This past week I had the opportunity to play around with an Amazon Kindle, and I must admit that I was impressed. The “electronic paper” display is really easy on the eyes, much like a real book page. I’m also somewhat dazzled by the ability to get my hands on a wide variety of reading [...] ...
This past week I had the opportunity to play around with an Amazon Kindle, and I must admit that I was impressed. The “electronic paper” display is really easy on the eyes, much like a real book page. I’m also somewhat dazzled by the ability to get my hands on a wide variety of reading [...] ...
“The value of proper car maintenance is priceless,” writes Liza Barth at the Consumer Reports auto blog. “Regular maintenance of your vehicle can save you money on vehicle repairs and keep it running smoothly for many years to come.” In particular, Barth encourages readers to keep on top of two easy (but critical) components of [...] ...
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September 6, 2008
The Treasury Department is expected to announce a plan to take control of faltering mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ...
In yesterday’s links roundup, I shared the story of Joe Ades, the gentleman grafter. Ades sells vegetable peelers on the streets of New York City by day, but goes home at night to a three-bedroom Park Avenue apartment. According to a 2006 Vanity Fair profile:
Then it’s out again for an early dinner in a style [...] ...
Here's a question left on my post titled A Better Way to Get the Salary You Want:I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions for gracefully evading salary history requests. I have a few reasons for not wanting... ...
Here's a question left on my post titled A Better Way to Get the Salary You Want:I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions for gracefully evading salary history requests. I have a few reasons for not wanting... ...
By Margaret Garcia...It’s almost that time again when I’ll be packing the kids and husband into the car and heading to my former home base of San Francisco. While admittedly, it’s one of the most expensive places to visit in the USA, there are some ways to cut corners and enough free and low priced activities that can make it a little easier on the budget.
First things first. When to go? Go between November and February. The www.joyoflifeclub.com Joie de Vivre Hotel Chain has winter rates and great places to stay—just by going within this four month time frame can shave $100 off of a room a night. If you don’t want or need to be classy, go completely frugal there’s the hostel route and the best of the best is the one at Ft. Mason in the between the Marina neighborhood and Fisherman’s Wharf. http://www.sfhostels.com/fishermans-wharf/. In general though, like living in the city itself, San Francisco has either great accommodations or questionable with relatively few in between. The farther away you get from downtown though, the more likely it is that either parking will be thrown in free or much lower in cost. My family tends to stay in ...
We’re back from New York, and planning for a lot of rain in Virginia from Tropical Storm Hanna.
First off, a big thank-you to Smart Spending for linking to my article on evaluating kids’ extracurricular activites!
Here are links of interest from the MBN and other blogs in my reader:
No Credit Needed serves up a spreadsheet for [...] ...
Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials have failed and the union ...
