By Len Penzo
Who doesn’t love Valentine’s Day?
Apparently, almost nobody.
To prove it, here are a few fond financial facts from the National Retail Federation that you can whisper into your lover’s ear — along with several bits of other Valentine’s Day trivia — while you’re both cuddling by the fireplace on February 14th. Or not.
1. Valentine’s Day is big business. In fact, Americans are expected to spend over $17 billion this year on
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By Len Penzo
When I was in high school, I had a classmate named Steve Kowolski who used to bug the bejesus out of me and my buddies.
Okay, to be honest, Steve’s last name wasn’t Kowolski, although he did have a last name that ended in “ski.”
Anyway, the guy was a real pest, always flapping his gums and looking for ways to get a rise out of whoever he could — but Steve’s
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By Forest Parks
This is a guest post by Forest Parks. He blogs about frugal living, lifestyle, minimalism, finance and more over at FrugalZeitgeist.com.
You’re sitting there just finishing off your last can of baked beans. They’re cold, of course, because your fuel ran out a year ago.
It’s been three years down in that hole, no instructions over the radio from the army, no survivors coming banging on the thick steel doors of your
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By Aunt Doris
This is another post in an occasional series from my dear nonagenarian Aunt Doris.
Aunt Doris
We English do love a good cup of tea (or, as we like to say, a cuppa)!
I’m not talking about that panther pee they serve in most restaurants here in the States. You know — a thick cup with a tea bag on the side! Oh, no!
Here’s how to make a perfect cup of tea:
First
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by David Bakke
I see offers like these on a daily basis: “Get a new iPhone for only $99; requires two-year contract,” or “Get DIRECTV for only $29.99 a month for six months; requires a one-year commitment.”
These teasers may sound great, but the companies offering them always require that customers sign a contract – and that contract usually includes a variety of stipulations.
Before you sign a new contract with a cell
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By Len Penzo
Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, flight delays are the bane of every commuter. Government statistics consistently show that morning flights departing between six and seven have the best on-time records, with a steady decay in punctuality as the day progresses; it’s worst between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. That’s because flight delays due to air-traffic congestion, maintenance, crew issues, and late-arriving airplanes cascade throughout the day — and
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By Aunt Doris
This is the third in an occasional series from my dear nonagenarian Aunt Doris.
Aunt Doris
When it comes to staying out of debt and making ends meet, I can only tell you what’s worked for me.
I was left a young widow with an 11-year-old son — so I had to take charge of my finances.
I paid off my charge cards, and I’ve never owned one since. It’s one of the
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100 Words On: Why You Should Always Bet Against the Groundhog
Every year on Groundhog Day, folks eager to know whether there will be six more weeks of winter wait for Punxsutawney Phil to emerge from his burrow. Since 1887, the storied groundhog has failed to see his shadow — thereby predicting an early spring, as legend has it — only 15 times. How accurate is he? According to the Stormfax Weather Almanac, Phil’s prognostic powers are pretty putrid; in fact,
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