A good deal on car insurance
Posted on July 1, 2010 - Filed Under Blogging, finance | Leave a Comment
The amount of car insurance advertising that is going is quite comical. You can watch each ad as they take cracks at the other by referencing something that the other company does not offer or their mascot. It appears that to compete with most of the big spenders you need to have a mascot. Why [...]
Can you invest in silver bullion
Posted on June 3, 2010 - Filed Under Education, finance | Leave a Comment
Investing directly in commodities, such as gold or oil, tends to be more difficult for investors than investing in stocks and bonds. Stocks and bonds are easily transferred between investors and are more accessible by the average investor. Commodities is some what trickier due to the complex way in which they trade through the futures [...]
Blogging about diet pills
Posted on May 27, 2010 - Filed Under Education, finance | Leave a Comment
We were challenged with blogging about the alli diet pill for 2010 since we have had the chance to review a multitude of products this past year. While at first it seemed like a difficult task it actually became quite clear after reading some of our past blogs and reviewing some sites that specialize in [...]
Search for your life insurance
Posted on April 30, 2010 - Filed Under Education, finance | Leave a Comment
It is that time of year if you work in the US that benefits enrollment are here. You must choose which types of benefits you will elect to take, and pay for through your employer. One area outside of Healthcare is life insurance.There isn’t a rush to accept the first offer that comes your way [...]
Go beyond to find your next job
Posted on April 30, 2010 - Filed Under Education, finance | Leave a Comment
If you are looking for a specific area of work in this competitive environment and one where there are not thousands of resumes trying to compete for one or two spots then I would suggest you check out beyond.com. They are career site that specialize in niche areas. What I mean by this is that [...]
Finding that Whirlpool 4396508 filter
Posted on January 19, 2010 - Filed Under finance | Leave a Comment
If you are like many of us who use built in water filters to help clean and provide better tasting water then you also know the frustration of trying to find the replacement filter for a good cost. You can spend anywhere between $40 to $100 for a new replacement filter if you are not [...]
Investing in your insurance
Posted on December 30, 2009 - Filed Under finance | Leave a Comment
I think the recent economic crisis has made us all aware just how fragile things can be financially. I always thought my money was safe in the banks and that would be the last place to worry about my money. The news we see on TV today makes me think otherwise and banks may not [...]
Going camping
Posted on November 24, 2009 - Filed Under Blogging, finance | Leave a Comment
I remember when I was going to school and it would always seem to take spring break forever to arrive. We would usually get out of school for a week and it was also a sign that the school year was close to the end. Going with some friends over Spring break and worrying about [...]
What you do in college
Posted on November 10, 2009 - Filed Under finance | Leave a Comment
When I attended Washington State University I remember having to camp out overnight to get into the good off campus housing. Probably the only thing worse was the GMAT prep course work that needed to be done in order to test into college. The only way you knew about available apartments were through the local [...]
Driving in California
Posted on October 24, 2009 - Filed Under finance | Leave a Comment
Some of the worst traffic in the US can be found in the bay area and around Los Angeles. The morning rush hour or evening rush hour pales in comparisons with other cities that have traffic problems at certain times of the day. Anyone driving a motorcycle through all of this horrible traffic is very [...]
Are jobs available
Posted on April 18, 2009 - Filed Under finance | Leave a Comment
In this uncertain job market you may be asking are there jobs to be had. We had the chance to take a look that features finance jobs where as of this writing there were over 14K jobs available and over 12K posted within the last 14 days. It appears that all the news that we [...]
Why not have a sale
Posted on March 27, 2009 - Filed Under finance | Leave a Comment
As we watch all the economic news come in about consumer spending and compaines looking to cut costs by laying off workers it can make people want to hold onto their money and not spend. Which is actually the opposite of what you want to happen in order to start turning things around. So I [...]
Getting local insurance
Posted on February 1, 2009 - Filed Under finance | Leave a Comment
There has been a huge influx of auto insurance advertising on TV today and sometimes it can be difficult to understand which companies are actually the best deal for your and your situation. I believe that dealing with a local representative that you can actually talk to face to face brings more value especially if [...]
Minimize your loss
Posted on December 31, 2008 - Filed Under finance | Leave a Comment
With money getting tighter in both the commercial and consumer market businesses are looking for ways to make sure that those that still owe them money are paying on time. When the economy is weak people start to look for ways to defer their debt and this creates a domino effect that then translates to [...]
Planning for the remaining of the year
Posted on October 13, 2008 - Filed Under finance | Leave a Comment
The state of our economy has placed many businesses in a difficult position when it comes to their marketing and sales budgets. This is because the capital needed to help grow market share and capture new customers is limited as the banks and lending institutions look regain their liquidity. Those businesses that have implemented appropriate [...]
Buying direct
Posted on March 22, 2008 - Filed Under finance | 1 Comment
With more and more furniture stores going out of business in our area the choices are becoming much smaller. Many people choose to shop online and this has hurt the local businesses and forced many into a pricing war. When is the last you walked into a furniture and they weren’t having their greatest sale [...]
