I dont have much to add to this post from CoolTools, so I will put a blurb of it below. Need to fix something around your house but don’t know how or dont want to hire a pro? A company called SmartFlix will rent you DVD’s on how to projects…check it out:
SmartFlix will rent [...]
Ok, so I am not what one would normally call a frequent flyer…I fly 4-5 times a year at most. About 3 years ago, I flew Delta for a few of those trips and gathered up 27,000 miles. Since then, I have not flown Delta, as my last company was using American Airlines, and now [...]
So, you are a Netflix user and you have the tear off sheet once your movie arrives, right? Well, bring it on up to Blockbuster and get yourself a free rental. Yup, just with the piece of paper you tear off when your movie arrives. From Ars Technica-
Blockbuster has launched a new promotion [...]
Over at Money Central, they have a pretty good article up for those who are uninsured: A survival guide for the uninsured – MSN Money. Here are their tips for looking for alternative insurance:
Some of the options include:
COBRA: If you were covered by health insurance at work but are about to lose your job, you’re [...]
It’s Tuesday morning and the Festival of Frugality is up at The Frugal Duchess. A big thank you to the Duchess for including my article “Sometimes the simple things can save the most money“, and for leaving such a nice comment.
Go…now….check out the Festival of Frugality is up at The Frugal Duchess
If you haven’t gotten a USB flash drive to back up your important docs and take them with you, here is another chance. Once again, Buy.com has another 2GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $7.95…Normally they go for $52 bucks, but with the rebate and using Google checkout to pay, it’s only $7.95. [...]
The latest Carnival of Personal Finance, or #77 as the cool kids call it, is up over at Money and Values. This week I had the lucky enough to be included with my article ” “Got my last free credit report for the year, did you get yours?.”
Please be sure to head on [...]
Trent over at The Simple Dollar has a great article up about beginning his investing in mutual funds…index funds to be exact. He outlines his fears as to why he has not been in them before, how we went about making his decision, and the fund that he ended up going with.
We have been [...]
Of course, everyone is always looking for a few ways to save a buck. And most everyone has their own secret little system to try to get the most for their dollar. Over at MoneyCentral, they have an article up that has 20 ways to save money “on a shoestring”…meaning anyone can do these things [...]
This morning, over at Buy.com, they have another 2GB flash drive for sale that is only $7.95 after rebate and after you use Google Checkout for $20 off a $50 purchase.
I cannot recommend these enough….as I mentioned in a previous post, we use these to store all of our important docs so we have them [...]
I figure at the beginning of the month I will post my favorite post from the previous month, and November’s is my post about the system we used to pay off our debt and how it can help you get those debts paid off quicker without much further damage to your wallet:
How we paid our [...]
Boy did we come close to this one last year…I am afraid of what will happen this year. My brother is an accountant and he was scared for us last year. Hope his ideas are going to work to keep us out of it this year!
Both Smart Money and MSN MoneyCentral have [...]
You know what I got if I had perfect attendance? Nothing. Thats right, nothing. I got to move on to the next grade and then graduate on time. But it seems thats not enough for teenagers today. This article over at NCTimes says:
“Sixteen-year-old Kaytie Christopherson was getting ready to do [...]
Here is a great article about managing money in your twenties. Honestly this is the PERFECT age to start caring about money, I wish I had started earlier than I did. I know most people think “Well, I have 40 years to save for retirement”, but the sooner you start, the more you will [...]
Time for free stuff!
Ok, this sounds strange. But then again I am an Apple user, so (and sorry to Microsoft users) it would sound strange. But according to Windows-Now, Microsoft is willing to give you a free copy of Vista and Office if you just watch a few videos. See, told you [...]
