Jul
30
More Retailers Accepting Food Stamps
July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
More retailers are accepting food stamps these days, as more consumers are turning to government aid to pay for groceries.
Almost 39 million people received food stamps or Electronic Benefit Transfers in April 2009. That's up 20% over April 2008. Retailers like Costco, 7-Eleven and Target are jumping on the payment method as they know that [...]
Jul
24
Don't Pay For White Teeth
July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
In this economy people need to pull out all the stops to save money, by getting creative. Take teeth whitening, something that will cost you hundreds of dollars at the dentist. Don't throw your money away and buy your dentist a new Mercedes. Save some money and buy yourself a little something nice. Like Alicia.
Alicia, [...]
Jul
23
Websites let buyers invest in a company before IPO
July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Say you want to invest in a popular private company like Twitter, Facebook etc. There is another option besides waiting forever for an IPO. These private companies are normally off limits for regular investors, but this is 2009. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Several financial websites are now allowing investors to buy pieces of [...]
Jul
17
7 Ways To Save At An Amusement Park
July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
It's summertime and the living is easy. As long as you don't blow all of your money at the amusement park anyway. MSN has some interesting tips on how to save money at these parks while not sacrificing any fun or sun.
It's all common sense stuff. But it's a good read. The last thing you [...]
Jul
16
ATMs dispensing pepper spray
July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The economy is bad enough, but to add insult to injury, how would you like to be attacked by your ATM? That's what happened in South Africa. One of South Africa's banks equipped 11 of its ATMs with pepper spray to deter crooks from blowing them up or installing a card-skimmers.
Sadly, pepper spray was released [...]
Jul
10
Do Not Charge Your Doctor Visits
July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
How do you know that the economy is messed up? Because more Americans are being forced to use their credit cards for doctor's visits because they have no cash. It's a dangerous trend for you and an untapped market for lenders. How does this suck? Let me count the ways.
Don't be too surprised if lenders [...]
Jul
9
Pro-Marijuana Ad Pushes Pot As Budget Fix
July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
A pro-marijuana group is launching another television bid to legalize pot in California, but this time their pitch is that legalizing and taxing the drug could help solve the state's massive budget deficit. And California needs to do something drastic, now more than ever.
The 30-second ad aired on Wednesday and features a retired 58-year-old state [...]
Jul
2
A battle is brewing over U.S. state sales taxes on online purchases. Amazon.com and Overstock.com are scaling back their operations in states that demand they collect these taxes. It won't hurt their bottom line very much, but it foreshadows a larger clash over the taxation of internet commerce. Cash-strapped states are trying to get all [...]