Archive for February, 2009
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Wine-Tasting: A Frugal Hobby or Not?
For Valentine’s Day this past weekend my wife and I headed down to wine country – Paso Robles to be exact. Because we have a friend named Justin we found Justin Vineyards a natural place to start. We got there and they asked if we were Passport members. We asked what that [...]
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Improve Your Blog and Personal Finance Links
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How to Lose a Loyal Customer in Three Easy Calls
Today’s guest post comes from The Casual Observer. For the first time, I’m highlighting a blog that isn’t a personal finance blog. Why? His outstanding satirical piece on guerrilla economic warfare caught my attention. You can subscribe to his RSS Feed here.
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My Wife and I Robbed Black Angus Last Night
For those that don’t know Black Angus is a steakhouse chain. It’s at least near me in Silicon Valley, but I don’t know how prevalent it is in other parts of the country (the “Locations” area on the site isn’t very helpful with this information). We had plotted and planned all day. [...]
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Problems With American Airlines Credit Card
This post is going to be bit of rant, due to very poor customer service. Many people probably don’t like reading rants, but in extreme cases (like this one), I find it necessary to document the case for those interested. Maybe it just makes me feel better that someone from the company may [...]
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Valentine’s Day Contest Results
The deadline for submitting entries for my Valentine’s Day Contest concluded last night. I tallied up the entries. Almost everyone gave me a tip that can be executed between now and Saturday which earned them a couple of entries. In total I had 61 entries. I ran the randomizer just [...]
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Valentine’s Day Contest, Two Pet Peeves, Dollhouse, and Personal Finance Links
Valentine’s Day Contest
I thought I’d remind everyone that my Valentine’s Day Contest ends Monday at 11:59. Share some good frugal tips there and if you are lucky you’ll have a $20 Ebay or Amazon gift certificate (your choice). Right now you have approximately a 1 in 10 chance of winning $20 – not [...] -
Why is Moderate Inflation Desirable?
Today’s guest post is from OneMint. OneMint is a website dedicated to providing information on personal finance.
In his speech on – Deflation – in 2002, Ben Bernanke made the reference to Milton Friedman’s – “helicopter drop” of money to fight deflation. Bernanke and most other central bankers around the world would rather drop money [...] -
Financial Football Teaches Students about Personal Finance
When New England Patriot wide receiver Wes Welker isn’t busy training and setting records, he’s out there making the world a better place. I’ve written in the past how he’s motivated me. When he’s not doing New Kids on the Block songs and dances for charity (see the previous link), he’s teaching children [...]
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Win $20 on Ebay or Amazon By Giving Your Best Frugal Valentine’s Day Tip (2 Prizes)
Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. Guys, if you are as Lazy as I am, you haven’t come up with anything for that special someone in your life. Personally, I can’t get flowers (she has allergies) or chocolate (we are trying to be more healthy this year), so that knocks out the two [...]
