Monthly Archives: March 2006

The Hello Kitty Catch 22

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

I mentioned earlier that anyone can turn their hobby into a money making venture. While I do truly believe this, putting it into practice can sometimes have some horrifying unintended consequences. My house is a perfect example of this. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Making Money, Miscellaneous | 19 Comments

Razors and Money

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

I admit it – I get hooked into the free razor give-aways. The fact is that the reason that razor companies can afford to give away razors is that the place they make their money is selling you the blades … Continue reading →

Posted in Saving Money, Shopping | 10 Comments

New Credit Scoring System

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

Here’s a bit of interesting news. The big three credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion) have come up with a new scoring model that is uniform between the three companies. Up until now, each company had their own unique … Continue reading →

Posted in Credit Cards, Debt | 1 Comment

Jumping For eBay Again

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

It looks like I’ll be spending the next 24 hours jumping for eBay again. They just announced another fixed price $0.10 sale for tomorrow (3/15) so that’s my cue to try and list as many items as I can. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in X Files | 3 Comments

Free Investing Seminar At Your Library

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

One of the best places to begin when you decide to learn more about personal finances and investing is your local library. Public libraries have a wealth of information to tap into to better educate yourself about personal finances and … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing, Personal Finance | 2 Comments

Michael Jackson’s Personal Finances

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

Does the (former) king of pop need some personal financial advice? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 …and what exactly would you advise in such a situation?

Posted in Miscellaneous, Personal Finance | 1 Comment

Screw The Artists

Posted on March 13, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

I received this comment from Tim for my post on lala.com – CD Trading For $1: and let’s just screw the poor artist who made the music why not in this digital age everything is just free isn’t it? but … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | 8 Comments

Lots & Lots Of Personal Finance

Posted on March 12, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

Welcome to the 39th edition of the carnival of personal finance. I decided to take a different tact with this carnival by ordering this week’s entries by when the blogs were started (newest ones first to give you a perspective … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Finance | 39 Comments

Car Advertising For Free Gas

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

I’ve been following the auto wrap / paid to drive industry since it took off in the late 1990′s and came crashing down just as fast after the Internet bubble. Most paid to drive information you find on the Internet … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, Making Money | 85 Comments

The World’s Richest People

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

“Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.” – Robert Orben The Latest List (and why I posted this ) And for those … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | 5 Comments

Just One Spin

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

Over a year ago when Nate and I first began to talk about whether we were going to quit (after losing the content to our site a couple of times) or to continue on, we came up with the idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Website | 1 Comment

Newest Satellite Site: ReduceCollegeCosts.com

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

Our latest satellite site is now up and is called Reduce College Costs. While I’m not sure if any of you will be able to notice, this one is a bit different from the others we’ve created. I won’t go … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Website | 4 Comments

Hotel Nights For Free

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

If you are planning to stay at a hotel, a bit of comparison shopping may get you the room for free (or the first night if you’re staying longer than a single night). That’s because Trip Rewards has an offer … Continue reading →

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Extra Money – Look At Your Hobby

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

I was talking with some friends about how they could make some extra money and was surprised to see that most of them thought it was impossible. They all imagined they didn’t have the time to make extra money. Finding … Continue reading →

Posted in Making Money | 9 Comments

Money Making Challenge

Posted on March 7, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

Most of the 50 items I placed on auction last week have ended. The overall result was mixed – I sold probably 25% of the items listed, but most I placed at the high end of the price scale since … Continue reading →

Posted in X Files | 2 Comments

lala.com CD Trading For $1

Posted on March 7, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

lala.com is a CD trading site where you can ship CDs you no longer want to someone that does, then request CDs that you want in return. Each time you receive a CD it costs you $1.49 ($1 plus a … Continue reading →

Posted in Saving Money, Shopping | 9 Comments

Travel Website Errors – Cheap Travel

Posted on March 6, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

$10/night – Edwardian San Francisco Hotel Edwardian San Francisco Hotel, 1668 Market St, San Francisco, CA. $10/night. April 29 $9/night – Starhotels Tourist – Milan, Italy Starhotels Tourist, Vialle Fulvio Testi 300, Milan, Italy. $9/night. 1 Adult. April 25 $5/night … Continue reading →

Posted in Saving Money, Travel | 3 Comments

Investing, Investing, Investing

Posted on March 6, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

Welcome to the 12th edition of the Carnival of Investing. The first five submissions are the ones I liked best (in no particular order) which really doesn’t mean a whole lot – especially as they pertain to information about investing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing | 12 Comments

Sunday Funnies – Credit Card Fraud

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

While not trying to play down the the basic steps that people should take to prevent credit card fraud and identity theft, I think that this man may have some more important issues that should be of more concern than … Continue reading →

Posted in Credit Cards | 3 Comments

Free Smart Money Magazine Subscription

Posted on March 4, 2006 by Jeffrey Strain

Sometimes things go around in full circle! I wrote earlier about a Smart Money tip on how to save money on magazine subscriptions and mentioned that they left out the best way to save which was to get magazine subscriptions … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Finance | 11 Comments