One Saturday during one of my previous employments, I received an interesting phone call from my supervisor. He informed me that one of my coworkers had took a work laptop home with her and that she was unable to log on to the laptop.
This is a guest post by Jeff Rose, an Certified Financial Planner from Illinois. Rose is also the author of Good Financial Cents, a financial planning and investment blog. Before reading his article, you may want to begin with two previous guest posts from Dylan Ross: What is a financial plan and why have one? and When and how to hire a financial planner.
Laptop sleeves are a necessity if you are regularly on the move. They protect your computer from daily wear and tear while providing a quick way to transport your precious cargo. The wool felt laptop sleeve designed by redmaloo is a nice option because it serves more than one purpose.
These are some crafty pieces from Josh, a new hacker, who hacks items purchased from the As-is section. Josh is an artist in Wilmington, DE and the hacks below can be seen at Olé Tapas Lounge, located in Newark, DE.
He says, "I used these pieces to create an entire restaurant full of artwork. I think I might be on to something. This piece is from the Komplement multi-use hanger.
Just a friendly reminder that the deadline to enter A Tailored Suit Custom Dress Shirt Giveaway is this Friday. We’ve received lots of great entries so far from people describing their ideal custom dress shirt. One lucky winner will be drawn at random and will win that FREE custom dress shirt from A Tailored Suit valued at $149.
As you may have noticed, I’m running a heavy dose of guest posts for the next couple of weeks. I’m very busy at the moment (including a business trip to San Francisco and a weekend vacation to central Oregon), which makes my own writing time scarce. Meanwhile I have a ton of great guest submissions on basic financial literacy topics.
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I consider myself a frugal person and I’ve always thought that it was a good thing. However, I recently discovered that, while frugality is a worthy and useful quality, the root of my own frugality is based on some limited believes that I’ve held.
By Linsey KnerlWise Bread blogger Julie Rains explored the 50 ways consumers can squeeze more from their healthcare dollar without killing yourself, a list of top tips that was inspired by Dr.
By Xin LuToday is April 15th, also known as the dreaded Tax Day in America. Due to the recession many people may find that they do not have enough money in the bank to pay what they owe. Instead of marching in the various "tea parties" happening today, this is what you can do if you find that you do not have enough money to pay Uncle Sam.
Sometimes you can find financial advice in the most unlikely of places.
Recently, I was browsing the website of the Oregon State University extension service for gardening information. Kris and I have found that university extension offices often have fantastic resources for do-it-yourselfers. Our extension office has gardening calendars and how-to articles, for example.
A few days ago, I was standing in the checkout line at Target behind a woman who was arguing about the price of two stools that she was purchasing. The lady held an old rain check in her hand that claimed the price per stool was $24.99, but the price on the shelf was $29.99. Thus, the argument was about $10 total.
