Posted in saving on Jan 21st, 2011
It’s been almost two weeks since I kicked off the Bring Your Lunch Contest and today I get to announce the winner. There were more entries that I thought would come in, and a lot of great ideas bandied around. To recap: the submissions had to be easy, tasty, and cheap ($7.99/week to compete with [...]
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Posted in Productivity on Jan 20th, 2011
It’s third down and goal, the Bears are down by five with 13 seconds left, and quarterback Jay Cutler takes one last look at the defense before yelling, “Hike!” He fakes a handoff and steps back to pass and looks to his right. That’s the first option on the play he called in the huddle: [...]
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Posted in Investing, Stocks on Jan 19th, 2011
January is a great time to do all those things you never think about during the year but know you have to do at least once a year. So this is when a lot of people are doing “annual checkups” on things like their bills, paperwork, re-balancing your portfolios, etc. I want to add one more thing [...]
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Posted in Gadget Lust, saving on Jan 17th, 2011
I’m still not sure if switching to a Mac is worth it or not, but in my research I did discover a whole bunch of ways to save money on Apple products. Whether you’re buying an iPad, a MacAir, or a Powerbook—there are a bunch of ways to avoid paying retail. Check out my latest [...]
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