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10 Tips To Save Money On Golf
2007-07-24 11:24:00 This is a guest post by Double Eagle over at @ Life in the Rough. Life in the Rough is a golf blog. One of the best in my opinion. A good place to visit if you are looking to learn a few things about golf or drop a a few stokes off ... More About: Money , Golf , Save Money , Tips , Frugality
The Happy Rock Takes A Vacation
2007-07-24 06:14:00 The Happy Rock was a good little rock, but always very curious. Today he leaves for the mountains of Pennsylvania with his friend the Man with The Yellow Hat, 8 children, 4 sister-in-laws, 3 brother-in-laws, and 2 grand parents. Enough with the Curious George references. I will have a great time. The weather should be nice, ... More About: Vacation
Government Sometimes Save Us Money - Tire Pressure Monitors
2007-07-23 15:30:00 The government always seems to be taking our money, but sometimes they do get things right and pass legislation that beneficial. US government legislation that has been in the works since the 2000 tire recall will require auto manufacturers to install tire pressure monitoring sensors on all new models for vehicle’s under 10,000 pounds. ... More About: Government , Cars , Money , Frugality , Save
Government Sometimes Save Us Money - Tire Pressure Monitors
2007-07-23 15:30:00 The government always seems to be taking our money, but sometimes they do get things right and pass legislation that beneficial. US government legislation that has been in the works since the 2000 tire recall will require auto manufacturers to install tire pressure monitoring sensors on all new models for vehicle’s under 10,000 pounds. ... More About: Government , Cars , Money , Frugality , Save
Cheaper Than Cheap - Tip #1 - Pretend You Are Running Out
2007-07-21 06:42:00 I am starting a recurring tip series about frugality called “Cheap er Than Cheap”. The idea is to provide helpful frugality tips that border on fanatical to the point of being humorous. Love them or hate them, let’s hear what you think. Cheaper Than Cheap Tip #1 - Pretend You Are Running Out Yesterday, I noticed ... More About: Frugality
Cheaper Than Cheap Tip Of The Week #1 - Pretend You Are Running Out
2007-07-21 06:42:00 I am starting a recurring tip series about frugality called “Cheap er Than Cheap”. The idea is to provide helpful frugality tips that border on fanatical to the point of being humorous. Love them or hate them, let’s hear what you think. Cheaper Than Cheap Tip #1 - Pretend You Are Running Out Yesterday, I noticed ... More About: Week , Frugality
Request for some guest posters
2007-07-20 05:38:00 I will be on vacation Tuesday - Friday of next week. I wanted to see if anyone would be interested in guest posting @ The Happy Rock next week on short notice. What you will you get in return? The joy of helping out a fellow blogger who gets about 60 hits a day, and has about 70-75 readers. At the top of the guest post I will link to your main site, and at the bottom of the post I will link up your RSS feed. Finally, I will submit the post to a carnival the following week for some more exposure. If you don’t have a blog, don’t worry. The only requirement is that it must be personal finance or personal development related. If possible, I would like to have the posts by Sunday Night, but I can work with Monday too. Please email me to let me know if you are interested. Email me here : Related PostsRetailers Can Sell More By Increasing PriceOur time is not our own……but it can beEat Less Calories With These Simple Low Cost Tips More About: Posters , Request , Guest , Some
What bloggers are saying about canceling cable and TV.
2007-07-19 05:13:00 Yesterday I posted some eye opening statistics about TV viewing. Today I wanted to wrap up the canceling cable experiment by searching the blogosphere for some bloggers that had already tried giving up cable or had relevant posts. Here is what I found : Gary Lee just recently canceled cable and is still adjusting. Boomie ... More About: Links , Bloggers , Experiments , Logger , Blogg
Do Cable and TV Cost More Than We Think?
2007-07-18 05:33:00 Here are the highlights of some research to add some discussion to the cable canceling experiment. I found a great website called Trash Your TV. It is your one stop shopping experience for anyone thinking of canceling cable or getting rid of their TV. TV viewing stats, success stories, effects of TV articles, ... More About: Motivation , Productivity , Cost , Cable
I Need Help Canceling Cable - Save Time And Money
2007-07-17 05:08:00 My wife and I are struggling to cancel the cable once again. We talk about it every time our Comcast bill goes back to normal price. We have internet + digital cable + DVR for about $122 a month. I usually call and tell them I am going to cancel, and they start offering some ... More About: Money , Time , Productivity , Time Management , Save
Retailers Can Sell More By Increasing Price
2007-07-13 14:00:00 “Does that headline grab your attention? Well, it’s true. Retailers spend millions figuring out how our minds operate so that they can become more effective. As consumers it helps to examine some of the ways in which retailers are using research to hone their tactics. One such set of research deals with the role ... More About: Spending , Price , Sell , Tail
It?s Hard Without Habits - July Cash Experiment Update
2007-07-11 19:27:00 10 days into the July Cash Experiment and we have seen our share of speed bumps. First was forgetting that Sunday the 1st was actually July. I hadn’t withdrawn any cash to start the month. My preparation wasn’t there and I resorted to the debit card to avoid a 2.00 ATM fee at Target. ... More About: Habits , Hard , Update , Spending
Is The Annual Credit Card Payment Coming?
2007-07-09 19:06:00 Credit cards are cleverly designed so that we can comfortably spend more than we make. One of these design features is that we are allowed to make repeated small purchases, yet the purchase ‘pain’ is limited to a mere twelve times a year. By grouping all of the monthly purchases together, we can ... More About: Credit Cards , Card , Credit , Spending , Credit Card
The Credit Card Premium. How Much More Are We Paying?
2007-07-06 15:44:00 Duncan Simester created one of the first experiments that attempted to directly test how consumer’s ‘willingness to pay’ is affected by credit cards. In this experiment 1st year MBA students were instructed to provide a sealed envelope with the amount that they would be willing to pay for sold out Celtics and Red Sox tickets. ... More About: Credit Cards , Card , Credit , Spending , Credit Card
Happy Fourth of July
2007-07-04 05:55:00 On the fourth of July , fireworks soar through the sky. Families have fun, we remember how our nation begun. by Gabriella Happy Fourth! Related PostsIn search of some public attentionSave Yourself 18%? Cash Only Spending ExperimentIt’s Hard Without Habits - July Cash Experiment UpdateHappy Memorial Day!The Happy Rock begins… More About: Fourth of July
Vending Machines Can Cost Us 580% More
2007-07-02 19:10:00 I go to the vending machine maybe once a month. Each time it gets more and more painful knowing that the item is has such a huge markup(I still buy). I realize that am paying for my lack of planning and laziness. Let’s take a look at how much we are ... More About: Health , Planning , Machines , Cost , Spending
Benefits And Drawbacks Of Spending Cash
More articles from this author:2007-06-29 16:46:00 In honor of the upcoming cash spending experiment I wanted address the benefits and drawbacks of spending cash. I will revisit this list after the cash experiment to see if I have anything to add or critique. Benefits of Spending Cash First and foremost, spending cash makes it impossible to spend more than you have. Going ... More About: Credit Cards , Experiments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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