Archive for October, 2009
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Should Pottery Barn Give Us a Refund?
A few weeks back our dog Jake decided to rip into some cushions on our patio furniture. They were too far gone by the time we noticed. As a result, we’ve been looking for new chaise lounge cushions. You’d think they’d be easier to find, but everything has been fairly expensive or not the right [...]
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Personal Finance Links (Red Sox, iPods, or MLB Umpires)
This was a pretty bad week for on several fronts. My treasured Red Sox played horribly in just about all areas of the game, earning themselves some extra vacation time (and I thought I was Lazy). The Major League Baseball umpires missed numerous calls including three tags in the first Red Sox game (the Red [...]
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Amazon Friday Sale – Digital Photo Frame Coffee Mug Edition
Whenever I get a chance on Friday, I like to sneak over to Amazon and see what they have on their Amazon Friday Sale. Usually, I pray that the Amazon gods send me one utterly ridiculous item to highlight. I must have been good because the gods are smiling down on me. Digital Photo Frame [...]
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Price-Placebo Effect
You might have heard of the placebo effect. If you haven’t that’s fine, I didn’t learn about it until I was in the 10th grade (thanks Mr. Walker). The idea is this: If you give a pill with no medical properties to someone, but lie to the person to give the impression that it will [...]
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Lending Club Update – September 2009
I almost forgot to update you on my Lending Club account. I’ve been opening that up for all to see: Last month, I had expected payments of $71.21 coming in. This month I have $74.47. A key word there is “expected.” It’s not a guarantee, but it is fairly diversified. Also, you may note that [...]
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Alternative Income Streams – September 2009
As I expected last month, my vacation made this post a little later than I thought. I’ll keep this brief, because I don’t really know if it excites anyone to read how much I made last month in alternative income. For new readers who are wondering what alternative income is, it’s a little like passive [...]
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Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel Reviewed
I really need to do one of two things: A) Stop reading books or B) Learn the art of skimming. Phil Villarreal, who you might know from the The Consumerist, asked me if I’d like a copy of his new book Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel. I have taken a special liking to the Consumerist [...]
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Weekend Personal Finance Links (Catching Up Edition)
After the last week in Aruba, I’m exhausted. It’s funny how vacation just seems to make you more tired. Maybe it wasn’t the vacation, but rather the trip from Aruba through Atlanta to Florida to see my friend get married. Except that I got a call from her 3 hours before the wedding telling me [...]
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How To Be A Smart Investor In Any Investment Environment
[I've been a little backed up with my busy schedule of floating in the ocean and hotel pool in Aruba. Oh, and it's not like the steak here is going to eat itself. So while I get back to that, enjoy this guest post from fellow Money Writer, The Digerati Life.] Now that the stock [...]
