Family Financial Strategies: Credit Card Use
This is a guest post by Al Jacobs, the author of OnThe MoneyTrail.com. A running debate continues over the use of credit cards. Much of the controversy involves matters like annual fees, interest rates on the unpaid balance, and the use of an account to establish credit. Articles abound on charge strategies to secure tax [...]
Check Out the Collective Buying Power of Groupon
Groupon is a relatively new site that aggregates new deals at awesome prices with an element of community involvement. Not only is it great for consumers, but it is great for business as well. Want to find deals that are more tailored to where you live? They have that too. The ability to discuss with [...]
26 iPhone Apps to Save You Money in Your Small Business
FastUpFront.com has created a list of the best iPhone applications that can save you both time and money in your small business. Some of the topics are personal assistance, time management, news, business tools, finance, information, file management, and travel tools. I could list them out here with all the links and what not, but [...]
Completely Free Anti-Virus Protection for Your Computer
Sure we may have referred to this before but I wanted to bring it up again real quick: AVG Free is a fantastic, simple, effective and completely free. Not only does it protect from viruses, but spyware as well. Here is a complete list of what is offered, and if you like it, you can [...]
If Raises Means Spending More, You’ll Ultimately Have Less
I have recently been lucky enough to accept a new position that will reflect a significant increase to my yearly salary. Knowing the current job climate I am extraordinarily grateful for the new opportunity and I think it is with an organization that I will be with for some time. Having said that, I have [...]
Phone Carriers are Stealing Your Money
Tod Philips over at Geeks Are Sexy wrote up a great piece on how he is saving a ton of money on Skype and the unreal taxes being charged to his long distance account. Almost 30%!! Check it out.
A Fine Example of Consumption
New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less This made me lol, and I wanted to share it with other…man I love the Onion.
Amazon Deal: LOST Blu-ray Box Sets
Until July 16, 2009, Amazon has a deal going where you can get 30% off boxed sets of LOST on Blu-ray. I know that LOST can be highly addicting and if you happen to already have a Blu-ray player (or a PS3), you might want to check it out. Heres the link. There are also [...]
Things that Make You Go Hmmm
A penny saved is a government oversight. Birds of a feather flock together and crap on your car. The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends. The easiest way to find something lost around the house is [...]
Frugality Hype Can Overshadow Meaningful Financial Discussions
I find it amazing that many of us go to bed earlier than we want, get up way earlier than we want, travel further than we would on a day off, all to get to get to some place we would generally choose not to be—work. We then spend the majority of our waking day [...]
