My Dad and I had an interesting discussion the other evening. He currently has a standard definition TV and uses an antenna to receive local television broadcasts. With the upcoming requirement to go digital, he’s been trying to decide on what to do. His options are: purchasing a digital converter box, getting cable service, or [...]
One of the golden rules of investing is to never have all of your eggs in one basic, meaning don’t place all of your money in any one single investment. What you don’t hear discussed much is why it’s a bad idea to only have income from a single source.
When I almost lost my job [...]
I’m not one to rant here on Gather Little by Little and I’ll do my very best to avoid making this article a rant but I really need to voice my opinion on something that I am beginning to think is getting a bit out of hand: Tipping. Is it just me or does it [...]
I’m pretty vocal about how much I love ING Direct. One of the many features I like about them is the ability to create and rename accounts. If I have a need for a new savings account it literally takes just a few minutes to login and create an account. One of things I’ve done [...]
Those of you that have been reading Gather Little by Little for a while know that I’m a planner. I’m not a long term planner, but when I know something is coming up I work out all of the details ahead of time, and in particular the financial aspects of it. I generally layout a [...]
I got the upsetting news yesterday that a friend and co-worker where I worked died over the weekend. He began having major back pain early in the week but held off going to the doctor. His wife finally convinced him to go on Saturday where he was diagnosed with a major infection that had spread [...]
This article is just one of more than 10,000 blog articles being published on the internet today as part of Blog Action Day. Our efforts will reach an estimated 10.9 million people. The entire M-Network is participating and writing articles to participate in this incredible effort to have a positive impact on poverty.
Poverty (also [...]
This is a guest article from Bob who blogs at ChristianPF.com which serves as a resource for Christians to get practical tips, biblical revelation, and wisdom about how to handle our personal finances. If you like this article, make sure you subscribe to his blog.
Ah, you know the verse. It’s the one that people love [...]
Now that you’ve started your online store it’s time to market it. Time to make people aware of it and get them to start buying. There are more ways to do this and more than I could possibly even begin to mention. Amazon.com probably has enough books to fill a library on the subject. What [...]
I sold my 2001 Nissan over the weekend. I didn’t get what I was asking, but I got what I wanted and the buyer got a great little car. I tried a number of different marketing techniques and kept track of the inquiries I received so I could share what worked and what didn’t. Here [...]
Yesterday I received an email from a reader that concerned me and I felt you should be aware of:
Hi, I just thought I would pass on a warning to you about something that
happened to me doing online surveys.
Today, at my door via the US post, a box full of Dr. Suess books showed up.
I didn’t [...]
Like most everyone, I enjoy earning money and supplementing my income. I do this a number of different ways: through blogging, doing side jobs building and maintaining websites, running a few online stores, and by participating in various online surveys, points programs and rebate sites such as Mr. Rebates and EBates.
I’ve been trying out various [...]
I drove home in a red Eddie Bauer Ford Expedition last night. The SUV is loaded: sun-roof, leather seats, premium sound (with CD changer), power and heated seats, climate control, trip computer, power pedals, alarm, and tons of other little gadgets. Guess how much I paid for it! $5,500.00 cash. No loan, no payments. The [...]
This is a guest post by James Rouse who blogs at Capital Couples Finance where he writes about finances, relationships, and life in general. If you like what you read below, please head over and subscribe to his RSS feed.
The last year has been absolutely incredible in so many ways, not the least of which [...]
As food prices continue to rise, consumers like you and I are constantly on the look-out for ways to trim our spending. As a result, sales of Spam are also on the rise. Regardless of how you feel about SPAM, it is cheap costing on average $2.62 per can.
Sales of SPAM (the canned meat, not [...]
