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Online games
I’m not much of a gamer when it comes to computers. But i do like mind puzzles so the surge in popularity of Scrabulous and other games has been nice. Recently Cena stumbled on a game that gives you points for playing that you can then redeem for physical (and virtual) objects. It’s a Microsoft …
Quitting my job and selling the house to take a job with the FBI
˙ǝɯos ǝʞɐɯ ˙ʎlǝʇɐl ɹɐlndod ʎllɐǝɹ uǝǝq sɐɥ ʇxǝʇ (¿dn ǝpısuʍop ɹo) uʍop ǝpısdn ˙ʎɐp s,looɟ lıɹdɐ sı ʇı ˙ƃuıppıʞ ʇsnɾ ɯ,ı ʎlsnoıʌqo Text flipper.
Credit card bonanza
Today was payday so this evening i sat down and paid some small balances off. I did a little shopping at Costco while on my extended layover in Seattle and put $60 on one of my cards as a result. I also was able to pay off my Alaska Airlines credit card so as of …
Neat twist on online auctions
There’s a new idea on online auctions being done by Bidaroo.com. You sign up and place bids on items. The maximum bid accepted is 80% to 90% off of the product’s retail price. So for instance, they have a Nintendo Wii on the front page and the maximum bid accepted is $30. When the auction …
Try TaxAct for your taxes
For quite a few years I have used TurboTax to electronically file my federal taxes. Unfortunately i have too much income to qualify for the free electronic filing so i have had to pay to file for the past few years. TaxAct has no ceiling on the amount you make to qualify to file for …
Quizzle my nizzle
One of the finance blogs that i read occasionally (The Finance Journey) mentioned a site called Quizzle. This is a source for you to look at your Experian credit score for free. Experian credit scores are based on a scale from 300-900 so it differs from the FICO score you would have. Mine is currently …
Label maker
When i started working for the city in mid 1999 my office was downtown. I’ve moved my office three times since then. I’ve also had three computers. But one thing hasn’t changed. One piece of office equipment that was in my office is still in use today. A Dymo label maker. Their printers use a …
Airborne class action suit
I do seem to love class action suits lately. The Airborne class action settlement promises $6.99 back for every package of Airborne that you have purchased from 2001 to 2007. It turns out that the clinical study mentioned on the package (i’ll admit that i have read it and was impressed) was debunked by ABC …
The Zieak Effect
A lot of people have been asking me what the Zieak Effect is. Hundreds of online articles have been written about the benefits of the Zieak Effect and some enterprising designer produced a t-shirt memorializing the Zieak Effect. Not really. I was doing some Stumble Upon web browsing and came across the Advertising Slogan Generator …
Contacting Costco and Greensight electronics recycling
I have been trying to send in a laptop (that i bought at Costco a number of years ago) to the Costco and Greensight electronics recycling program that i mentioned previously. (If you want to send something in and are not a Costco member let me know – we can work something out!) I received …
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