A nice overview article on shopping around for auto insurance on Money Central today: Shopping for Auto Insurance It has a good combination of topics: Some tips to use Some pitfalls to avoid A list of risk factors that contribute to your premium Brief explanations of the types of coverage you might get One caveat … Read more
The March, 2006, issue of Money magazine talks about what to do when going out to dinner with someone who makes a lot more, or a lot less, than you do. It’s also online: Through Thick and Thin Wallets — Ryan D’Agostino The main tactics the article mentions to smooth things over, if you make … Read more
February 14th is coming up fast. Since I’m male, the holiday is known as: Procrastination Day. Retailers are well aware of this. They’ve been taunting us with displays of heart-shaped boxes of everything since December 26th. And during the fifty-one days in between Christmas and Procrastination Day, we purchase: nothing. Then, in an enormous fit … Read more
The recent beer posts on Five Cent Nickel reminded me of an article from the pre-blog MBH site. From the catacombs, for your viewing pleasure! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IS THIS REALLY A GOOD PRICE? How do you know it’s a bargain in the first place? Knowledge is power: Knowing what things cost The more you know about … Read more
Our cordless drill was no longer holding a charge, so we began looking for another one. In the process we learned a number of things about the market for new and used cordless drills. Cordless drills at pawn shops probably don’t hold their charge. The first one we bought at a pawn shop had batteries … Read more
Difficult customers, beware! Bottom feeders, watch out! Stores have had it with you if you’re a “bad customer.” Stores are taking note of customers who drain resources while keeping a tight grip on their wallet or returning an outfit that they “bought” and wore out for one evening. These below zeros are furtively guided elsewhere … Read more
I was in town (Fredericksburg, VA) early enough today that I was able to hit a couple of pawn shops and three thrift stores. If you know what the price of things are, these can be places for incredible bargains. My favorite pawn shop so far is Spotsylvania Gold and Pawn. Courteous staff, great deals, … Read more
My daughter likes to reach for the phone when my wife is talking. Especially when she hears my voice over the speakerphone. (Hey — she doesn’t know any better yet!) So we got her her own phone so that she could talk just like Mommy and Daddy. My wife was looking for an inexpensive phone … Read more