Category: General

Do you remember the Video Professor?  It’s a company that sells “how to” videos that teach people how to use the Internet and lots of different software.  I never tried the service myself although I have heard they got into trouble with customers over billing.  The Video Professor may be the last

Since I cannot think of anything else to write about I thought I would mention some coupon articles and Websites.  You may have heard some of these ideas before but I think they are worth mentioning again. I am not the greatest fan of coupons you will ever meet.  I

We live in the age of easy, simple travel. Only a few hundred years ago most people never traveled more than 25 miles from their homes. But in the 21st century more than a third of the world’s population commutes to work or school, drives across large cities to shop,

The Bell Telephone Company was founded in 1877, following on Alexander Graham Bell’s successful patenting of the electric telephone system. Thanks to the miracle of telephony, people around the world were finally able to communicate with each other instantly. Telephone systems led to other technologies, including the transmission of photographs

If you like to buy designer clothing but don’t have the money to buy much at the major department stores, there are three ways you can save money and still buy the clothing you want.  I’ll start with the least desirable method. Shop at Thrift Stores You might as well

If your home is anything like mine in the summer you keep the air conditioner running constantly and your electricity bill is probably shooting through the roof. I have looked at some of the traditional tips for saving money on electricity and they all boil down to one thing: turn

Given several recent scandals plaguing the world-wide financial planning sector, such as the Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme and the banking industry’s dalliance with mortgage-backed derivative investments that led to the Great Recession, any individual who champions the cause of bringing professionalism and high ethics back to the forefront is worthy

Despite some typos an interesting story appeared on Bloomberg recently.  They reported that investors are starting to follow “the smart money” by watching for unusual movement in futures trading options. If you are not well-versed in trading options you should study the basic concepts carefully and do a little research