Geek and CheapGeek and CheapA Geek's guide to Money, Investing and Technology. This blog offers tips on saving money, investing and the latest in technology gadgets. We also try to expose financial scams that are growing in popluarity. Articles
A New Twist on Priceline
2008-03-22 04:16:00 I have been a big fan of the popular web site Priceline .com for several years. If you are not familiar with the web site, it allows you to “name your own price” for hotels, flights, rental cars, etc.. I have used their site to book hotels many times and have had moderate success. ... More About: Twist
It?s Almost Halloween ? Avoid Financial Horrors!
2007-10-30 02:27:00 It’s Almost Halloween ! Something that can be as scary as Halloween’s ghosts and goblins is the thought of recovering from a disaster for which you were unprepared. If you have not already, now is the time to learn what steps you can take to prepare yourself. Financial Planning - A Guide to Disaster Preparedness . If you are recovering from an ... More About: Avoid , Allo
Palm Centro - Sprint?s newest competitor to the Blackberry
2007-10-26 15:01:00 I have been a Blackberry user for the last 2 years and for the most part have nothing but good things to say about it. The only downside to the service is the huge extra monthly fee to use the Blackberry service. With my cell phone provider it cost me $40 extra per ... More About: Technology , Sprint , Palm , Centro
Online savings accounts are a perfect place for your Emergency Fund
2007-10-18 14:08:00 First off, do you have any kind of emergency fund that you are contributing to in case something happens and you need some cash fast? If not, I hope that you pay special attention to this post and open up an savings account. DO NOT open up a savings account at a normal ... More About: Online , Place , Fund , Perfect , Savings
Paying off your mortgage in 7-10 years ? too good to be true?
2007-10-17 14:21:00 For fun, I recently went to a ?seminar? for a company which advertised that they will help you pay off your mortgage in a significantly reduced amount of time. There are several companies which are touting this ?revolutionary? idea. The general gist of this product is that you open up a Home Equity ... More About: Mortgage , Scams , True , Years , Good
Use Rewards cards to earn extra Cash
2007-10-16 14:31:00 I am not sure if you are like me, but I am tired of the large credit card companies making millions and millions of dollars of interest off of their customers. So, I decided I would only use credit cards for what I could afford and I would pay them off every month. If you are disciplined enough ... More About: Earn , Cash , Cards , Extra , Rewards
Cheap VOIP Options
2007-10-16 06:48:00 Over the past few months I have been keeping my eyes out for cheap alternatives to a land line at home. I currently just have a cell phone, but wanted something to use in the early evenings to minimize my cell phone bills. I have been looking at two different VOIP options that are a ... More About: Technology , Voip , Options , Cheap
Geek Info
2007-10-16 06:47:00 Hello, everyone! My name is Blair and this is my first attempt at any sort of blog. I am a 26 year old geek who is fascinated with all sorts of investing, computing and saving money. I hope that I can share a few tips that I have picked up and that others can share ... More About: Info , Geek |
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