I was speaking with my coworker about general financial topics and the discussion came up of selling a car. He immediately became animated and started discussing CarFax.
Personally, I know CarFax as a service that helps prevent me from being scammed by a fraudulent car title or an unscrupulous seller. Maybe the car was wrecked, retitled [...]
We relocated to be closer to my work about two years ago. I should post the details of that decision some time, but in the mean time I need to finish relocating. This is one of my 2008 financial goals.
I reduced my commute by 40 miles each way, but the calculation is not as [...]
I’ll would like to share with you a personal story of finding the best price on Money Magazine and give specific tips on how to save money on magazine subscriptions. You’ll miss out on a few details, but you may want to skip ahead to the saving tips.
My quick recommendation for cheaper magazine subscriptions is [...]
Lazy Man’s post on the silly Lexus commercial that Lexus repeats around the holidays reminded me of the true cost of switching from a Toyota Camry XLE V6 to a Lexus ES350. Both are nice cars which are similar, but the Lexus has the luxury badge on the grill and a few amenities.
The cost [...]
The Nintendo Wii is everywhere in the news and the blogs. I expect to find the Wii in video game blogs and in the news, but now finance blogs are covering the Wii in depth. I hear about the Wii regularly at work as the holidays approach. After Thanks giving, the excitement [...]
I love the magazine consumer reports. I have both a paper subscription and a web subscription. I like the paper subscription to read and share by hand, but the web subscription is fantastic for searching. There is a discount for the web subscription to Consumer Reports for those who have a magazine subscription. [...]
Which should you purchase Prosper P2P loans (assuming your skilled enough to earn a 12% return) or the S&P500 which has earned 13% per year over the last 20 years? The answer is not simple and it depends greatly on taxes. I will provide you with a spreadsheet to change some of my assumptions [...]
On Friday December 7th, Wal-Mart is hosting a second black Friday sale event through Sunday December 9th. Link to Wal-Mart’s secret sale.
Update: I found a better deal on Amazon.com for the HD-DVD Player. Amazon is offering a total of 10 free HD-DVDs with the same player for $75 less which leaves you only [...]
IN addition to Wal-Mart’s second Black Friday event, Newegg is offering some great promotions including:
The Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10MP with a free digital frame for $599 (original $629). Hopefully, you will still receive the regular New Egg special of a free 1GB CF card. Amazon regularly offers the Digital Rebel XTi for [...]
