Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
Mary Winkler, who is on trial for killing her husband was apparently overdrawn by about $5,000 in one of her accounts. Additionally, she had tried to deposit checks from another bank account that didn’t have the funds to pay those checks. I didn’t realize that they called that “kiting checks”. The banker warned her that kiting checks was illegal and could result in criminal charges
I wanted to get this out here as soon as possible. IMPORTANT: If you buy a video camera from Best Buy, put it in a blender, and then blend it in to a million little pieces, those people at Best Buy will not accept it as a return! I know what you are thinking: “What kind of crappy return policy is that?”. Well, I would
I’m not a huge fan of Jim Cramer. Every time I’ve tried to watch his show, I find myself feeling overwhelmed. I don’t mean I feel overwhelmed with the information that he’s yelling about. I think I’m mostly just overwhelmed by his on air persona. Frankly, I think that his show highlights the problems with investing in this day and age. There are so many
This is just crazy. These people were each making $300 per week picking strawberries and they, along with another family that work as mushroom farmers making $500 per week, were able to qualify for a $720,000 house. Because they didn’t speak english, they were completely reliant on their agent to help them through the process. As it turns out, the loan they were given, and
I’m still not sure why I got a free salad from McDonalds today but I am happy to have received it. I took my daughter to McDonalds today. We went through the drive thru and after I ordered a Happy Meal for my daughter, the lady said, “Would you like a chicken salad for free?”. My initial response was, “What was that?”. She asked me
Yahoo has a good article explaining how all the taxes that you send in are spent. Here are the highlights: Social Security: 21% Military: 20% Aid to the Needy: 16% Medicare: 15% Interest on the Debt: 10% Health and Education: 4% Civilian and Military Retirements: 4% Veterans Benefits: 3% Transportation: 3% Other: 6% So there you have it. I have to admit it’s pretty amazing
It’s that time again. Are you paying the regular price for your internet service? There really is no need to. If you live in an area that has two high speed internet providers, you’d be amazed at the lengths they’ll go to, to keep your business. I live in an area that has both Comcast and Qwest. They both provide high speed internet services and
Personal Finance and saving money aren’t all about the numbers. Sometimes it’s hard to see that when you read all the personal finance blogs, look at your asset allocation, receive your credit card statement, open your checking account or log in to your 401k. In fact, it almost always feels like it’s about the numbers. It’s only when you have a significant event in your
If you frequent Chipotle you may want to check out the link below. If you buy a burrito on Apr 14th or 15th, you can come back and get a free one on the 16th. Frankly, it isn’t all that great since a simple “buy one, get one free” promotion would have been more convenient, but if it’s right down the block, or you go
Check out this pyramid of pennies in order to bring attention to colorrectal cancer screenings: http://www.pennypyramidproject.com/