Archive for September, 2008

What About the Little Banks

With the fall of WAMU and Wachovia, I wonder about the little banks? Will they make it through this or will they buckle as well? Or do these banks survive because they do busines a little different. Other than WAMU I have a checking account at another local bank.  This bank is not traded on [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

A Tip on Televisions

If you already have or plan on purchasing a plasma mount television it wise to protect your investment. These televisions can cost anywhere from $500 up and repairing it can be very costly as well.

Use a flat panel mount the reason for this is to keep your television safe and sturdy. If you have it sitting [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Love Free Samples and Coupons

Awhile ago, I signed up for PSSST from General Mills. This is a totally free thing to sign up for. Once you do, General Mills will start sending you free samples for you to try and coupons to pass out. These are not save $.30 coupons either some of the coupons can save you a [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Save Money Buying a Video Card

Check out buy.com if you are planning on buying a new video card. There are a variety of brands with different video memory. Some video cards offer a huge rebate. For instance a EVGA 256 128 bit PCI express video card is $62.99 after the rebate the price drops to $37.99. That is cheap! I would [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Know More About Me

I found this quiz on Blothings.com and I thought you all might enjoy my answers. I haven’t posted a quiz on here but I thought since this quiz was about what my burger says about me, would be appropiate here. Sadly, I would have to agree that most of this is a true statement.

What Your [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Shop Around Before Buying

If you are in the market for a GPS the best thing to do is hold back an urge to impulse shop and give yourself two weeks for price comparison. Why two weeks? You could wait around forever for the best deal and that just may never come. Check online but don’t forget to check [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Why Waste Money on Paper Towels

I was guilty of this, I used to waste a lot of money on paper towels only to throw them away when I am done. There is something better than paper towels and the best part is these are eco friendly ideas as well. Do you have stained clothes or clothes with a lot holes [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Exercising with Baby

Whoever created strollers was an absolute genius. After I had Sunshine, our mail was not delivered to the house instead to the post office. The post office was across the street. To get us both out of the house for some fresh air and for me to get a little exercise, I would strap Sunshine [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Ways to Save Money on Groceries

I rarely use coupons, most of the  time I would have to spend a $1 on a Sunday paper to cut coupons plus they are time consuming.  Instead I use other methods of cutting food costs

If you are lucky enough to be near a meat market buy your meat there. I do live near a [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

My Mistake

When I was about 15 or 16 I tried diet pills. I always struggled with my weight and I thought using these pills would help me lose a lot real quick just like the package said. I used them for one day and that was a horrible day. First my heart raced all day, I [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008