tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346586242008-04-16T10:43:38.845-04:00David B.Blogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1167604538436997892006-12-31T17:14:00.000-05:002006-12-31T17:35:38.456-05:00

Well, it's only hours away from a New Year which means New Year resolutions are about to go into effect. I looked at a lot of Top Ten New Year Resolution lists and I found that money related items were almost always on that list. It turns out that a lot of people decide that they're going to try to save more money or pay off debt. Both of them seem like very good ideas. In fact, the saving

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1167186290544060782006-12-26T20:40:00.000-05:002006-12-26T21:24:50.613-05:00

How are some of the nation's top retailers getting rich?? They profit from unused gift cards. Best Buy reported a $43 Million dollar gain in fiscal year 2006 because of gift cards that were expired and weren't used within the 2 year limit. Most companies say that you have to use the card within 2 years. If you don't, the value of the card either decreases or isn't worth anything at all!! A

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1166997762000302832006-12-24T16:51:00.000-05:002006-12-24T17:06:53.666-05:00

I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I'll be back around Tuesday with regular new content. Until then, enjoy the holiday weekend and may all your "getting rich" dreams come true.

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1166545597975168852006-12-19T11:06:00.000-05:002006-12-19T11:26:38.060-05:00

Goldman Sachs announced the other week that they'll be giving their employees an astonishing record amount in bonus money. That record amount?? $16.5 BILLION DOLLARS!! And the great thing about Goldman Sachs is that everyone benefits from the bonus, not just the executives and top performers. The average salary, including the bonus, is said to be around $622,000 this year. They're also

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1165789834237426712006-12-10T16:59:00.000-05:002006-12-10T17:37:06.966-05:00

Every year the percentage of people who shop online rises dramatically. This year is no different. With that said, I wanted to give a couple of ways that you can save big bucks by shopping online. 1. Coupons A lot of sites have online coupons that can be used for anything from a percentage off of your total purchase to a free item. All you need to know if how to find these coupons, and

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1165546286101962952006-12-07T21:08:00.000-05:002006-12-08T08:45:59.313-05:00

Kushner Companies has recently set a new record in the New York City real estate business. The company closed a deal to buy an office building skyscraper on fifth avenue for a whopping $1.8 BILLION dollars! The sale marks the highest price paid for any single office building. The Kushner Company is mainly focused in the Northeast region of the United States with the majority of their holdings

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1165254452161576002006-12-04T12:31:00.000-05:002006-12-04T16:42:53.670-05:00

I was reading some recent articles over at Blogging Away Debt when I ran across one entitled "Woo Hoo! We Officially Have Health Insurance." That got me thinking...how many people out there actually go without health insurance?? I'm lucky enough to have a job where my company offers a health insurance plan, and that's definitely the way to go. Some people, however, don't have that luxary.

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1165079166314584952006-12-02T11:47:00.000-05:002006-12-02T12:06:06.380-05:00

Thank you to all that made the Carnival of Investing #49 such a huge success! There were a lot of great articles and a lot of people that visited the Carnival over the past week. I look forward to hosting again in the future. Also, I received a ton of emails and a couple of comments on my web site complimenting the layout of the page and how well the ads blended in. As a result of that, a lot

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1164475606416628132006-11-25T10:53:00.000-05:002006-11-26T23:18:32.110-05:00

401k elections for the balance of the year and 2007 Makingourway presents their 401k elections. MakingOurWay.blogspot.com Cost Cutting Jeff Burkey talks about increasing revenue and decreasing costs. www.HedgeFundDomain.net Verizon: Fiber is Fine, But Watch the Balance Sheet Trent talks about Verizon's Fiber to the Home strategy www.StockMarketBeat.com Online Banking Savings Account, a Wise

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1164470017971486382006-11-25T10:49:00.000-05:002006-11-25T10:53:37.973-05:00

I will be hosting the Carnival of Investing coming up this week. I'm currently preparing for it and sorting through all of the submissions. I hope to have it up early Monday or possibly Sunday night. Until then...

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1164297099552985392006-11-23T10:47:00.000-05:002006-11-23T10:51:39.566-05:00

I just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving. I hope that everyone has a great holiday with excellent food. Also, for all your Black Friday needs, check out all the ads at BFads.net.

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1164163108793077282006-11-21T21:07:00.000-05:002006-11-21T21:38:29.430-05:00

David Blaine recently started his latest stunt. He'll be suspended 40 feet above New York City until Friday. He then will attempt to break free from his shackles, and if he succeeds, he'll accompany 100 kids to a shopping spree in Times Square that will be provided by Target. David Blaine's been performing magic his whole life, but it wasn't until recently that he became famous. He was

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1163905635416616672006-11-18T21:40:00.000-05:002006-11-18T22:07:15.656-05:00

First, let me say that this has NOTHING to do with getting rich. Now that we have that out of the way...I just saw the new James Bond movie. A lot of people are raving about this movie and saying things like, "This is the best Bond film in years." Go check out some of the reviews over at Rotten Tomatoes, and you'll know what I'm talking about. I was reading a lot of reviews before the movie

