Here’s an interesting story I came across: Woman Saves $12,000 By Collecting Fives. It sure is a creative way to save. It’s similar to a change jar or a piggybank, but instead of change and $1 bills, it’s $5 bills and instead of whatever change you have, it’s all of those bills that pass through […]
Entries from July 2008
Woman Saves $12,000 By Collecting Fives
July 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Saving
End of July Deals
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments
I saw these 2 deals and thought I’d post for the benefit of those who haven’t seen them already:
Deal 1: 20% Off Buy It Now Items at eBay (up to $250) with PayPal
1. Sign up for Microsoft’s Cashback program
2. Use Live Search to search for the Buy It Now item you want.
3. Click on the […]
Tags: Deals
The Almighty Dollar
July 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Chopstick Dollar Chop @ Yahoo! Video
I found this video of a guy who slices through chopsticks with a single dollar bill. It may not have much to do with personal finance, but I sure found it entertaining. Enjoy!
Tags: Media
Study: Women Need to Save More for Retirement
July 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I recently read an article about a Hewitt study which found that women aren’t saving enough for retirement (not that all men do either). I don’t think it’s much of a shock that Americans aren’t saving enough (as evidenced by the recent negative savings rate), but I never really gave much thought to the fact […]
Best Places to Build Wealth
July 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I saw an article on the Yahoo! Frontpage about the Best places to build wealth in America. Can you guess which city topped the list? You’d be right if you guessed Plano, Texas. I don’t blame you if you didn’t though. I know it definitely wasn’t the first city that came to my mind when […]
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