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Zappos Offers Free Overnight Shipping Membership (Ends Today)
Tuesday, 24 Aug, 2010 – 7:42 | One Comment
Zappos Offers Free Overnight Shipping Membership (Ends Today)

As part of a back-to-school promotion, Zappos.com is offering up free VIP memberships, which gets you free overnight shipping. All you have to do is visit the Zappos VIP site and register. The deadline for …

10 Fun Summer Activities for Under $10 that you May Have Forgot About
Monday, 23 Aug, 2010 – 19:33 | 5 Comments
10 Fun Summer Activities for Under $10 that you May Have Forgot About

Summer Fun Can be Cheap
August is almost over, and that means there’s about two good months of summer left if you’re in a northern climate. Live it up before the cold and snow rolls in, …

Ooma Review: 1 Year After Making the Switch
Sunday, 2 May, 2010 – 12:52 | 19 Comments
Ooma Review: 1 Year After Making the Switch

It’s been just over a year since I made the switch from Verizon to the Ooma (for land line) and Net10 (prepaid cellular) and I wanted to provide a comprehensive Ooma review. I had been …

Craigslist & Other Classified Ad Phrases Alternative Meaning Humor
Monday, 26 Apr, 2010 – 21:11 | 4 Comments
Craigslist & Other Classified Ad Phrases Alternative Meaning Humor

Why do we dance around the obvious when it comes to classified ads? I was looking through some Craigslist ads the other day and had a moment of pontification while embracing the absurd code-talk. When …

Buyer Remorse Storytime: 3 Times I Felt it & How you can Avoid it
Sunday, 4 Apr, 2010 – 9:41 | 6 Comments
Buyer Remorse Storytime: 3 Times I Felt it & How you can Avoid it

Justifying the Purchase of Stuff we don’t Need Gets the Best of us
Ever bought something that you overpaid for? Or something that you were very geeked up for, only to realize later on that you …

How to Avoid Getting Burned by the Magazine Industry
Tuesday, 2 Mar, 2010 – 23:21 | 3 Comments
How to Avoid Getting Burned by the Magazine Industry

Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I still do (and proudly) subscribe to a few magazines – and I won’t be stopping unless the magazines close shop. My personal favorites are Kiplinger and Backpacker.
That …

EyeBuyDirect.com Buy One Get One EyeGlasses Sale Ends at Midnight
Monday, 25 Jan, 2010 – 20:54 | 4 Comments
EyeBuyDirect.com Buy One Get One EyeGlasses Sale Ends at Midnight

If you’re in the market for new eyeglasses, EyeBuyDirect just sent me an email that they are having a special ‘buy one, get one free’ sale today only. Not a bad deal when you consider …

How to Waste Money in 9 Easy Steps
Monday, 4 Jan, 2010 – 23:07 | 18 Comments
How to Waste Money in 9 Easy Steps

This is a guest post brought to you by The Digerati Life, a site that covers all topics on personal finance, from reviews of online stock brokers to the best credit cards for your needs.
Could …

How to Methodically Find the Cheapest Flights Every Time
Sunday, 26 Apr, 2009 – 19:52 | 8 Comments
How to Methodically Find the Cheapest Flights Every Time

Trying to get the cheapest flight possible is a game that all of us has played at one point or another. There doesn’t seem to be any consensus as to what site you can find …

The 5 Best Places to Sell your Stuff
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 20:54 | 24 Comments
The 5 Best Places to Sell your Stuff

How to Sell ‘Stuff’ Online
Purging stuff around the house you no longer have a need for provides two great benefits. First off, it allows you to de-clutter, which is satisfying for the psyche as it …