Lazy Man and Money is putting out feelers for a new job. He doesn’t like the monster that Monster.com has become, though, and he’s counted the ways he hates them. Much of what he dislikes seems to center around the fact that there’s a lot of junk to filter through. He gets contacted for jobs … Read more
Prominent personal finance blogger Liz Pulliam Weston recently repeated her disdain for giving plasticized cash as gifts. I agree that in many instances giving a gift card can imply a lack of tact or thought, but I won’t go so far as to say that gift cards are evil across the board. They do have … Read more
These two threads over at the MSN Money Message Boards give but a taste of how much customers and retailers seem to hate each other: Annoying customer tricks and Top annoying retail tricks The first one has over 400 messages in a week. The second has about 900 messages in two and a half weeks. … Read more
My family and I were out shopping late Sunday afternoon. We went to Target and Best Buy. I was really surprised how few shoppers were in the stores. Now, it wasn’t Friday 8 AM, but it was still the first weekend of the Holiday Shopping Season. This weekend was supposed to be their big payday … Read more
(Fair warning: If you’re not amused by rants, you can skip this post.) With the onset of Black Friday, we’ve officially arrived at the start of the end-of-year corporate-consumer tango known as The Holiday Season, and our corporate partners are looking to spin us around on the dance floor and flash all sorts of pretty … Read more
Getting something you need or want for a good price is a wise thing to do. Sometimes, though, the price of something is a red herring, something that distracts you from its true cost. Here are a dozen things that appear to be bargains but might not be: Used helmets or child seats Used helmets … Read more
Yesterday I grabbed a 99-cent chicken sandwich at Hardee’s. The service at this particular Hardee’s isn’t the fastest in the world, but it’s conveniently located next to my favorite pawn shop. (Bargain hunting can be hard work at times, so it’s much better done with some nourishment on board.) Well, I think what happened was … Read more
This post over at the Saving Advice blog is interesting: Will You Need A License To Sell On eBay? Apparently the Pennsylvania State Board of Auctioneer Examiners is taking eBay sellers whose business is established in the state to task, contending that they need to be licensed auctioneers to sell on eBay. From the Board’s … Read more