Archive for June, 2009
Friday, June 19th, 2009
A fairly well-traveled post of mine, "Why PayPal makes it a chore to pay by credit card," needs an update.
I bought some replacement batteries for our wireless phones off of eBay last night (how I can get two of them from Hong Kong, shipped, for under $6, I'll never know) ...
Posted in Banking, EBay, Shopping | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Making it through tougher times may mean cutting out or cutting back, but just putting some effort into making things yourself can go a long way. Like coffee: it may hurt to give up that daily cup of joe on the way to work, but it's a pretty easy transition ...
Posted in Frugal Living | 10 Comments »
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
Pinyo over at Moolanomy asked whether Cash4Gold.com is a scam or not. Cash4Gold.com will pay you for your jewelry based (mainly) on its precious metal content. You ask them for a postage-paid envelope, you mail in your valuables, and a few days later you get a check and ride off ...
Posted in Precious Metals | 15 Comments »
Monday, June 8th, 2009
For the next few weeks I'm going to highlight the other personal finance bloggers who are taking the Man Vs. Debt PF Bloggers Weight Loss Challenge. My team (Delta Team) is in last place at the moment, but that's all right. It's a good thing to just get started again ...
Posted in Roundups | 2 Comments »
