Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

Businesses don’t care whether you’re mourning or not

Monday, September 5th, 2011

Baker posted a link on his Google+ profile to this CNN Money article.  Denise Townley received a letter from Discover Card less than two weeks after her mother had passed away seeking to settle her mother's debts.  It would be an understatement to say that Ms. Townley wasn't pleased by ...

Enjoy little financial loopholes before you cause their closure

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Squirrelers is a clever guy.  Instead of settling for a free lunch at a local lunch joint every seven visits, he's cut that down in half.  With the "buy six, get the seventh free" deal, the shop gives a starter stamp when they hand out the card.  So, practically, it's ...

My domains have to start pulling their weight, or they’re gone

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

J. Money culled ten web domain names from his portfolio in an effort to clean out some of the mental financial clutter from his life.  He had a bit of a domain-buying binge last year so there was room for culling. I have thirty-two domains in my Namecheap account.  Some are ...

Why do you need Plan B?

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Easy:  Plan A can go away without notice. J Money of Budgets Are Sexy was relieved of his Plan A.  He was fired from his ~$70k/year job with basically no notice. The good news is that he was going to give his two weeks' notice the next day.  How's that for timing? He ...