - Congratulations, Class of 2000
• 06/08/00 - A Reason to Smile
• 06/07/00 - Keep Your Losers
• 06/06/00 - A True Story*
• 06/05/00 - A Poor Man Should Live Like One
• 06/02/00 - They're Laughing in Redmond
• 06/01/00 - Ms. Muffet Redux

May

• 05/31/00 - How to Manage a Professional
• 05/30/00 - Confronting Contradictions
• 05/26/00 - The Sacred Right to Vote
• 05/25/00 - I'm Rich
• 05/24/00 - On Picking Mutual Funds
• 05/23/00 - End Up With Lottery Millions
• 05/22/00 - Requiem for a Turkey
• 05/19/00 - My Very Own Lottery Company
• 05/18/00 - Excite@Home and the Addictive Cycle
• 05/17/00 - The American Lotteries Fund
• 05/16/00 - Daily Fribble: The Insult of Penny Stock Tip Spam
• 05/15/00 - The Lure of the Lottery
• 05/12/00 - The Foolishness of the Lottery
• 05/11/00 - Use What You Buy
• 05/10/00 - What "Good Breeding" Really Means
• 05/09/00 - The Dancing Chicken Fribble
• 05/08/00 - Monoliths and the Worker Bee
• 05/05/00 - Daily Fribble: The House Is Down Again!?
• 05/04/00 - Daily Fribble: The Invisible Fool
• 05/03/00 - The Casino Game
• 05/02/00 - By Leaps and Terabits
• 05/01/00 - Lessons From the Donner Party

April

• 04/28/00 - Another Black Friday
• 04/27/00 - What's In an Investment Club Name?
• 04/26/00 - Picks and Shovels for the New Economy
• 04/25/00 - Trans-Atlantic Tax Whammy
• 04/24/00 - The Games We Play
• 04/20/00 - More Conflict of Interest
• 04/19/00 - Dear Abby
• 04/18/00 - Dog Bites Street
• 04/17/00 - The Rich Get Poorer
• 04/14/00 - Pension vs. Playtime
• 04/13/00 - How Not to Buy a Car
• 04/12/00 - The Power of Saving
• 04/11/00 - My Son "Owns" McDonald's
• 04/10/00 - The Foolish Lesson
• 04/07/00 - Taken In by CNBC
• 04/06/00 - Will You Use Your Refund Foolishly?
• 04/05/00 - The Even-Dogs-Can-Win Fribble
• 04/04/00 - Stock Talk Hyperbole
• 04/03/00 - A Fool Is Born?

March

• 03/31/00 - All Your Eggs In One Basket
• 03/30/00 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
• 03/29/00 - Curling Up With a Good Computer?
• 03/28/00 - Stocks, Stocks on the Range
• 03/27/00 - The Celtic Tiger
• 03/24/00 - MicroStrategy: The Legacy of These Exciting Times
• 03/23/00 - In Defense of priceline
• 03/22/00 - Product Placement
• 03/21/00 - Are You Really a Team?
• 03/20/00 - Greenspan's "Great Society"?
• 03/17/00 - Recommended Reading
• 03/16/00 - Investing By the Stars
• 03/15/00 - Time to Make Mistakes
• 03/14/00 - Constructive Advice
• 03/13/00 - Life After Cable
• 03/10/00 - A Letter to Shareholders
• 03/09/00 - Stock Market = Casino?
• 03/08/00 - A Fool's 500th Post
• 03/07/00 - Voice Your Opinion
• 03/06/00 - This Little Piggie Went to Market
• 03/03/00 - A Fool for Love
• 03/02/00 - Finding Your Investing Riff
• 03/01/00 - Fighting for 1/16th of a Point!?

February

• 02/29/00 - The Most Dangerous Short
• 02/28/00 - Start Budgeting Now
• 02/25/00 - Three Fribbles That Touched One Fool
• 02/24/00 - Keep Your Losers
• 02/23/00 - A Longer-Term View
• 02/22/00 - AOL Swimsuit Issue?
• 02/18/00 - Investing Hobbyists
• 02/17/00 - What Went Wrong In 2000
• 02/16/00 - A Long-Awaited Thrill
• 02/15/00 - Investment/Return
• 02/14/00 - Another Grammar Lesson
• 02/11/00 - The 2% Solution
• 02/10/00 - Struck by Lightning
• 02/09/00 - NFL vs. NYSE
• 02/07/00 - It's a Crying Shame
• 02/04/00 - I Have Plenty of Time
• 02/03/00 - The Dripping Unaware Fribble
• 02/02/00 - Thoughts on an AOL/TWX Union
• 02/01/00 - Beat(les) the Market!

January

• 01/31/00 - Attempting an Equal Partnership
• 01/28/00 - Fool's Digest
• 01/27/00 - Looking for Extra Credit
• 01/26/00 - A Different Kind of Fool
• 01/25/00 - Salvaging a Misspent Youth
• 01/24/00 - A Real-Life MBA
• 01/21/00 - A Reason to Smile
• 01/20/00 - As the Days Go By
• 01/19/00 - FOOLEDEPLATARPAC
• 01/18/00 - Reassuming the Position
• 01/14/00 - True IPO Madness
• 01/13/00 - The Wisdom of Tax Refunds
• 01/12/00 - The Highlander Myth
• 01/11/00 - I Crushed the Market Last Year!
• 01/10/00 - Stuck on You...
• 01/07/00 - A Year of Foolish Feasts
• 01/06/00 - Going With a Winner
• 01/05/00 - The Business End of a "Business Solution"
• 01/04/00 - Christmas Bonus Blues
• 01/03/00 - It's Easy, Just Click!