Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Starting a website up in "spare time" with the purpose of developing expertise and getting a Plan B going is a great idea. The Plan A job can go away at any time. Actually, doing just about anything that provides a product or service -- whether it's holding a sign ...
Posted in Commentary | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
This post over at Aloysa's Kitchen Sink got some attention as an Editor's Pick in the Carnival of Personal Finance a few weeks ago. The post explained five reasons to stop being frugal and get a life. Strong words, for sure, but does the reasoning stand up to scrutiny? Let's ...
Posted in Commentary, Frugal Living | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has become a bit of a Roman circus of consumerism. Retailers competing for customers' wallets with "leaked" ads coming out weeks before the big day, crazy traffic jams, all manners of people fighting tryptophan-induced sloth to get up for bunker-buster deals and full-contact shopping.
Retailers ...
Posted in Commentary, Deals and Steals, Shopping | 4 Comments »
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
I really hope the Financial Samurai is kidding with his latest post on debt reduction and weight loss. I really hope that he's just being wacky and looking for link bait or something to further Yakeziefy his web presence. ;)
Here's his premise: Buying the plasma, leasing the convertible, and living ...
Posted in Commentary, Debt Reduction | 3 Comments »
