Archive for the 'financial' Category



Put a Bid on the House

Published on January 24, 2007

So we finally put a bid on the house and it was a verbal bid. The real estate agent didn’t even bat an eyelash at the bid. The sellers dont seem to be too keen on taking a bid that is below their asking price. Currently, the property has been on the market about 95 [...]


How to Go Through the Bidding Process

Published on January 18, 2007

We are finally ready to put a bid in on the house. We received some information from the selling agent that someone is taking a third look at the house and really can’t determine which house to choose. So, maybe we have some competition for the place. Here are a few things to think about [...]


What You Need Before Buying Your First Home

Published on January 10, 2007

Just when you thought that buying your first house was easy, it becomes a monster. There is a laundry list of items you should have ready just in case you want to put a bid in on the house. There are so many houses out there and time is the major sacrifice. For a [...]


Condo’s First Visit

Published on January 6, 2007

Today was the day to actually visit the condo. It was nice compared to some of the homes I have seen in the city, two summers ago. There were many things I learned from a fantastic realtor. Here are some of the things I learned in a few conversations with the people selling the condo [...]


Condo For Sale

Published on January 3, 2007

I am getting back into looking for a place to live and I am learning a lot about Condos. It seems that a Condo is basically like an apartment that you own. There are condo fees that you pay that may cover some maintenance. Another interesting thing about condos is that, they don’t necessarily need [...]


Use the Retail Store and Its Price Match Policy

Published on December 13, 2006

I bought a television a few days ago and found out that on Monday they ran a new deal that they were giving out a free $100 gift card if you spent over a certain amount of money. Well when I read this, I was a little ticked off and went to the store to [...]


Extended Warranties Aren’t Worth It

Published on December 11, 2006

This argument has been argued the world over and the answer the best anyone can come up with is, it depends. This may be true, but most people pay for it because it is peace of mind. Look at what happened back in the day when CRT televisions were being sold at a premium and [...]


Bank of America Gives Back!

Published on December 5, 2006

Starting December 15th, bank of America will give the users of the checkcard, 5% back on all qualified gas purchases. For those of you that enjoyed that cash back from Citibank a while back, you can use this as a stopgap until the next card that offers 5% back. This isn’t much, but at least [...]


Holiday Airfare Blues

Published on November 27, 2006

We have all been in the situation where you purchase an airline ticket and then find out that it becomes cheaper the next day or week. Now we don’t have to worry about that issue. Farecast.com is a great site to let you know the prices and trends of the trip you are trying to [...]


Black Friday 2006

Published on November 12, 2006

Do you want to save some money and get some good gifts for Chrismahanakwanzaa this year? Look no further than this year’s black friday ads. In recent years, people have camped outside of stores to get that $40 DVD player. I perused some of the ads this year and it looks like the Flat-Panel Televisions [...]