One of the first things I have done after we moved in to our new house in 2003 was to replace all light bulbs with Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL). I would call this "money savings for lazy" since there is so little effort required -- just buy the lamps and screw them in place of [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Last Friday Yahoo! launched a new web portal dedicated to personal finance. I was skeptical at first (their shopping portal hasn’t impressed me a bit) and it took me a few days of convincing myself before I set aside some time to browse through the pages. Man, was I wrong! The web site is very […]
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Handipoints — reward your kids for doing chores
Published January 23rd, 2007 in Interesting / Other. ClosedI have two kids, 7 and 4 years old. They are very lovely boy and girl, most of the time. However there are moments when I feel like I am not doing enough to have them grow into responsible adults. These are the moments when it is time for them to do their […]
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How to get the lowest price on new car
Published January 21st, 2007 in Money Saving Tips. 13 CommentsMy first ever car happened to be new Toyota Corolla which I purchased at a local dealership. Sure enough as I came there to negotiate the price I became a target of every possible rip-off technique that the dealers are very good at. Well, I was young and green.
My next two cars were 2-3 year […]
Save on college textbooks with Chegg
Published January 19th, 2007 in Business Social and Money Saving Tools. 6 CommentsComparing book prices may sound like a good idea to save a few dollars on that bestseller you want to have on your shelf. But it may not be enough for the college students who struggle each semester to come up with a few hundred dollars for a new set of textbooks that University professors […]
