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Wednesday September 1, 2010 05:30

6 outrageously overpriced products

Posted by Alex as Consumer, Tips and Advice

Despite the recession, there are some things that people can’t seem to live without. So unless you’re filthy rich, you might want to check this list of outrageously overpriced products that we still continue to buy: Movie Theater Popcorn. Grocery...

Sunday August 1, 2010 15:54

21 things you should never buy new

Posted by Alex as Consumer, Tips and Advice

Now here's something related to the one, we posted earlier. A lot of things you splurge on can become clutter but that doesn't mean that you fully deprive yourself from some of life's joys. You can still purchase many of those things on the cheap. One way...

Sunday August 1, 2010 15:19

Splurge items that become clutter

Posted by Alex as Consumer, Tips and Advice

Splurging on stuff that you want can give you the satisfaction at that point in time but you might want to observe if such stuff can give you satisfaction for the longer term. I've personally observed that quite a lot of my purchases that I consider...

Thursday July 29, 2010 04:12

Thinking the longer term

Posted by Alex as Banking, Consumer, Credit Cards, Loans

You have to be really smart when opting for payment plans. Many would appear to be affordable with the first glance since you might be thinking of the impact of each payment to your paycheck but you also have to consider the overall impact on your...

Monday July 26, 2010 15:09

Car dealership service and maintenance

Posted by Alex as Automotives, Consumer

So you purchased a car new (against conventional financial wisdom which means you already absorb the first year's depreciation). You've racked up miles and now it's time for you to have the car serviced according to the preventive maintenance...

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