Archive for November, 2005
High Definition Television
I saw high definition television last weekend. We were visiting some family and they have a very nice HD tv and subscribe to the HD service from Comcast. You know something? It was beautiful. We watched a little bit of football and I was sincerely blown away by the quality. Some day I’ll be able [...]
Web based Income
I was making my way around all of the PF blog sites this morning and came upon a site that chronicles the happenings of a guy who is doing a lot of web based marketing. He called it affiliate marketing and talked a lot about click throughs and pay per click. As I looked around [...]
Extreme Consumerism
You have to smile and think, “Amazing” that we’ve sunk to such a low. How did they do it? What did they do to turn so many Americans in to crazed lunatics. Running, screaming, shrieking as they push each other out of the way to be the first person in to a Walmart, Sears, ToysRUs, [...]
Links for you to Love – Holiday Related Articles
http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/23/pf Well, I never thought I’d actually link to an article about Billy Graham, but here I am linking to it. He articulates that Americans shouldn’t spend so much money for Christmas and cites the rampant consumerism that is so prevalent these days. http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/22/pf An article that gives tips for dealing with paying for all [...]
Dear Interest Rate Man. Please RAISE it Some More!
Well, the articles on interest rates and variable rate mortgages are starting to flow pretty heavily now. I guess that’s to be expected. If you recall some of my previous posts about variable rate mortgages during the lowest interest rate period in 40 years, I was questioning if variable rate mortgages were the right decision [...]
The Things I Worry About
I worry a lot. I suppose that’s one of the reasons that I save. There is too damn much uncertainty in the world. There is not a very big part of me that wishes I’d been born one generation earlier, but there is a little. I mean hell, One generation ago they didn’t have: -Personal [...]
Paper or Plastic?
I’ve decided to start a new campaign. I call it “Paper or Plastic”. Let me explain. Plastic = credit. You know what this is. 18% interest (or worse). Paper = cash. We all know what this is. Greenbacks. I believe you should always use paper. ALWAYS. Sure, there are a few people out there that [...]
Nothing Smart to Say
I was going to try to say something smart tonight but I realized that I let my company suck all the words out of me today. I guess I’ll just sit here and seek out other’s words. On a separate note, I did get another raise. (Second one in 2 months). Last time was a [...]
If You Don’t Ask, the Guaranteed Answer is NO!
Create Some Good Fortune for Yourself You may have heard this statement before, but I’d like to make it for those of you who haven’t heard it: If you don’t ask, the guaranteed answer is no! Now, with that in mind. Here’s a list of things you can do to try to lower your outgoing [...]
The Most Expensive Cheap Gas I’ve Ever Bought!
Man. I have got to start buying the more expensive gas from the ridiculously overpriced gas station down the street. Today we filled up the tank at Costco. Gas was $2.34 per gallon. We haven’t seen it that low in a LONG time. If you have read this blog for awhile, you know I am [...]