Archive for August, 2008
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Going on Vacation… Maybe.
I’m heading on an extended vacation in Sydney, Australia and Phuket, Thailand for a few weeks… or at least that’s the plan. It appears that I need Hurricane Gustav to cooperate a little. My wife, being in the military is on notice that she may be necessary for the relief work. [...]
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The Hidden Costs of Smoking
Although many people realize that smoking is bad for your health, few realize just how big of an impact it can have on your wallet. If you are finding it difficult to quit smoking the following information may just change your mind. Let’s take a look at just how expensive smoking can be.
The actual [...]
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Make Money on Ebay
Is it really possible to make money on Ebay?
Ninety-nine percent of the time that I hear, “make money on Ebay” it turns out that the person is simply getting rid of stuff they no longer want. I don’t consider that making money, because you lose the possession – one that you likely paid [...] -
Going Back to School? Here Are Some Tips That Helped Me
It’s been 10 years since I graduated college, excuse me if I’m not fully in character. School was a different time in my life. I didn’t spend a lot of time thinking about money. My mother raised me to think frugally and I think that stuck in my subconscious.
Car – I [...]
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Are You Going to be Lazy Man and Money’s 500,000th Visitor?
In the next couple of hours, my Sitemeter visitor tracking will show that I’ll have my 500,000 visitor to Lazy Man and Money. Google Analytics shows there have been visitors from 197 countries – many that I’ve never heard of. Sadly, unlike the guy in the Bud Dry commercial, the Congo is [...]
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Am I Wasting My Time?
I got the September issue of Money magazine yesterday and, as always, there are a few eye-opening articles. Every time I feel like I know everything about personal finance, I find that there’s so much I have left to learn. One particular article, on page 24 is titled, “Why You Can’t Teach [...]
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Save Money at Restaurants
Follow these tips to save some big money at restaurants
I thought I’d compile a few tips for saving money at restaurants. Before I get started I’d like to recognize a couple of things. First, one of the best way to save money at restaurants is to avoid them. Cooking at home [...] -
Conversations at a Barber Shop
Ever since I’ve switched to working at home, I’ve started to treasure human interaction in almost any form. I used to hate to go to the barber shop as I viewed the ensuing conversation as one of a forced nature. (I’m also quite shy in person.) So today, I was happy [...]
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Welcome US News Readers
It seems some readers are finding their way here from the U.S. News article How to Earn Money from Blogging. I’d like to welcome you.
If you are interested in some of my more popular ideas, see the right column of Most Popular Articles under Highlighted Articles. I haven’t written about the topic [...] -
High Interest Checking Accounts
Who wouldn’t be interested in high interest checking account? Even in these tough times, you can get more than 5% interest from a checking account.
When I went to Finovate Start-up a few months ago, one of the companies that caught my eye was CheckingFinder. Their web application was nice, but I didn’t [...]
