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Lots of activity at Circuit City, but only mediocre discounts

Monday, January 19th, 2009

My father-in-law and I went to Circuit City this weekend to see how the liquidation sale was going. Man, the lines were long.  The main line was about 15 deep most of the time I was there, and they had several other cashiers.  The crowds weren't quite Black Friday crowds, but ...

The Carnival of Personal Finance: American Flag Edition

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Welcome to this week's Carnival of Personal Finance!  It's always a pleasure to host this carnival and I appreciate and thank Flexo from Consumerism Commentary for giving me the opportunity to host again. This past Friday was Independence Day in the United States, so this week's Carnival will present a few ...

Daughter with food allergies = good tips

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Our daughter has a lot of food allergies that place a lot of restrictions on her diet. A corn allergy takes out a lot of foods, as does dairy. Many of the restaurants we go to don't have much of anything that our daughter is able to eat. This ...

Link roundup: Mother’s Day Edition

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Blessings and thanks to all of the mothers out there, especially to my mother, and to my wife, mother of my daughter. Here are some links of interest from the MBN and other blogs in my reader: All Financial Matters wonders why people are still buying gas guzzlers. Consumerism Commentary runs through a ...