Author Archive
What if You Could Buy Stock in Peoples Careers?
I was reading a recent Bill Simmons article where he said, “I wish I could buy Jay Pharaoh stock,” which is a reference to Bill thinking Jay’s career will skyrocket after joining Saturday Night Live. This got me thinking, what if you could actually buy stock in a person’s career. Why would anybody even let shareholders in [...]
Garmin Offers Map Updates for Lifetime and Free One-Time Update
One of my biggest complaints with my Garmin device has always been the cost of updating the maps, well, that and it occasionally sucking. With the cost of updating maps nearly costing the price of the Garmin device itself, it hard to swallow the shelling out the money for the update (that’s not what she [...]
How to Improve MLB.TV Video Quality
I realize it’s late in the season and most likely, by doing the math, your team is far out of the pennant race and so this post likely comes a little late. However, if you are one of the baseball fans that takes advantage of MLB.TV, and you’re still watching your team, then you should [...]
Does Priceline Actually Work?
I think I may be a little late to tout the benefits of Priceline, but having recently used it for the first time a month ago and again last week, I am not sure if I will ever make another reservation the traditional way—it actually does work, I’m proof.
On a recent trip to New York [...]
People are Likely to Waste Money on Money Saving Gadgets
It’s as if being frugal means its ok or even necessary to waste money on gimmick products that claim to save you money. Perhaps, people who are historically conservative with their money feel as it is their obligation to purchase products like a plastic cap that keep soda cans slightly fresher or a gadget to [...]
Realtors Profit Even When Home Buyers do All the Work
Remember when investors almost completely relied on brokers? Remember when there were no mutual funds or low cost ETFs? Remember when employees relied on pension funds alone for retirement? Remember when a dealership was really the only place you would go to look for cars?
Thanks to the internet and innovative financial products, consumers no longer [...]
What is the Best Media Streamer for the Price?
Now that Apple has revealed its new Apple TV device (apparently
available sometime in October) many people are going to start to get
serious about purchasing a media streamer. While I still think there
is far more flexibility with purchasing a small computer tower or
laptop for your media, the media streamers hitting
the market now are so affordable they [...]
Excel 2010 Ultimate Free Fantasy Football Cheatsheet Download
Ok, so maybe it’s not the ultimate cheatsheet, but it is free and probably will be helpful! I put this excel document together to get ready for my upcoming 2010 fantasy football draft and I thought I may as well share it with all the MYM readers!
Included in this document is one excel sheet with different pages [...]
Top Affordable Halloween Costumes for 2010
The following list completely ignores all of the typical Halloween costumes like vampires, those go without saying, rather, this list is aimed more at the trend of dressing up like somebody famous or recently made famous. Every year there seems to be a new batch of celebs thanks to politics, reality shows, and balloon boy [...]
Should You Snake Your Clogged Drain or Use Drano Products?
While pouring a bottle of Drano down your drain is probably easier, it’s definitely more expensive and will likely have to be down again after a few months. Generally, most people experience problems in their shower with draining problems from hair and God know what else, and the some what lazy solution is to buy [...]
Use a Cheap Candle Warmer for a Coffee Mug Warmer
Awhile back, I looked everywhere for a coffee cup warmer because I cant stand when my coffee gets cold at work. I was tired of pouring cold coffee down the drain or getting a buzz by slamming the cup before it chilled. After looking everywhere for a coffee mug warmer, I finally just settled on [...]
Should You Switch Electricity Providers from BGE to Dominion?
If you live in Maryland, you likely received a promotional letter from Dominion Retail urging you to switch electricity providers from BGE to them. If your like me, the letter and whole setup is a little confusing. Apparently, if you switch to Dominion, all this really means is they will “arrange” the supply of electricity [...]
Increase the Life Of Your Dress Shirts with Metal Collar Stays
For those of you that have to wear a button up shirt to work everyday, metal collar stays is must have item to expand the life of your shirts and keep you looking good. Generally, all button up shirts come with plastic collar stays, which mysteriously get eaten by the washing machine. When the shirt [...]
DIY: How to Change the Oil in Your Car
I think there are a number of reasons why changing your oil yourself is worth the time and money. For one, the quality of oil and filter that you can buy when you change the oil yourself will be of higher quality than a place near your charging about $20 for an oil change. There’s [...]
Its Fantasy Football Time, Is it Worth the Money?
As football preseason begins with much disgust to many wives out there, football fans around the country are now starting to strategize for their upcoming fantasy football draft. Most leagues, as everyone is well aware, usually require some sort of buy in, which usually goes to a fund for the winners and to pay for [...]
