Archive for July, 2009

Walmart sets the record straight on its $298 laptop

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

I received a comment from Ryan Halford, a Senior Buyer for Walmart, and specifically for computers.  He was commenting on my $298 laptop post.  I'm including his comments and responding to them here. Mr. Halford said: I am the buyer for computers at Walmart.  Thanks for the comments and feedback. I have visited ...

Top ten failed personal finance book titles

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

10. The Semi-Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful Shotgun Approach to Living and Finishing Off Your Rich Friends 9.  The 9 Steps to Financial Bondage: Practical Steps So You Can Worry Forever 8.  Poor Dad, Poorer Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money -- You Won't Find Here 7.  The 168-Hour Workweek: Work ...

$298 Walmart laptop: Dirt cheap, or just cheap?

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

(UPDATE: Walmart responded to this post.  Read it here.) This weekend at Walmart there was a laptop for $298.  This was the lowest price I've seen for a new non-netbook-sized laptop. The specs weren't bad:  Windows Vista, 3 GB RAM, wireless, 3 USB ports, 160 GB hard drive.  Three gigs is probably ...

Click-through rebate sites: The more the merrier!

Monday, July 27th, 2009

I hit upon a post by My Dollar Plan that had a couple more click-through rebate sites I hadn't heard of.  This is great, because I can add them to the mix of six shopping rebate sites I already know about.  These sites compete with one another - they all ...