December, 2009

Employee or Student Discounts for AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, AllTel

Just about every major cell phone provider has discount for large corporations or groups, even when it’s an existing personal line. While most people know about their company’s discount, some do a bad job of advertising them. In addition, many folks can get student/employer discounts using their school e-mails. So grab your ...

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Obese and In Debt?

Correlation between Weight and Money (Photo from pyxopotamus, Flickr.com) Is there a correlation between how much you weigh and how many debts you have? While this is something that most people who have a lot of extra weight may not agree with, there are certain reasons why this may be true. The fact is that a person ...

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Does It Still Make Sense to Refinance in Today’s Market?

Last winter, Kris and I refinanced our mortgage. Interest rates had dropped, and it seemed like a good idea to make the leap. Though it took us a couple of months to actually pull the trigger, we finally ended up cutting the interest rate on our loan from 6.25% to 4.96%. According to sites like ...

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Blu-ray HD vs. DVD Players: Historical Price Comparison

I found this interesting chart on Gizmodo about how Blu-Ray players are basically following the same price trajectory as traditional DVD players: I don’t have a Blu-ray player myself, and I’m sure glad I didn’t buy one at $300. Hopefully this means that the discs will become dirt-cheap just as quickly. I ...

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What Does a Loan until Payday Mean to You?

A loan until payday is like a million bucks There are those who would say that getting a loan until payday is a desperate act; but in today’s economy, a desperate act is exactly what living from paycheck to paycheck is. Perhaps you know someone born with a silver spoon in his mouth who now ...

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