-
Selling Wine – Almost Like Blogging
This past holiday weekend my wife, my dog, and I headed down to the wine country of Paso Robles, California. Each year a group of 17 vineyards called the Far Out Wineries get together to host a wine tasting event. For a price of $35 you can spend 4 days visiting any of the wineries [...]
-
Murphy-Goode’s Smart Marketing with New Media
Murphy-Goode Winery has an interesting job opportunity that you may or may not have heard of… a 6-month contract to be a “Lifestyle Correspondent” for Murphy-Goode Wine. It pays $10,000 a month – a fairly impressive salary considering that you get free rent on top of it. Oh you also get to learn how make [...]
-
Can I Pay Less for Something of Similar Value?
Pay less and win the game of personal finances. Todd at Harvesting Dollars contacted me today to tell me about a new meme he’s starting. With the upcoming summer Olympics, what financial games or tricks do you use to keep your finances in order? He saves his raises and doesn’t buy into lifestyle inflation. If [...]
-
Amazon Friday Sale – Unicycle Edition
For some of you, I’m coming out with this a little late in the day. I apologize. If it’s still Friday, you’ve got a chance to take advantage of the following deals: This week’s highlight for wacky pick is: Unicycle – The savings of $10 isn’t that breath-taking, but I have to wonder how many [...]
-
Ask The Readers: Did You “Staycation” to Save Money on Gas?
Memorial Day weekend is over… *Sigh*… back to work. The local news last night interviewed a number of people about how they spent their Memorial Day weekend. I was surprised by the number that were really cutting down their driving to save money on gas. One family decided to cut down their vacations from 3 [...]
