Archive for September, 2010
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
While other bloggers are setting people up for failure this Labor Day, I hope that I can set up people for success.
Do you have a job today? If you do, please take a second to give thanks for it.
For me, and many others, it's by far the largest source of ...
Posted in Commentary | 7 Comments »
Monday, September 6th, 2010
Beks over at Blogging Away Debt is now officially finished with a self-imposed 60-day-long moratorium on dining out.
She had a few hiccups along the way but overall had great success with the program. Even as early as week three she was getting into full swing of the new meal regimen, ...
Posted in Frugal Living | No Comments »
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
This post over at Basically Money (now a member of the new family of Stack Exchange sites) asks whether to refinance a mortgage. Here's the question:
I have a 5-year ARM at 4.5% APR. I can renew the rate at 3.25%. However, the cost of is going to be $800. ...
Posted in Banking, Real Estate | No Comments »
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
As of right now we're looking at about 30 hours before Hurricane Earl blows past our latitude. It reminds me of something that happened during the aftermath of previous hurricanes: price gouging. Price gouging is a disparaging term given to the practice of hiking prices of demand items after some ...
Posted in Commentary, Shopping | 6 Comments »
