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No, I’m not talking about downloadable, put-it-on-your-iPod-and-go music (well, the sites do make it easy to buy the singles as a download). I’m talking about music to listen to when you’re connected to the internet. There are lots of sites that provide ways to listen to songs online. There are three that I want to briefly touch on. Each require a free registration to do anything beyond listen. On-Demand: iMeem First, imeem.com bills itself as . . . → Read More: Free music on the internet! I just saved myself 12% in interest fees in a 10 minute conversation. I’ve been working in earnest to get myself out of credit card debt for a few years now. Back when the economy was doing a bit better, I found a great deal with CitiCard to pay 3.99% on my balance transfer per month for the life of the balance. Naturally, I put as much of my existing debt on that card as . . . → Read More: Saving 12% in interest in 10 minutes 10 Simple Changes That Save Gas | The Wisdom Journal All 10 of these tips are good, and relatively easy to accomplish. Here are first five, with my own thoughts. For the rest, and the original commentary, click through the link above: Make as many right turns as possible. UPS and FedEx both think it’s important. Look into it. (Hint: less time sitting idle.) Smooth rides. Don’t floor it ’till you brake it. Smoothly accelerate . . . → Read More: How to spend less on gas Lots of movies are coming out this year that I would love to see in a theater, rather than waiting for DVD. Here’s the list, in order of release, with release date. Boldface indicates movies I will not miss in the theaters – the others I will be disappointed if I have to miss for one reason or another: Iron Man – May 2 Speed Racer – May 9 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian . . . → Read More: What I’m going to do with my summer How should I spend my economic stimulus rebate? Over at Gather Little by Little (link above), Glblguy reviews his decision with his wife about what to do with his economic stimulus rebate. All of us (in the US, anyway) have the same decision to make. There are, as he points out, about 4 options: Pay off debt Buy stuff Save/invest it Go on a trip/vacation What do I want to do with it? Buy stuff. . . . → Read More: My economic stimulus rebate is going to… Uncommon Lifestyles and the Truth About the 4-Hour Workweek: An Interview with Tim Ferriss ∞ Get Rich Slowly This article spurred a long night of reading about virtual personal assistants and other ways of “lightening the load” of some of the tasks we all have to do in our lives. I like the concepts. There are some things I can probably do that would help me make the most of my time. In fact, I . . . → Read More: Outsourcing your life, and the 4 hour work week H&R Block – Top 10 Overlooked Credits & Deductions Here’s a good list to keep in mind as we get ready to pony up for Uncle Sam’s benificence. [tags]US taxes, april 15th, tax credits, tax deductions, tax preparation[/tags] Why Religion is an Important Part of Personal Finance ∞ Get Rich Slowly The topic of the linked post has (almost) nothing to do with my post here. It’s the comments that I want to point out. Here’s a synopsis of the situation: Get Rich Slowly is a personal finance blog (and a pretty good one… I’d encourage you to subscribe). Some months ago, JD, the author, went on vacation and had some guest posters . . . → Read More: Some people have REALLY short fuses The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Book Contest ∞ Get Rich Slowly Get Rich Slowly is running a contest for a free copy of the Ultimate Cheapskate book. You have to enter a true story of “cheapskatery” and the best three get a copy of the book. For my money, this entry should be one of the top three: SG Says: January 4th, 2008 at 8:49 am In the checkout queue at the supermarket (your normal supermarket, . . . → Read More: Frugality gone wild! The Simple Dollar » Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance on the Back of Five Business Cards Lately I’ve felt like Trent was recycling the same advice over and over again, and I was starting to lose interest, but this post pulled it all together nicely. During the lunch, out of the blue, he asked me to give a five minute nutshell version of what I would present to the group. . . . → Read More: Personal Finance on 5 business cards |
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