Archive for April, 2009

In fact, these loan modifications are “flying off the shelf”… if they could fly and were on shelves that is. I was talking with a friend last night. He’s getting a loan remodification. With rates at 4% or so, that’s tempting. I’m not sure I have the cash. Also, these have to be loans that [...]

According to AdAge, the FTC is mulling plans to monitor bloggers. You can read the article here: Bloggers Be Warned: FTC May Monitor What You Say Supposedly this would only mean that bloggers would have to be identified as “paid endorsers”. Does that mean people who receive free samples of books to review have are [...]

What a hoot! The Associated Press is in a huff trying to blame the internet for their poor fortunes. To get back in the catbird seat, they are trying to bluff and bluster their way into profitability. Then the idiots at AP create You Tube channel where every video has embedding codes and then forces [...]

Imagine this… … You print out several copies of your website and walk into your local bar. You casually slip your printouts next to the friendliest bunch and walk away. Minutes later, the bar is buzzing. Everyone is grabbing cash out of their wallet and want to buy from you. Wouldn’t that be cool? I’d [...]

The people who sell the Blackberry are finally setting up their own applications store – it’s about time! When I wrote about The New Mailbox Money I talked about how iphone applications and Kindle could put money in your pockets. Now Blackberry will be selling applications and there will even be a Kindle like (if [...]

Here are Bankrate.com’s 9 Wackiest Tax Breaks of 2009… They’re good for a chuckle – and a reminder not to do them yourself! 1. Paper-thin home office deduction 2. Hell hath no fury … 3. At least it wasn’t ‘Travel & Entertainment’ 4. Bubble bath credit 5. Beautify your return 6. Unmarried, filing weirdly 7. [...]

Can you save money on your Hot Water bill? Do it yourself Hot Water could help you save up to 33% of your home electricity bill… if you know how to get started. I recall having solar panels on my home once (long story). I figured the money saved monthly was like a perpetual 9% [...]

Wow! This brings back memories! I was visiting Zappos the shopping portal and ran across these Timexwatches! I guess I’m dating my age here, but as a child I remember hearing the then-famous voice of John Cameron Swayze the spokesman for Timex watches. He was famous for saying “Timex, it takes a licking an keeps [...]

I have family members living in Michigan and we have been talking about taking a trip to see them. From where they live, Ontario is a fairly routine drive and they mentioned going to Toronto. So we’ve been looking up things like Rogers Centre Tickets… that’s the old SkyDome. From what I understand it can [...]