Archive for August, 2009
Sunday, August 9th, 2009
The check engine light went on Friday in our 2005 Town and Country. It wasn't the gas cap this time but we found out why the engine light was on before taking it to the dealership.
One commenter on that post suggested getting a CarChip E/X but on the newer models ...
Posted in Frugal Living, Gas and Oil | 6 Comments »
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
ChristianPF discussed how badly some mail-order cash-for-gold places pay. The linked showed proof of a wide range of payments, ranging from peanuts to tiny peanuts. While a pawn shop would pay $50 for a particular amount of gold chain, the three mail-order cash-for-gold companies paid $37.67, $11.50, and $5.70.
But even ...
Posted in Precious Metals, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Once in a while I'll peruse the eBay category Internet businesses and websites for sale to see what people are buying.
To speed up the process I sort by price + shipping, highest first, set the number of listings per page to 200, and scroll down quickly to see what people ...
Posted in Making Money | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Scour is changing the way it rewards its users. Not for the better, unfortunately.
I received my third $25 Visa gift card from Scour today, and on checking out the site I found this link on the front page:
"Upgraded Rewards System Coming Soon!"
Uh-oh.
The social search engine site has had a point-based ...
Posted in Rewards | No Comments »