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1163637151070633152006-11-15T19:26:00.000-05:002006-11-15T19:33:06.986-05:00

I decided to put together a list of ways to make money that would require little or no effort on your part. The list is by no means official, but I feel that the following are simple ways to generate extra cash, and in some of the cases, make you rich! #3 – Start an Online Savings Account I’ve already posted about this before, so I won’t go into too much detail with this one. Visit “Getting

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1163462587967503352006-11-13T18:56:00.000-05:002006-11-13T19:04:13.626-05:00

All you had to do was buy the web site www.cellphones.com or something similar, and you’d be rich right now. No, I’m not kidding. There are hundreds of people out there that are making huge amounts of money by purchasing generic domain names (web sites). http://www.cellphones.com is making, on average, around $1,300 a day. That’s right. I said, a DAY! Calculate that out and you get about

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1163259618076763042006-11-11T10:21:00.000-05:002006-11-11T10:40:18.133-05:00

Well, it's the weekend and hence 90% of web sites see their traffic plummet. Nevertheless, I wanted to get a quick update on here regarding a few sites that have some great ideas and are definitely worth checking out from time to time. They fall into the, "Why didn't I think of that?" category. The first one I already wrote an article about. In fact it was my 2nd post when I started this site

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1163037915546431122006-11-08T20:56:00.000-05:002006-11-08T23:12:47.830-05:00

In case you don't know, online carnivals are where a collection of stories about certain subjects are grouped together and posted. Some carnivals weave the posts into a story while others just list the posts. If you are still confused, visit some of the carnivals that I was a part of this week in the links below: - Carnival of the Capitalists over at Gill Blog - Carnival of Wealth Building

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1162943140594926422006-11-07T18:37:00.000-05:002006-11-07T18:45:40.616-05:00

Do you keep track of how much you spend? If you don’t, you probably should. Not only does it allow you to see exactly what you buy, but it’s the first step to a budget. Once you figure out how much you actually spend in a given week or month, you can then take that one step further by generating a budget based on that amount and figuring out what you’d like to cut it back to. I’ve never

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1162790674666997392006-11-06T00:03:00.000-05:002006-11-06T00:24:34.766-05:00

Wait a couple of weeks! Thinking about buying that new flatscreen LCD TV that just came out or maybe that brand new laptop that just came out on the market with all of the latest technology? Why don't you hold off for a couple of weeks before making that purchase and think about it a little bit. Do you really want that new TV or that new computer? You may surprise yourself when you hold off a

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1162665340287614112006-11-04T13:16:00.000-05:002006-11-04T13:35:40.323-05:00

There's a great article over at Free Money Finance that references Yahoo's article about a college degree. Yahoo.com states that a college degree is worth an extra $23,000 a year more than a high school diploma. That's an incredible gap! I must say that there are some flaws in the article. I'm sure that a college degree from Yale is a lot more beneficial than a college degree from Anywhere

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1162515762582802792006-11-02T19:54:00.000-05:002006-11-02T20:16:38.813-05:00

It’s safe to say that everyone knows who Bill Gates is, and why wouldn’t they? He’s only the richest person on the planet according to Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest People. He’s topped that list for roughly 10 years now. I guess someone has to be number one on that list, but why Gates? What did he do, and what can we learn from him? Everyone knows that Bill Gates invented Microsoft

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1162338659294164872006-10-31T18:49:00.000-05:002006-10-31T18:50:59.306-05:00

I just received another email from International Promotions. I wrote about the original email that I received from them in yesterday's post. If you missed it, it can be found here at Get Rich Scams. This "company" is pretty persistant. This is actually about the 3rd or 4th email that I've received from them. I'm starting to think that I may have actually won 1000,000.00. I've gotten a

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1162235179520878022006-10-30T13:41:00.000-05:002006-10-30T17:58:52.800-05:00

I was reading my email today when I came across ANOTHER, yes ANOTHER, spam email. The email that I received was from International Promotions in Amsterdam. Of course, there is no such company like this, but that's what the email said. I looked a little closer at it and found a couple of funny things. First, I never signed up for anything. According to their email I was randomly selected from

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1162151194701253902006-10-29T14:44:00.001-05:002006-10-29T17:22:12.246-05:00

Have a high electric bill? How would you like to save a little money on that bill every month? That's what the Smart Strip Power Strip promises if you install it in your home. Lately, I've been reading a lot of reviews on various web sites about this device and everything that I've read seems like it may be worth it to at least give the device a chance. This little device has been featured on

David B.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34658624.post-1161888295472359472006-10-26T14:36:00.000-04:002006-10-26T14:44:55.483-04:00

A lot of people have heard of Salary.com, but there’s a fairly new company that may offer a better service. The company is called Payscale, and they deliver salary information that is targeted to a specific region, city, and job title. If you’ve ever wondered if you’re getting paid the same amount that others in your field are making, check out www.payscale.com. When you visit the site you’re

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