Archive for November, 2009

Friday Fiscals: Black cat dancing on a broken mirror

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Happy Friday the 13th. Check out these lucky links from my reader: Five Cent Nickel has a guest post from Money Help for Christians with several good tips on how to find a good deal. Digerati Life reminds us that not all cheap houses are bargains. The Simple Dollar relates the Hawthorne ...

Where is that extra French hen?

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

(If you have a true love, then you have thirty of them from last Christmas! Most people really only need twenty-nine French hens.) Regifting this year is up.  Way up. A Consumer Reports survey found that a little over a third (36%) of American adults said they'd recycle a gift this ...

Friday Fiscals: Wii Fit Plus edition

Friday, November 6th, 2009

My wife got Wii Fit Plus earlier this week and it makes you think on some of the games.  Nice build-on to Wii Fit.  Besides, what other game can I flap my arms and fly around in a giant bird suit? Here are some links of interest from my feed reader: Bible ...

Convenience credit card users are not perfect customers

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

This article on MSN Money misses a bit in the title: Banks punish perfect customers The article is another one on how credit card companies are hitting otherwise conscientious users with annual fees.  The users that are being targeted now are those who pay their bills on time and don't carry a ...