October, 2009
Sell Your Halloween Candy Back To Dentists
Have you heard of this? A network of dentists will buy back your Halloween candy for $1 to $2 per pound at HalloweenCandyBuyBack.com. After a few zip code searches, there actually does seem to be a few dentists in many metro areas. They are then encouraged to donate the ...
Daily Links: A Fool and His Money Edition
On April Fools’ Day 2007, I posted a tongue-in-cheek article describing the lifestyles of the rich and stupid. This list of the dumb things people do with money in one of the most popular posts I’ve ever shared.
I’ve softened a little since then. Yes, I think that people do some stupid things with money, but ...
Former Celtic star Antoine Walker Broke!
More Money, More Problems
Antoine Walker playing with Miami Heat in 2008 (Photo via Wikimedia.org)
No matter how far you go or how much quick cash you have access to, the importance of the responsible use of money remains the same. The more money you make doesn’t necessarily mean you’re the next Bill Gates. As a ...
ING to Sell Online Bank ING Direct By 2013
Here in the Untied States, ING Direct, a banking arm of the large financial company ING Group from the Netherlands, offers more than just high-yield online savings accounts. The bank also offers investments and mortgages, and some of the latter may have been too risky, like those sold and packaged into securities by domestic banks.
ING ...
Swaptree Review: Barter Your Books, CDs, DVDs, and Video Games
I’ve spent the last few hours browsing on Swaptree, which is a website that allows you to swap your books, CDs, DVDs, and video games with other members. You just list the items that you want to trade and the items that you want, and Swaptree sets up trades for you. You can also ...