Lately I’ve been seeing advertisements for Clearwire. Clearwire is a new broadband wireless service that people can get as an alternative to DSL or Cable and it is portable within Clearwire’s service area. It actually sounds really cool. It’s definitely a viable solution for many people that are outside the reach of standard broadband services but I can’t tell you whether it’s a good deal
Woman With 9 Maxed Out Credit Cards Wins Lottery
The first thing I thought about when I read this story is, “That million isn’t going to last long”. This woman found a $10 bill on the ground and then used it to buy lottery tickets. She’s glad she did because she won a $1 million dollar jackpot. The article says that she has 9 maxed out credit cards and $8500 in debt from an
Furnace Or Wall Heaters?
As we have been slowly working on our lake house we’ve been faced with more than a few options on what we should install. Originally we had planned on just putting in wall heaters and baseboards for heat. There is no “in ground” gas available out there and we really didn’t want to have a large tank on the property to hold gas for a
Photoshop Is Expensive – Paint.net Isn’t
As I was working on the blog layout, I knew I needed to manipulate a couple graphics. I’m absolutely horrible at graphics work, as evidenced by my header. I’ve always liked playing around with Photoshop and really enjoyed some of the plugins they had for it when I used it a few years ago. Well, that was many versions ago so I don’t even have
Intelligence Does Not Equate To High Net Worth
I have posted about this subject before but I recently read an article that did a good job of explaining this. A professor got access to a database of people that have been participating in a study for the last 25 years. It started when they were in college and now these people are in their forties. While the original study didn’t cover finances, it
An Optimus Keyboard For $1536 – JUST THE KEYBOARD
I love technology just as much as the next guy and have been watching the Optimus keyboard as it winds it’s way through the design and production lifecycle. It’s pretty revolutionary as far as keyboards go. Rather than have static, fixed text on each key, it has dynamic OLED icons on each keyboard so that you can map the keys any way you like. The
You Know It’s Time To Ride The Bus When…..
Gas prices are getting ridiculous and there doesn’t appear to be any end in site. You know it’s time to start riding the bus when: -Your extra value meal is cheaper than the gas it took to go from the menu board to the pickup window -George Bush’s motorcade is made up entirely of Honda Civics -You long for the days of $3.00 gas -Your
Should She Stay, Or Should She Go?
I know what I think, but I’m curious what you would do in this situation. You are middle aged and wanting companionship. You find someone that is kind, funny, supportive, complimentary and attractive but their spending habits are horrendous. (See below) Dear Prudence,I’m in my early 50s, and this is my first real relationship in about four years. Good men have been hard to find.
What Drives The Craving To Spend Money?
It’s obviously not a secret. Everyone loves to spend money. The desire to acquire new things is so programmed in to our minds that it’s almost primal. Just go next door, or visit a relative, or simply go to the mall and “people watch”. Everywhere you look, people are either spending money, or thinking about spending money to buy things that they might need, although most
Top 10 Ways To Burn Through Your Money
Everywhere I look I see opportunities to spend money. Some of them are tempting, but many others are not. Certainly we all have needs and wants. Recognizing how the “wants” can hurt you financially is a huge step in the right direction. Here are my top 10 ways to waste your money and after those 10, we’ll look at what you could have done with