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Entries from November 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!  I hope everyone has a great and safe holiday.

For those Black Friday shoppers out there, happy hunting.  The bargains in recent years seem to be declining, but it still might be worth a look.  Here are some sites that can help:
· Black Friday Ads
· BlackFriday.net
· Black Friday Forums at Slickdeals.net

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Tags: Holidays

State Sales Tax Holidays

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments

I just found out about State Sales Tax Holidays where, in certain states, you don’t have to pay sales tax on specified days.  Take a look at the list to see if you can benefit from these state perks.  The idea seems to be a relatively recent development with the earliest listed as starting in […]

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Tags: Holidays · Saving · Taxes

Buffett, Gates Share Economic Optimism with Columbia Students

November 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, the two richest men in the world, recently spoke to a crowd of students at Columbia University and shared their optimism about the future of the economy.  Said Buffett, “The financial panic is behind us…The bottom has come in stocks.  Don’t pass on something that’s attractive today.”  There have been […]

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Tags: Famous Figures

I Wear Your Shirt

November 6th, 2009 · No Comments

I like reading the Oddly Enough section of Reuters and saw something that really piqued my interest: Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back.  Jason Sadler founded www.iwearyourshirt.com where he sells days in which he’ll wear a company’s shirt.  It sounded a bit silly to me at first, but he’s a former […]

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Tags: Fun