Archive for January, 2009

Frugality is the fastest way to a better bottom line

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

It shouldn't be the only way you're improving your bottom line, but it does give results, fast. Frugal Dad is concerned that frugal people spend too much time being frugal.  And that may well be true:  For someone who already has their finances under good control, some money-saving activities are simply ...

Some more Visa debit card questions and answers

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

As promised a few weeks, here are some more questions about Visa debit cards, along with answers from Visa, and my comments.  I saved my personal favorites for this post, so I hope you find the answers educational and enlightening! Question:  If someone gets hold of my debit card it's possible ...

Become your own change

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Larry Winget, in his new book People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It! said that the easiest action plan of all is to do this: Do anything that's different from the way you have been doing it. If things are not going the way you want, heading in a different direction ...

Lots of activity at Circuit City, but only mediocre discounts

Monday, January 19th, 2009

My father-in-law and I went to Circuit City this weekend to see how the liquidation sale was going. Man, the lines were long.  The main line was about 15 deep most of the time I was there, and they had several other cashiers.  The crowds weren't quite Black Friday crowds, but ...