A few favorites from recent trawls around the blogosphere:
Mighty Bargain Hunter’s very funny list of the Top 10 Failed Personal Finance Books
Bargaineering on Making Your Own Windshield Wiper Fluid
I Will Teach You to be Rich: What do you NOT care about spending money on?
Boston Gal is living without air conditioning
Thanks to an anonymous commenter, California’s [...]
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“Now is a great time to buy.” That has been the advertising mantra of the National Association of Realtors regardless of the state of the housing market. The NAR certainly has a purpose; its mission and vision is clearly displayed on the organization’s website: “The core purpose of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is to [...]
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Get free lasagna on National Lasagna Day
Finally, it’s National Lasagna Day! Of course, I had no idea this day even existed until I started reading about places handing out free lasagna. Like most totally arbitrary-sound holidays, this holiday does appear to be totally arbitrary.
I don’t know how long National Lasagna Day has been around, I [...]
If you can afford it in the first place
Does this qualify as "drivable?" (Photo: blog.glodb.com)
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for the idea of the Cash For Clunkers Program 2009. However, I simply don’t see it being sufficient to help many of the consumers that have been holding on to older, less fuel efficient vehicles. [...]
I’ve been a full-time professional blogger for more than a year now. It’s been a fantastic experience, a sort of dream come true. But blogging for dollars is not without its drawbacks. As I’ve shared before, I feel socially isolated. I spend most of my time in this office, writing about money.
Also, the income [...]
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