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YOU MAY HAVE ASSETS YOU DON’T KNOW YOU HAVE

There are millions of dollars of unclaimed property in the United States and some of that could belong to you.  To find out if you have money or other assets that you don’t know about, go to missingmoney.com.  This free, secure website, endorsed by the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, could turn up forgotten [...]

JUST HOW MUCH COFFEE DO AMERICANS DRINK?

As you down that next cup of coffee, consider this.  Americans consume 4,848 cups of coffee every second.  Now there’s a recession-proof industry.

WE ARE BUYING MORE STORE BRANDS THAN EVER

Another sign of the economic times we live in is the increase in the popularity of store brands.  More than 57% of grocery-store customers say they buy store brands frequently – an all-time high according to a recent survey.  Private-label rice, frozen fruits and vegetables, and canned goods, in particular, are top sellers, say retailers. [...]

GET IT FREE AT THESE WEBSITES

If you’re willing to throw brand loyalty out of the window and try something new to get a better deal, have I got a few freebie websites for you.  Smart companies know that if they let you try their products for free they have a good chance of hooking you as a repeat customer.  You [...]

IT’S ON SALE IN APRIL

If you could use a good deal right now, there are tons of things that are typically on sale during the month of April.  Here are just a few of the items you can find on sale this month:
Spring clothing
Yard and garden supplies
Bridal gowns
Furniture
Cruises
European vacations
Paint and wallpaper

IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS DRIVE MORE SLOWLY

You can save a lot on gas if you drive at the speed limit.  If you drive at 60 miles an hour you use 9% less gas than if you cruise along at 70 miles an hour.  And if you go 50 miles an hour you can save up to 15%.  So, driving 50 miles [...]

WHAT ODD THING DO YOU COLLECT?

With the economy still shaky and investors’ faith in the stock market unsettled, many people have invested their money in alternatives like gold and other precious metals.  But there are those few of us who collect odd things that we think will be worth more down the road, things destined to be sold on Ebay.  [...]

401k ACCOUNTS STATISTICS

The next time you check the balance of you 401k account, feel a little bit better knowing that you’re not alone.  The average balance of a U.S. 401k account in 1998 was $62,000.  Today the average balance is $45,000.  46% of all U.S. 401k accounts are worth less than $10,000.

THIS NEW YEAR’S EVE WILL BE ASTRONOMICALLY EXTRAORDINARY!

This New Year’s Eve is not only is the last day of the decade, but it’s also going to include some really rare lunar occurrences, occurrences that all seldom happen on New Year’s Eve.  There will be a full moon, a blue moon, and a lunar eclipse this New Year’s Eve 2009.
When there are [...]

HOW MUCH “FUN MONEY” DO YOU REALLY HAVE?

It is the end of the month.  Your bills are paid.  Food is on the table.  If you are like most households in the United States, you have money left over to do something fun just for the heck of it.  Discretionary income, sometimes known as “fun money”, is what is left over in your [...]