We recently had been needing to watch our spending a lot more carefully than usual because of a number of very large outlays. Between buying a newer used van and getting some medical care, we took a big hit on our savings cushion. Then between work and the blog’s income we received a few nice … Read more
Steve Jobs decided to iPologize to hordes of tinkled iPhone buyers after Apple announced that the price of the must-have telephony appliance was slashed by a third just a couple of months after the initial release. The apology did come with a consolation prize: a $100 Apple Store credit for each iPhone trailblazer who paid … Read more
We hit a few yard sales over the Labor Day weekend. Here’s what we found: A bread slicer for $2 (my wife swears that she can’t cut a good piece of bread from a loaf). A quart of oil for 50 cents (one guy beat me to six others by about a minute). A bunch … Read more
I received an e-mail from a person who found my site through Google. The person wrote: I am a Silver PowerSeller on eBay. I maxed out all my credit cards and I have very low credit score. I used my American Express to pay for the eBay fees and some inventories. I need a fast … Read more
Well, that didn’t last long. I was all sorts of pumped that the discount grocery store in our area had opened its doors again. Only a few months later, it’s out of business again. The last day was Friday, and they sold everything at 75% off. For already discounted merchandise, this isn’t bad at all. … Read more
Lady: Nervous?Striker: Yes.Lady: First time?Striker: No, I’ve been nervous lots of times. (Hard to believe that Airplane! is pushing thirty years old. Man sakes alive.) Anyway, The Simple Dollar gave an unusual response to a reader who was concerned about having too much weight in stocks in her portfolio: My philosophy is that the instant … Read more
A friend at work fixed up and rented a property in Maryland. He was telling me about the improvements he did, how he saved a lot of money by finding deals on good materials and doing what work he could himself, how he did the fixing up properly to code, as well as some of … Read more
Jim told his readers about his experience with LendingTree and he was pretty impressed with it. I was also impressed with it when I did my mortgage refinance a couple of years ago. Jim’s article is good (as always), but I disagree that the banks aren’t competing for your business. On the contrary, they’re competing … Read more