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A marriage checklist
One of the major mistakes most couples make in getting married is taking the plunge before they have much experience of living as individuals in the real world. If you know someone who is getting married or thinking about marriage, have them read this checklist. It might … Continue reading
True cost of driving to work
One of the exercises in my Personal Marketing class is to calculate the cost of driving to work. I have decided to share this information with all my readers. First let’s define some automotive expenses related to driving to work … Continue reading
New year’s resolution – don’t charge Christmas
This is a public service announcement. Christmas is coming next year on December 25th. If you start saving now, you won’t have to put anything on credit cards. It’s quite simple really. If you know how much you spent this … Continue reading
USB flash drives are getting really affordable
The other day, I received an email requesting me to download some files for a special presentation. I figured there would be no problem. I could copy the files to my trusty 128MB flash drive and be done with it. … Continue reading
Christmas Shopping starting early this year
Something is in the air. All of the sudden everybody is out shopping. What is this phenomenon? It’s not even Christmas yet. It’s not even the day after Thanksgiving day (Black Friday) yet. Black Friday is typically one of the biggest … Continue reading
$100 Blu-Ray Christmas update
In August 2009 I mentioned that Blu-Ray players were starting to drop in price to under $100. Already there have been a few instances of this happening since Father’s Day 2009. The question is will there be any for this … Continue reading
Blu-ray Disc Player for Christmas, around $100
This might just be the year to buy a $100 Blu-ray Disc player for Christmas. In one of my previous blogs, I commented that Christmas is coming to be ready. DVD Format Wars During the Blu-ray / HD DVD wars. I jumped on the HD DVD … Continue reading
I enjoyed the latest Harry Potter movie
Five Bucks My wife and I went to the movies today to see “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” We went to the Kerasotes Showplace Theatres. Our tickets were only $5. Kerasotes has a special deal called the “Five Buck … Continue reading
Financial traction in today’s economy
Several years ago, I read a book called “Financial Peace” by Dave Ramsey. At the time I was looking for a practical way to manage my finances. I was deep in debt and was looking for a solution. I had … Continue reading