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Entries from June 2009

Buy One Get One Free at Jamba Juice

June 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Buy One Get One Free at Jamba Juice until 7/12/2009:

Given the searing heat in most of Northern California this past weekend, I’m grateful for this deal.
You can also pair this with the $1 Off Blackberry Bliss Smoothie Promotion.  All you have to do is visit www.summerblissisback.com to get The Blissful Word of the Day.  Today’s […]

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Tags: Deals

Summer is here!

June 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments

 

Today is the summer solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere) which marks the beginning of the summer season.  Since now is a popular time for people to take vacations, I thought I’d share a post from the Frugal Traveler about saving money on travel: Research: The Traveler’s Best Friend.   Happy vacationing!
Oh, and Happy Father’s Day!

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Tags: Travel

$125,000 Teachers

June 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The subject of this post might not have much to do with personal finance, but I thought it was noteworthy: Next Test: Value of $125,000-a-Year Teachers.  I’ve always thought that teachers should earn much higher salaries so I’m glad to see The Equity Project actually doing it.  I believe that paying teachers high salaries would […]

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Tags: Education

GM’s Bankruptcy Phenomenon

June 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Whenever a company files for bankruptcy, its stock becomes worthless.  However, with GM’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, the subtleties of this bankruptcy created a phenomenon where GM’s stock actually appreciated in value.  Closing at $0.75 on the previous trading day, the stock opened at $0.99, a 32% increase.  Furthermore, the stock sank […]

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Tags: News · Stock