Jul
2
Amazon buys deal-a-day site Woot
July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Amazon is buying shopping site Woot, where gadget geeks can get some good deals. Woot announced the deal on Wednesday using a self-deprecating letter from chief executive Matt Rutledge and a video of a dancing and rapping plush monkey. Launched in 2004, the site initially featured just one electronics product a day, offered at a [...]
Apr
2
iPad will be sold out by early afternoon Saturday?
April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Apple's latest tech toy is all the rage. On Thursday, two video apps, from Netflix and TV broadcaster ABC, showed up in the App Store for iPad, offering consumers software to watch hours of movies and TV shows. That's good news for Apple, which has been criticized for developing its iPad tablet computer without the [...]
Mar
25
WSJ on iPad for $17.99 a month
March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Wall Street Journal has “a person familiar with the matter” who says that The WSJ plans to charge subscribers $17.99 per month for iPad subscriptions. That’s not a bad price, since the print version costs about $29 per month. But it isn't as great a deal as people were expecting. People want digital content [...]
Sep
25
Let Google Save You Money
September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
We use google for everything. But I bet you don't use it for saving money. You should be and here's how. Google 411-When you need directory assistance, don’t call 411. You will get charged between $1 and $4 for a phone number. Just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) and access local business information free of charge. If [...]
Sep
18
Trade your old electronics for cash
September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Need money? Have a drawer full of old electronics? Gazelle.com will give you cash for them. The start-up launched in 2006 and gladly pays cash for used electronics. Anything from LCD TVs to video game consoles and cell phones. They then either resell or recycle them. Just log on to the site and answer a [...]
Apr
9
When You Save Money, You Make Money
April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Or…A penny saved is a Penny earned. It's simple, the more you can save, the more you have at your disposal. You can then turn that into even more money. But you have to save first and be smart about it. I'm going to cover just a few ideas here that will help you keep [...]
Jan
5
Driving Myself Crazy Trying to Get Rich
January 5, 2009 | 2 Comments
I've been driving myself nuts lately think about money. Trying to make money that is. Isn't a smart person supposed to be rich? And shouldn't I be rich by now? Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool. – Seneca For the last decade, I've spent most of my free [...]
Jun
9
Time Is Money: Finding Time to Workout
June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I'm constantly short on time. Who isn't, right? You need to work out but how do you find the time? Here's a couple ways I've found that work pretty well. Everyone gets 24 hours in a day, no more no less. Some people take full advantage of the time they have and some don't. I've [...]
Jun
6
Are We Spending Too Much On Our Children?
June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The media tells us we aren't spending enough time with our kids. However, I'm beginning to wonder if we're not spending too much time and money on our children. The idea of spending too much time (or money) and our children seems ridiculous in this modern age of child first living. Aren't we supposed to [...]
Mar
27
Consumerist Covers Jim Cramer's Latest Controversy
March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Jim Cramer continues to get bad publicity over his Bear Sterns comments. I covered his comments on Bear Sterns in a previous article. It seems however that this one just won’t go away. The consumerist.com covered the ramifications of Cramer’s goof. It’s given a lot of his enemies some pretty good ammunition. Fox Business News [...]