Month: September 2011

Month: September 2011
Financial Management

Penny Auction Sites

Today I got spammed in my e-mail about these penny auction sites where the starting price for products are literally one penny which increases as more people bid. The catch is that in order to bid you have to purchase bid credits of sort which can cost about fifty to seventy five cents a bid.

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Financial Management

If You Had Fifty Dollars For The Whole Month On Food

Today I was given a scenario where if you were only given fifty dollars for the remainder of this month would you be able to maintain a livable diet? Breaking it down it would seem crazy. With about twenty five days left in the month that would mean your budget per day would be about

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General Thoughts and Fun Topics

Similar Local Experience For Less Money

I was thinking the other day as my brother was saying how he went to the states with his family for a quick vacation and they ended up visiting a zoo which I guess entertained the kids and all. That made me think of all the travelling expenses that were involved and how different if

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Business

Blockbuster Permanently Closing Down Stores In Canada

Seems like the past few days I have been reading so many stories about the video rental chain Blockbuster closing its doors here officially. For bargain hunters, that could mean great deals if you are looking for them. But one prominent point that keeps getting brought up it seems is how way back Netflix offered

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Financial Management

No Financing For Basic Items

I was watching this show today that revolved around a couple that was in debt and it was amazing as so many of their possessions were acquired through some kind of credit financing plan. Even items like a vacuum cleaner and couch were acquired through financing. Not surprisingly they were in a lot of debt.

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Financial Management

Consuming More Because of Deals

This week at a nearby supermarket they were having this sale where you could buy five pounds of carrots for about two dollars. What a great deal I thought as usually it’s about four dollars. Usually when I have that many carrots available I would do some juicing with it. I was just thinking how

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