Archive for July, 2009
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 ...
Posted in Shopping | 6 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Book Reviews, Personal Finance | 6 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Frugal Living, Shopping | 14 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Frugal Living, Saving, Shopping | No Comments »