October, 2009
Black Friday 2009: Sears Black Friday Now
Sears – Black Friday Deals Before Black Friday 2009!
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I am so looking forward to Black Friday 2009. I’ve been waiting all year for this day to come and boy, with all the hot deals I’ve discovered, I’m afraid I might need an installment loan if I don’t reach my Black ...
Pumpkin Templates and How-To Spruce Your Gourd
Quick and Easy How-To for Halloween
Still looking for pumpkin templates to help decorate for Halloween? Heidi Braley of eHow has a simple how-to for your carving delight! (Photo: flickr.com)
This past weekend, I sat down at the dining room table with my children to decorate a Jack O' Lantern for Halloween. They're a bit too young ...
Paradox Of Financial Choices: Maximizing vs. Satisficing
In the book Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz, he talks about how there are two types of people, maximizers and satisficers (think satisfy + suffice). I will simply quote the excellent summary from the book’s Wikipedia page:
A maximizer is like a perfectionist, someone who needs to be assured that their every purchase ...
Economists Push Employer Tax Break For New Hiring
Some economists want Congress to approve a tax credit for employers who create new jobs over the next two years. Supporters say it's cheaper for the government to subsidize private employers who hire more workers than to pass huge spending packages to stimulate the economy.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Some Seniors Fend Off Recession On Credit Cards
As the nation slowly recovers from the worst economic meltdown in recent history, older Americans are likely to continue to feel its after-effects. Many seniors on fixed incomes have had to rely on credit cards to stretch their finances, like 74-year-old Florida retiree Esperanza Lops, who accrued $19,000 in debt. David Alecock, a vice president ...
