Archive for May, 2009
An Example in Self Discipline
I wanted to share this video because I feel as though it makes an excellent case with respect to how people can rein in the desire to spend recklessly. It’s a very easy thing to do to purchase something in order to feel gratification and this video does a wonderful job in describing and [...]
Ridiculous College Tuition Costs is our Next Mortgage Meltdown
Have you ever heard of a college announcing that its tuition cost will be declining? It’s possible, but I doubt it happens. The price to attend college continues to go up year after year, almost as if college tuition prices run in a completely independent financial line that completely ignores the financial realities of our [...]
DIY: How to Recharge Your Cars Air Conditioner
Many of us holding on to older cars, or the few that are unlucky with newer vehicles, find ourselves needing yearly Freon shots to get through the hot summers. Mechanics prices vary greatly when servicing your air conditioner, but it’s not unheard of to pay $100-250 for an a/c charge. The cost to do this [...]
Options for Unemployed Graduates with Student Loan Debt
The rising unemployment in the U.S. is a grim reminder that those of us with jobs should stop complaining and start being thankful. Unfortunately, one of the real classes of people who are being undeservedly punished by our economic struggles are college graduates. With unemployment climbing, college grads are finding themselves trying to beat out [...]
Free iPhone Apps That Could Save You Money
A global craze we are seeing now is the iTunes App Store, where we saw that they latest news was the 1 billionth app sold/downloaded. That is a ton…Surely within all that there are some tools to save you money, right? If you have an iPhone (and we aren’t saying go get one necessarily) but [...]
How I Save on Tools
I’m the type of guy who enjoys doing projects on the weekends. In fact, just last weekend we installed a new ceiling fan in our bedroom. The job should have been an easy one, but of course, they rarely are. There was no previous fan or light, so we had to run electrical cable and [...]
Why I Purchased a Used Vehicle and You Should Too
My wife and I have been in the market for another vehicle for some time now and after browsing the internet for close to 6 months, we finally found a car that is reliable, affordable, and attractive enough to please my wife. The winner was a 2003 Dodge Neon SE with 54,000 miles for $3,500.00 [...]
How Your Cell Phone Company is Gouging You
I am willing to bet that I have done the math right and if so, your cell phone company is completely gouging you. Aside from minutes and the company telling who you can call and when, the text messaging is outrageous: but they are able to be discreet about it. How much is too much?
A New Perspective on Time and Money
I am going to show you a series of pictures that should change the way you imagine time and money. One is a visualization of 1 billion dollars, and the other, the amount of sand it takes to go through an hour glass in the average persons lifetime. These were done by Michael Marcovici as a [...]
$2,000 For a Brand New Vehicle–Coming Soon?
In a selfish way, I think there is a glimmer of good that has come from our automotive industries economic problems. With the Governments involvement, there is at least pressure on the industry to change its ways and produce vehicles that get decent gas mileage, and by decent, I expect higher miles per gallon (mpg) [...]
Review: When Giants Fall by Michael Panzner
Americans have been at the front row of the economic collapse and can actually pinpoint the reverberations around the world like ripples in a pond. This book does exactly what it means to: tell the past present and future about how America is going to no longer lead the world economically. Sound a little to [...]
Louis C.K.’s Humorous Look into Bank Fees
Comedian Louis C.K. takes a hilarious look into the world of senseless bank fees.
Warning: Contains explicit lyrics and probably not suitable for the office.
