Archive for 'Home & Garden' Category

How I Spent My Stimulus Check

Jun 25th, 2008

After a long wait, I finally received my $1,200 economic stimulus payment check in the mail last week. Although some retailers offer various tax rebate bonuses, discounts, and special deals, I decided to just spend $200 on special purchases - lawn and garden at Lowe’s.
Combining with the latest special “Life Takes Visa” offer (see below), [...]

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Saving 101

May 11th, 2008

Saving is about common sense, resistance to temptation, and personal priorities. Have you done the right things?

Consumer Debt: It’s hard to find a good reason to support that it’s brilliant idea to carry any kinds of consumer debt with an APR of 10% or more. If you have one, you should ask yourself why there [...]

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Yard Waste

May 9th, 2008

There’s no centralized trash collection program in our city, so when we first moved in,  our subdivision referred us to two waste management companies that we could choose from. The basic trash service didn’t include yard waste collection though it could be added with an extra $10/month or $120/year (a minimum one year commitment).
As first-time [...]

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