A story out of Reuters says the U.N. will begin sending food vouchers to Iraqi refugees via mobile phone text messages that they can redeem at local shops. The "virtual vouchers" worth $22 per family every two months will supplement traditional aid … [Read more...] about Food Stamps via Text Message?
If you live in a moderately urban area, near or in a big city, you may be interested in Restaurant.com. For years, I kept ignoring the emails and advertisements for Restaurant.com until one day a friend of my wife brought her family down for a visit … [Read more...] about Restaurant.com: How we get a lot of food for little money
Banking • Credit • Debt • Finances & Money • General • Investing • Taxes
After reviewing and giving away 3 copies of the "Skinny On" books, I got a bit of an urge to get through more of my book pile. Up next: "The Finish Rich Dictionary: 1001 Financial Words You Need to Know" by David Bach. I'll admit it's difficult to … [Read more...] about “The Finish Rich Dictionary” Book Review and Giveaway
Debt • Finances & Money • Frugality
In just 2 months from now, I should be graduating with my masters degree from The Johns Hopkins University (an engineering degree, not medical). I was accepted in May 2007, and started my first class in September 2007. Now, over 2 years later, I have … [Read more...] about Graduation Present or Pay Off Debt?
Eva from Texas! Eva left the following comment as her entry: I'm intrigued by the willpower book. I hope I win. I gave Eva 48 hours to claim her prize, and she replied back at the last second. I was ready to pull a different winner, but I'm glad … [Read more...] about And the winner of the 3 “The Skinny On” books is…
Ooh! It's not yet halfway through the month and I'm actually publishing the recap for last month. Looks like I'm actually a bit ahead of my normal game :P Traffic Sources At a high level: Search Engines: 65% Referring Sites: 22% Direct … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits! September 2009 Recap
