Awhile back I posted about a supposed promotion at a California dealership by a guy named Glen Fergusson. The story went that Glen hadn’t been at the dealership too long and wasn’t very good at math. Glen supposedly gave away 18 Porsches before the owner of the dealership caught on, canceled the promotion and fired Glen. Old Glen was going to be in big trouble
What Is Your Net Worth
I was browsing through personal finance articles and came upon this recent article by Rodney Sessions on net worth (in the Hattiesburg American). Rodney spends the majority of the article asking why we shouldn’t consider other things as part of our net worth. I’m not sure Rodney understands the point of calculating your net worth. He seems to be implying that people’s net worth is
TOP 13 Money Saving IDEAS Of All Time
If you are like me, you are always looking for simple, yet effective ways to save money. I’ve spent countless hours surfing websites looking for ways to save the few precious dollars I have. The title if this site says it all: Everybody Loves Your Money! It’s about time you executed on a radical money saving strategy to keep your money from all those blood (aka:
Mary Winkler Nearly $5K Overdrawn
Mary Winkler, who is on trial for killing her husband was apparently overdrawn by about $5,000 in one of her accounts. Additionally, she had tried to deposit checks from another bank account that didn’t have the funds to pay those checks. I didn’t realize that they called that “kiting checks”. The banker warned her that kiting checks was illegal and could result in criminal charges
Important Consumer Information – Best Buy Returns
I wanted to get this out here as soon as possible. IMPORTANT: If you buy a video camera from Best Buy, put it in a blender, and then blend it in to a million little pieces, those people at Best Buy will not accept it as a return! I know what you are thinking: “What kind of crappy return policy is that?”. Well, I would
Jim Cramer From Mad Money
I’m not a huge fan of Jim Cramer. Every time I’ve tried to watch his show, I find myself feeling overwhelmed. I don’t mean I feel overwhelmed with the information that he’s yelling about. I think I’m mostly just overwhelmed by his on air persona. Frankly, I think that his show highlights the problems with investing in this day and age. There are so many
Spanish Speaking Farm Workers Get $720K Home Loan
This is just crazy. These people were each making $300 per week picking strawberries and they, along with another family that work as mushroom farmers making $500 per week, were able to qualify for a $720,000 house. Because they didn’t speak english, they were completely reliant on their agent to help them through the process. As it turns out, the loan they were given, and
Free Salad From McDonalds Today
I’m still not sure why I got a free salad from McDonalds today but I am happy to have received it. I took my daughter to McDonalds today. We went through the drive thru and after I ordered a Happy Meal for my daughter, the lady said, “Would you like a chicken salad for free?”. My initial response was, “What was that?”. She asked me
How Does the Government Spend Your Money?
Yahoo has a good article explaining how all the taxes that you send in are spent. Here are the highlights: Social Security: 21% Military: 20% Aid to the Needy: 16% Medicare: 15% Interest on the Debt: 10% Health and Education: 4% Civilian and Military Retirements: 4% Veterans Benefits: 3% Transportation: 3% Other: 6% So there you have it. I have to admit it’s pretty amazing
Time To Lower Your Broadband Bill
It’s that time again. Are you paying the regular price for your internet service? There really is no need to. If you live in an area that has two high speed internet providers, you’d be amazed at the lengths they’ll go to, to keep your business. I live in an area that has both Comcast and Qwest. They both provide high speed internet services and