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Thursday, May 8th, 2008Check this out:
That picture was on the front page of today’s Houston Chronicle. From the article:
The sinkhole, which appeared near the center of Daisetta on Wednesday morning and grew to four football fields in diameter and 200 feet deep by nightfall, did not grow severely during the night and no evacuations have yet been […]
Anyone Else Have a Broken RockBand Drum Pedal?
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008My son was playing the drums on RockBand for Playstation 2 the other day when he heard a crack. He didn’t think much of it and kept playing until the drum pedal fell apart. The break appears to have due to stress as there is a spring located just under where the break […]
Let’s Give $500 to Every Baby (and $500 more to poor babies)
Monday, May 5th, 2008Last November I highligted a Money Magazine article about Michael Sherraden’s plan to use taxpayer dollars to give every newborn baby $500 (babies born to poor families would get an extra $500). Now the June 2008 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has an interview with Mr. Sherraden. From the Kiplinger interview:
How would your […]
If I Were A Marketer…
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008I’d be taking advantage of inflation.
Think about it…
Yesterday I posted about how some ice cream companies are reducing the size of their products while leaving the price the same. If I owned an ice cream company that still made 1/2 gallon containers, I would film a commercial that went something like this (sorry I […]
Reader-Submitted Question of the Day - Day 2
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Here’s today’s Question of the Day. This one was submitted by reader, AJ Spring. The question portion of the email is in bold but read the entire email for the context.
JLP:
I was blessed to have parents that wanted me to do whatever I wanted to, and as a result, I am well on […]
A Few Tips for Working From Home
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008The 90 Days Column ($) in today’s Wall Street Journal has a few pointers for those who are thinking about working from home. Their points along with my thoughts:
Prepare yourself psychologically. If you’re used to being around people, working from home can feel quite lonely.
Take yourself — and your job — seriously. […]
Trade Your Tax Rebate for a Giftcard
Monday, April 28th, 2008Did you know that many retailers are offering 10% bonuses to people who use their tax rebates to purchase store giftcards? So if you give Sears your $600 refund, for instance, they’ll hand you a $660 Sears gift card to spend.
Some of the retailers offering these offers include Kroger, Sears, K-Mart, and […]
Should We Start Hoarding Food?
Thursday, April 24th, 2008I don’t want to alarm anybody, but maybe it’s time for Americans to start stockpiling food.
No, this is not a drill.
There’s something about this Wall Street Journal article (free) that really bothers me. I understand his point that food prices are increasing faster than what we can earn from a bank account. It just […]
A “Question of the Day” Contest
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008I thought I’d try something different with the “Question of the Day.”
Instead of me asking the question, I thought I would open it up to AFM readers. If you have something that you think is “Question of the Day” material, please send an email to
JLP - at - AllFinancialMatters - dot - com
with […]
Help Me Help A Friend
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008I always promised myself that I would use this blog to help my friends if an opportunity presented itself. Well, an opportunity presented itself this afternoon when I received the following email from a friend:
I’m taking an amazing journey and I’d like you to support me. Thousands of women and men are going to […]