Head’s up folks – your 2007 Federal Income Tax return is due April 15, 2007, a little more than 9 months from now! Get ready now! So how many of you think I’m nuts to tell you to start preparing now for your 2007 return? It may seem nuts to think about taxes now considering [...]

There is an interesting article linked today on Kiplinger’s entitled “Wasting Money While We Sleep”. The article discusses the costs to businesses of workers leaving their computers on overnight after they go home. Lots of us do it and don’t think anything of it. The article says that about 49% of us  confess that we “never”, [...]

OK, this is a little off-topic, but still pretty funny. Last Friday night I went with my wife, brother-in-law, and a friend to Barnes and Noble for the release of the last Harry Potter book. I’ve gone with the wife before to these releases and although I’m not a Potter fan, I always thought the [...]

Just a quick update to a posting from several months ago. I had posted in March about a pair of Kenneth Cole men’s dress shoes that I have where the buckle broke off after only about a month of wear. The folks at Kenneth Cole were friggin’ useless, telling me I had to send the [...]

I had a nice little surprise sitting in my mailbox today. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a free CD-ROM that was available from T. Rowe Price that was to assist you in organizing your personal and financial information. The idea is that if anything were to ever happen to you, a loved [...]

The web is always a fascinating place, and what people are searching for is equally as fascinating. Apparently among the ranks of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears is a celebrity of equally great stature. Yes, I’m talking about our old friend Hammy the Squirrel from Over the Hedge. For whatever reason over the last week [...]

In my opinion, one of the funniest comedians out there is Bill Engvall. Bill is probably best known for co-starring with the likes of Jeff Foxworthy in the various “Blue Collar Comedy Tour” shows and movies, as well as his hilarious signature schtick “Here’s Your Sign”. Well, Smart Money did a profile and interview with [...]

Here is a warning to the world to beware of rebates offered or advertised by Buy.com. Earlier this year, I jumped on three deals for free after rebate memory cards and thumb drives marketed under the brand name Connect3D and advertised on Buy.com. As these rebates are well overdue and there are rumors that Connect3D [...]

I found this article from SmartMoney linked off of Yahoo, and thought I would share. It is one of the few items I’ve seen recently that I didn’t already know. Apparently several service providers for cable, internet, and phone service will allow you to suspend your service while on vacation. Policies vary widely, but if [...]

I had a few interesting offers in the mail this past week from credit cards we already have. These are all offers (most likely targeted) for bonuses for using our card. We received these three within the last week: 1. Sony Card (Chase): Get a $25 statement credit for spending $100 or more with the [...]