Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Here are some posts of interest from my feed reader:
Generation X Finance shows how to get your cheap books and movies.
Free Money Finance tells us what not to aspire to: being at the bottom of the financial barrel.
Wise Bread hones the fine art of haggling for a great deal on ...
Posted in Roundups | 2 Comments »
Friday, October 30th, 2009
I requested a review copy of Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel, and the first time the book was sent out, somehow it got lost in the mail. The publicist contacted me to ask if I was going to review it, and I said that I never remembered seeing it.
They sent ...
Posted in Book Reviews | 14 Comments »
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
I got suckered into reading this article on MSN from the title:
A $10,000 Social Security hit
There was a stock photo of two obviously very depressed seniors right next to that headline. At first I thought, "Man, the other shoe dropped fast!" but the article revealed the context of the $10,000: ...
Posted in Commentary | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
This economic downturn hasn't been kind to a lot of people. Jobs that haven't been taken away from people have had their hours cut, their workload increased, or their cost of living allowances taken away. Jobs that people used to be able to count on are on very fragile ground.
If ...
Posted in Economy, Making Money, Personal Finance, Retirement, Saving | 3 Comments »
