February 4, 2008
I hate gift cards.
Stores love them because they get income up front without having to immediately produce a good or service, they receive interest income on that income until the card is redeemed, and they know that a sizable portion will never be redeemed. Additionally, after a period of time, the stores will [...]
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January 30, 2008
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Terri Cullen, writing in The Wall Street Journal, shares a good technique for avoiding common money arguments: The ‘$500 Rule’.
Here’s how it works: she and her husband have a standing agreement that if she needs to spend over $500, she will check with him first. Vice versa, her husband will check with [...]
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