Comments on: Where to Put an Unexpected $5,000, Part 1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/05/21/where-to-put-an-unexpected-5000-part-1/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: » Where to Put an Unexpected $5,000, Part 3 on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/05/21/where-to-put-an-unexpected-5000-part-1/#comment-102471 » Where to Put an Unexpected $5,000, Part 3 on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog Wed, 23 May 2007 13:05:34 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/05/21/where-to-put-an-unexpected-5000-part-1/#comment-102471 [...] are many options. I’ve had some thoughts on CNN’s list which I’ve shared so far here and here. Here is the next batch of [...] [...] are many options. I’ve had some thoughts on CNN’s list which I’ve shared so far here and here. Here is the next batch of [...]

]]> By: Jonathan R http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/05/21/where-to-put-an-unexpected-5000-part-1/#comment-101669 Jonathan R Tue, 22 May 2007 03:00:13 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/05/21/where-to-put-an-unexpected-5000-part-1/#comment-101669 I think I would be applying that 5k to my student loans since I have a 6.25% interest rate on one of the loans :/ If I didnt have the student loans, I would put it in some companies that pay pretty good dividends and a history of increasing their dividends... such as Altria(MO), Washington Mutual(WM), or Southern Company(SO). Disclosure: I do not own any of the above listed companies at the moment, but I look foward to in the future :D I think I would be applying that 5k to my student loans since I have a 6.25% interest rate on one of the loans :/

If I didnt have the student loans, I would put it in some companies that pay pretty good dividends and a history of increasing their dividends… such as Altria(MO), Washington Mutual(WM), or Southern Company(SO).

Disclosure: I do not own any of the above listed companies at the moment, but I look foward to in the future :D

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