Archive for February, 2011
Take 5: This Week’s Blogger Roundup
1. 20+ crafty things to make with old jeans [Tipnut] Denim is damn near indestructible. So when you’ve worn out your pants, you can make everything from slippers to potholders to even corsages. Best of all, these ideas come with step-by-step instructions. 2. Use beer to get rid of pests [Wise Bread] Turns out cockroaches [...]
Monday’s Money Deals: Faucets, Tech, and Free Food
There’s no special rhyme or reason for this week’s deals – except they all represent at least 40-percent discounts. Start off March with these savings on tech, food, and other category-defying bargains. First, in freebies: Chick-Fil-A’s Facebook says it’ll give away free waffle fries on FryDay afternoon – get it? Well, you can’t expect clever puns [...]
5 Tips to Avoid Job-Jeopardizing Online Blunders
I still remember when my old boss friended me on Facebook. I hesitated to accept but worried that declining might offend her. After deliberating for half a week, I friended her but established privacy settings to prevent her from seeing every update I made. According to Robert Half International, I did the right thing – [...]
Money in a Minute: Headlines for Feb. 28, 2011
ECONOMY: Warren Buffett remains optimistic about U.S. future Billionaire Warren Buffett weighed in on the economic recovery, sounding positive that the housing recovery will begin this year but warning about excessive borrowing. “Buffett said … even a short absence of credit can ruin a company,” AP reports. TECH: Google revamps to fight cheaters New changes [...]
Take Five – This Week’s Blogger Roundup
1. 20+ Crafty Things To Make With Old Jeans [Tip Nut] Denim is damn near indestructible. So when you;ve worn out your pants, you can make everything from slippers to potholders to even corsages. Best of all, these ideas come with step-by-step instructions. 2. Use beer to get rid of pests [Wisebread] Turns out cockroaches [...]
Take Five – This Week’s Blogger Roundup
1. 20+ Crafty Things To Make With Old Jeans [Tip Nut] Denim is damn near indestructible. So when you;ve worn out your pants, you can make everything from slippers to potholders to even corsages. Best of all, these ideas come with step-by-step instructions. 2. Use beer to get rid of pests [Wisebread] Turns out cockroaches [...]
Money in a Minute: Headlines for Feb. 25, 2011
FLIGHT: Airlines increase airfares again For the third time this month, business travelers saw a bump in pricing — $20 to $60 more round-trip. And it’s the fourth time this year for leisure travelers, an additional $10 that appeared this past weekend. USA Today reports “domestic airfares are generally 8% higher” than a year ago, [...]
Ask Stacy: When is it OK to Walk Away?
Here’s a question I recently received… Stacy, Just let me say I love reading your newsletter, there is so much to learn! Long story short, I am a 58-year-old female unemployed since 2/2009 and am married to a 56-year-old accountant earning $42,000 who claims he can’t earn more that that. We are living in a [...]
Ask Stacy: When is it OK to Walk Away?
Here’s a question I recently received… Stacy, Just let me say I love reading your newsletter, there is so much to learn! Long story short, I am a 58-year-old female unemployed since 2/2009 and am married to a 56-year-old accountant earning $42,000 who claims he can’t earn more that that. We are living in a [...]
Taxes 2011 – 3 Steps to Convert This Year’s Refund Into Next Year’s Tax Credit
Last year I wrote an article similar to this one, called Transform Last Year’s Tax Refund Into Next Year’s Tax Credit. That story was about how I had just invested my tax refund in a $5,000 high-efficiency central air conditioner for my home: something that generated a cool $1,500 tax credit that I’ll be seeing [...]