Free Virtual DJ Software

I love dabbling in music and really enjoy doing some amateur DJ’ing with my friends.  I was thrilled to see that Virtual DJ now has a free home version for those of us that aren’t trying to make a living DJ’ing.  This software gives me the tools to make the music sound great and gives [...]

Lottery Winner Collecting Food Stamps

Leroy Fick from Saginaw Michigan won a $2 million lottery in 2010.  While this sounds great, somehow Leroy is still receiving food stamps to help put food on his table.  Why?  Well, Leroy took the lump sump payout, bought a new house and a car and then invested the rest.  Since his income is based [...]

Are Tech Buy Back Programs Worth It?

NBC has an article about whether those technology buy back programs that companies like Best Buy offer are worth it.  My opinion is that they are not.  As the article points out, the terms are clearly stacked in their favor and you have to jump through a number of hoops to be successful.  I won’t [...]

Saving Money to Win Prizes

Here’s an article that’s all over the news in Washington right now.  Washington state is considering creating prize incentives for people to save money.  Apparently Michigan has been trying this for the last couple years and now other states are starting to take notice. As much of a gimmick as this seems to be, I [...]