A while back I posted about a scam being perpetrated by Sears and Dockers on a recent rebate promotion. The issue I had was that instead of a “$10 reward card” as promised in a Sears press release, I received a crappy $10 off $50 men’s apparel coupon that was loaded with exclusions. Well, I’m [...]

OK, this is totally in the “don’t try this at home” department, because people a lot smarter than me have tried to do this and failed miserably. With that disclaimer out of the way… I recently made the decision that I needed to rollover the funds in my old employer’s 401k plan (not the one [...]

As our loyal readers may have noticed, there have not been any updates to this blog in some time. What you may not realize is that this humble blogger lives in Houston, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike we lost electrical power. Well, after nearly two weeks in the dark (from about 2am on [...]

Sorry for the off-topic post, but watching the news coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav (or lack thereof) is really getting under my skin. As a service to my readers, I want to share with you the real story the national media isn’t bothering to tell. Listening to news coverage, you would believe that [...]